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From: chb@telesis.UUCP (Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk)
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Subject: Re: The Neville Brothers, Wild Tchoupitoulas, and Lousiana Music
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 14:07:56 EDT
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<Fear, hate, envy jealosy.....>


Yeah to David Turner for his good introduction to Louisana and New Orleans
music.  I have been of the opinion lately that New Orleans turns out the
best musicians in these here U-nited States (Nevilles, Marsalises, Fats
Domino, Chenier Bros.....).

I would just like to make two additions to his list:

The Radiators are one of the hottest R&B bar bands that I have heard
since Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows passed through Boston awhile ago.
Total smoke.

Also, being an ethnic musician (PLEASE, NOT an ethnomusicologist!) I would
also have to recommend New Orleans brass bands.  These bands were especially
renown for their work as the accompanists to the second lines, and feature
wailing jazz improvising over that great rockin' New Orleans beat.  The
newest addition to this genre is the Dirty Dozens Brass Band, a bunch of
younger cats who have updated the tradition by adding Charlie Parker, 
Duke Ellington, and Michael Jackson to the standard N.O. Brass Rep.
I saw these guys last year at the Newport Jazz Festival and they
blew the house down (Dick Sudhalter had one of his white trad. bands
that was positively rococco compared to the Dozens).  They have
an album out mow on (I think) Rounder Records.  If not, it is certainly
distributed by Rounder.

Of course, if you can find an old Meters record, buy it at all costs
(well, ALMOST all ;-) ).  Especially noted is the "Fiyou on the Bayou"
album (yes the same song as mentioned by Mr. Turner - it was written
by A. Neville).


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