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"I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans. " -Ernie K-Doe, 1979 BAR FEATURES Tbe Makers of a book by Barry Ancelet...... 14 NONE Tbe Bars of New Orleans FROM THE LA TEST LOUNGES by ...... 18 Berlin Riley TO LEE DORSEY, by Bob Cataliotti ...... 20 WAVELENGTH IS YOUR Tbe Continental Tour BEST GUIDE TO by Almost Slim ...... 23 WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NEW ORLEANSI DEPARTMENfS August News ...... •. 4 SUBSCRIBE AND SAVEl Golden Moments ...... 6 Utters ...... 6 New Bands by Allison Brandin ...... 7 Dinette Set by Bunny Matthews ...... 8 FlipOty by Carol Grunyadi ...... 10 Rare Records by Almost Slim ...... 12 Reviews ...... 12 Listings ...... 24 Classifieds • . • • • • • . • • . . • • . • . . . • • • 29 Wt Page ...... 30

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South Rampart Street stomping grounds, amidst the skyscrapers and parking lots. Henry Byrdland Roe-er, Henry Roeland Byrd would be pleased although he probably would've preferred his bronze likeness with the ever­ present sunglasses intact. -Bunny Mattbews

Little Richard: Duped By Rupe? _.... Good old seems to be back in the limelight, what with an upcoming ready for the bookshelves, the steamier parts of which were printed in a recent issue of and an $80 million law suit, in which he claims he did not receive proper royalties for thirty of his . In the suit filed in , Richard W. Penniman-a.k.a. Little Richard-admitted signing a release and settlement binder with on November, 1959. In return for $11 ,000, Penniman agreed to sign over all future recording royalties to a company owned by Art Rupe. The agreement settled a law suit initiated that year by Penniman, who claimed he had not been paid proper recording royalties. Venice Music, who published Penniman's material, was sold years back by Rupe to ATV, which now holds the rights to the songs in question. In the new suit Penniman Professor Longtullr •nd_Mn. Byrd. reunited M the World's F•lr. Sculptor Coco Roblch•u• Is center. argues that he was inexperienced when dealing with Rupe and that dedicating Coco Robichaux's " (or Long­ he was ill advised by Rafus Dedicating bronze bust of the late pianist, horn) Day" at the World's Fair Carter, his lawyer at the time, which now resides in the court­ and the Fortier High School who, Penniman claimed, was Longhorn••• Uh, yard of the Federal Fibre Mills Band, sweltering in wool uni­ provided by Rupe. Among the Longhair Building. An amusing faux-pas it forms, performed its new songs in question are " Tutti was, reminiscent of the time of "Big Chier• and Fruiti," "Lucille," "Long Tall World Exposition Councilman Frank Friedler "Go To The Mardi Gras." Sally," "Rip It Up," 'Ready chief Petr Spurney is a man with referred to Clarence "Gate­ Also performing at the ceremony Teddy," and " The Girl Can't a lot on his mind (as well as a mouth" Brown as "Gatehouse" were two of New Orleans' Help It." trillion creditors beating at his Brown at an outdoor concert, yoUnger brass bands-ReBirth The defendants are accused of door) so we should probably preceding Brown's tour of Africa. and the AU-Stars. not paying Little Richard for forgive him for calling Professor Spurney, accompanied by - According to Sculptor "work, labor, services and love" Longhair "Professor Longhorn" Councilman "Rockin' Sidney" Robichaux, the bust will eventu­ since 1955. at the recent ceremonies Barthelemy, declared July 20 ally be moved to Longhair's old -Almost SUm

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To the Editor: To the Editor: I would like to comment on Talked to you from Dallas, Tx. Almost Slim's critique of some New the other day. I was telling you Orleans musicians in 1984 about the New Orleans music scene Festival Review (WL 44). here in Dallas. They love it. He stated, "It's obvious from the I was born and raised in New number of listless, lethargic and Orleans, in the Ninth Ward and unrehearsed sets I encountered that Gentilly. I learned to play music in many artists' minds the Jazz Fes­ there. I started with a group called tival has degenerated into another Favor and went on from there. I easy payday. I have no interest in sit­ even played with Johrmy ting in the hot sun and listening to Adams and Walter Washington. I rehashes of top 40 at a festival that left New Orleans eight years ago to should have the greatest music in the play a two-week gig. I got stuck here world on display." and things began to snowball. I agree with Almost Slim on this Since I arrived here, I have had point, but I would like to offer as numerous New Orleans type bands, food for thought to the readers that and I wrote a song that went to #40 I don't feel that this is entirely the in Billboard (1982). I currently play musicians' fault. piano and sing at a small bar in Many New Orleans