“John “Papa” Gros is a bedrock New Orleans artist, a keyboardist, singer and songwriter who draws on funk, rhythm & blues and Americana songcraft; he also knows his way around the Mardi Gras music repertoire about as well as anyone.” – Keith Spera The New Orleans Advocate
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Happy Mother’s Day
She’ll play you like a pinball, she’ll tease you like a clownShe’ll ramble on for hours but she'll never let you downHer love can’t be denied Happy Mother’s Day
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Sugar And Ice
The song "Sugar And Ice" tells the age old tale of a man struggling with his woman but with little twists and lines that represent my life. "I need a Dixie and a whiskey". My Paw Paw drank Dixie beer and loved his IW Harper whiskey. "Hanging in the Quarter, shooting...
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How It Started
I remember my first gig that I played on Bourbon Street. There was a Hammond organ in the club. I didn’t even know how to start it because it’s got a motor and everything. So I had to find another organ player down the street and ask him to come help me start it. Once...