musicians Dallas, the Greenville Bar & Grill, a must fmd it hard to keep their acts New Orleans type bar-Mardi Gras honed and inspired when they get posters on and even red next to no support in their own beans and gumbo (but not like my House and Gardens home town. Many are hired maybe mother's). only a few times a year, and then There are also other New Orleans PERFORMING ARTS SERIES only a few people show up to see musicians here. Saxophonist Glen them. After a while of beating their Rothstein and I do Mardi Gras SYLVIA PENGILLY heads against the wall, it can be ex­ shows here if we're not in New pected that many will atrophy and Orleans. The people go crazy for it. Electronic Music with their performances deteriorate, while Bass player Roy Dubos lives in Laser Projections others sacrifice their originality to Dallas. He plays in a jazz trio at the AUGUST 11 and 12 - 3 PM join the ranks of generic top 40 Sheraton Dallas. musicians, in hopes of making a liv­ Drummer Bobby Breaux is also in ing at least. Dallas working all the best gigs. LARRY SEIBERTH Another case in point is the clos­ Glen Gilbeau, a piano player and Le Cannible ing ofTipitina's, due in part to lack singer, works around town solid. SEPTEMBER 23 - 3 PM of local support for local music. We are far away but we can't My message is this, New Orleans: forget the simple pleasures we no You have much of the best music in longer can find. Like decent French Gardens & Concert the world. Support it throughout the bread, fresh oysters, Barq's root beer, all nite drinking and snowballs. Admission - $2.00 year. Your musicians can't be ex­ pected to be that excited about it if I say thanks to , FREE to all you don't show them you're excited Dr. John, , the Nevilles, about them. Chris Kermer, Ernie K-Doe, Benny Longue Vue Members Remember, you don't miss the Spel]man, , Henry Roeland water 'til the well runs dry. Byrd, , Huey Smith, 7 Bamboo Road Lee Dorsey, and all New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 P.S. Keep up the good work, musicians who created and sang Slim; you're a good man. music with such longevity. 488-:-5488 -A Patron of the Arts -Dennis Cavalier New Orleans Dallas, Tx.

6 Wavelength I August 1.984 NEW BANDS ALLISON BRANDIN thesizer. They want to experiment in Multiplicity every way, especially in the studio. " We won't be playing the same stuff in another year," Smith remarked. One thing that won't change is MP's attitude about their New Orleans heritage. "We want to make use of our own culture," says Smith. The band is concerned about rejuve­ nating and reuiniting the city's music scene. "You have to absorb your own roots before you look to other cities." McCord notes that "every­ Setley Smith thing's recycled anyway and every­ one always ends up looking here; it's ultiple Places' Duncan Me all gonna come back here to New MCord slips across the stage be­ Orleans." tween keyboards and microphone in Vehemently opposed to loud elfin fashion; a mischievous lock of music, Multiple Places searches for hair, waiflshly drawn across his face, a new approach to sound engineer­ keeps secret his extraordinary good ing. ''Our sound changes from song looks. His glance down at the audi­ to song. It doesn't have to scream ence compels them to listen and the at you, the audience will really reach listener quickly realizes that this is one formidable quartet. Multiple Places is an intriguing new group. The band plays a sophis­ ticated rock punctuated by bass player Marc Boudousquie's and drummer Rodney Rollins' "jazzy blues" rhythm section, McCord's slick keyboards, a "punchy" guitar played by Setley Smith, and McCord's and Smith's strong tex­ tured vocals. By the band's own ad­ mission, Rollins' drumming is the musical focal point. The last member to jump on the bandwagon, Rollins previously played with the reggae band Kush, and he has only recently been exposed to " new Rodney Rolflns music." Dunc.n McCord The playlist is mostly original, but with a smattering of some excellent if somewhat obscure covers such as XTC's "Respectible Street," The Jam's "Ghost," Echo and the Bun­ nyMen's "Back of Love," and Joe Jackson's "Sunday Papers." The originals touch on some vastly diverse styles. "Anything and Everything" is a romantic love ballad heavy on the harmonies, while "Circlin' Around" is a decidedly upbeat reggae rock song. The bittersweet "After The Fall" relies strongly on keyboards and syn­ thesizer, though it is McCord's vocals that dominate here. Most of out and listen if it's done right." the songs are individually composed Every other aspect of the music and then arranged by the entire medium is just as crucial to them. group. Lighting, a stage stiow, being enter­ Multiple Places plan to really push tainers, is all part of the deal. They the limits of Rollins' talent in the especially look to have audience par­ future, as well as expand with a syn- ticipation. "We try to bridge the gap between the band and the audi­ ...rc Boudousqule ence." As far as the present is concerned, the band believes they have barely begun to tap their potential. Claim­ ing to be a somewhat lazy and undis­ ciplined group, they realize they have . to spend more time working. Yet they also feel that some bands spend· too much time rehearsing and that improvisation during a show gives them a creative edge, not to mention some unexpected sparks. Knowing that being a band from New Orleans is only an advantage, Smith claims with sure conviction, "If you can stun people with your music here, you can stun any au­ dience and get a job anywhere." • Auguat 1984/ W•vele~th 7 DINETTE SET BUNNY MATTHEWS They do, I think. I haven't really Nouvelle been that much to the mid-states but I think if you go there, you find out people really don't eat anything like Camp Street what we do. But because I'm so ex­ posed to food and after living in t the corner of Camp and Julia New York, I sometimes think, A streets, in the heart of what was 'Well, people here don't know any­ once Skid Row, stands the pastel thing.' But of course they do. And 19th-century building housing they're also very willing to try new Esther's, not to be confused with things, which is nice. two other local restaurants (in, Because people like to hunt a lot respectively, Gentilly and Harvey) around here and they're used to utilizing the same name. The estab­ eating venison, they'll try different, lishment in question is owned by gamier items. I had wild boar and chef Esther Carpenter, a 30-year-old antelope on the menu last week and native of Natchez, and its culinary it went over real well. fare, served in elegant rooms de­ Do you still paint? signed by local architect John No, I don't have the time Chrestia, adheres to the modern anymore. As I was saying before, I nouvelle american mandates. Camp try to really have each plate different Street's winos of seasons past, quite and to create a picture on every content with their luncheon meat plate. I don't always give everyone and cheap port, wouldn't recognize the same vegetable. Each vegetable the place. I pick out to go with the food. Then, Between lunch and dinner one The quail •re driving Esther crUJ. each person gets a design on their summer afternoon, the soft-spoken plate. proprietress sipped iced-t~ from a sioned with my artwork so much but if you feel like having real good Does your restaurant have any brandy snifter and graciously dis­ gradually, somehow, food became Italian food one night or Mexican Specialites de la Maison yet? cussed her restaurant, somewhat more of a medium for me in my art food or anything besides French One of the things people really nervously eyeing this writer's trusty than paint. food, you can't find it. In New like I love myself-1 think it is a tape-recorder. I had always cooked growing up. York, you can go anywhere and eat good dish, It's an appetizer at night: My daddy and I cooked together, whatever you want and the best of it. baby quail withfoie gras and brandy Why did you decide to open a my maid and I cooked. I was always I think the French have almost sauce. We completely bone-out the restaurant in this neighborhood? hanging out int he kitchen. When it been sitting on their nettles too long quail, which we do with most of our I was living in Paris at the time came time for me to get a job, it was and America has gotten ahead of poultry-rabbits, too. Then we serve that I heard the World's Fair was really the only lucrative thing I knew them. We've had a revolution-a each half on a little crouton with a going to happen and I thought it was how to do. renaissance of American cooking is slice of foie gras on top and brandy an exciting thing for New Orleans. I started out in Baton Rouge going on. More and more ideas are sauce. It's served with quail eggs and It was an incentive for me to come cooking in a couple of little places. coming out. The French are still sort looks real pretty. It tastes so good! down here and open the restaurant Then I worked at Chalet Brandt res­ of sitting back. It really does. People love it. Now I've always wanted. So I started taurant for a year. It's owned by a How do you define nouvelle we're starting to sell a million quail looking in this area. Swiss man who is a wonderful cuisine? each week. It's driving me crazy I wasn't real excited about the chef-real strict, real idealistic about First of all, a lot of people don't because I have to bone them all. Quarter because it's like you almost his food. He really gave me a new understand nouvelle cuisine. I say know you can make it there-it's not picture about what food and cuisine nouvelle cuisine is the classic way of that much of a challenge anymore. could be, how to really do it right cooking without the heavier, floury DINETTE'S BEST BETS I really thought this area seemed like and what a pleasure it could be. sauces. There's an emphasis on A random sampling of diners was it had so much going for it. Of He urged me to go on and I asked shorter cooking times for meats, as asked to recall the best thing they'd course, that was two years ago and him where I could get formal train­ well as vegetables. And there's a had to eat during the last month: not too many people thought that ing and he suggested I go to the great emphasis on the culinary pres­ Bayard T. Whitmore, architec­ way. In fact, a lot of people thought Culinary Institute. At the time I was entation of the food. tural historian: "It was roast duck that I was crazy and that it would going to school, I also worked in The nouvelle american cuisine, I at Bouligny but it wasn't your typi­ never work. But to me, it seems like New York at the Quilted Giraffe res­ think, uses the nouvelle techniques­ cal roast duck with orange sauce. the New Orleans business district has taurant, which serves nouvelle the French techniques with The duck was rubbed with herbs and to move this way. cuisine. I guess that was the best American products and American very moist. It was real good." We're a growing city and they're place I've ever worked in. Their ideas and input from more areas. Lee Barnes, owner of the cooking locked in by the lake and the Quarter ideas about food affected me more Has a New Orleans version of school and gourmet shop: "Water­ and the river on the other side, so all than anyone's. nouvelle cuisine developed? melon. I love watermelon and this it has to do is spill out this way. And And then you went to ? Yeah! Let me see if I can think of is the time of the year to eat it." then there's these wonderful build­ I always did want to go to France a dish that would typify it.. .I make Jim Russell, record shop owner: ings over here, too, that just cry to because in the back of my mind, I poached sweetbreads at night with a "A huge, baked Creole tomato out be renovated. Really, after they always felt like there was a vacuum creamy lobster sauce to go over of our oven at home. Man, that's passed that tax law that gave 250Jo of knowledge that I didn't have. It them. Then I sautee crawfish and what you call refreshing! I wait every investment tax credit on historic scared me a lot. I always thought mushrooms as a garnish. I think year for the moment the first straw­ buildings, everyone started getting that the French people had that using local products in new and dif­ berries arrive from Ponchatoula on the bandwagon. Anyway, I knowledge so I had to go see what ferent ways with other different because I know the Creole tomatoes thought it would be a good area­ it was. In reality, the French are sort things that you wouldn't think about will be coming soon." an exciting, challenging place. of the same-they don't have that them going with is what's going on . Syeeda Nance, cashier at Omar's, Were you going to school in much more knowledge than we do. To take a traditional local dish " New Orleans' Famous Pie Man": Paris? I became convinced after living in like oysters Rockefeller, you could " I would have to say one of Omar's No, I was working there. I worked Paris for a while that New York is maybe sautee some fresh spinach apple pies because they really are the in three different restaurants when the greatest city in the world for with chopped, fresh fennel, put it in best!" I was there. food and restaurants. I think France the little oyster shell and put the George Febres, artist: "I guess it Where did you train to be a chef? is the greatest place for French food. poached oysters in and then put a would be the fried softshell crawfish At the Culinary Institute. It's a The people are very traditional and Pernod-flavored beurre blanc over at Sbisa's- they had it as an appe­ two-year professional school for they love the French food, they love the top. What I think of in my mind tizer. It was incredible!" chefs in Hyde Park, New York. the traditional way. They don't when I think of nouvelle food is a Renee Freeman, co-owner of Blue Did you also attend college? know so much about every other much cleaner taste. Willow delicatessen: " A fettuccine Yes, I went to Hollins College in type of cuisine or try to marry any Do you find that New Orleanians and vitello dish my mother made Virginia. I was studying art then. I of them. In Paris, you can go out care more about their food than with those sweet red peppers that are don't know why I became disillu- and get wonderful French food but other people? so good right now." •

8 Wavelength I August 1884 own studio, Lion Share Recording in , to record his next release. ·Kenny will be co-producing with David Foster and David Motley. Engineering duties are being shared by , Tommy Vicari, John Guess, • Larry Furgesson and Steve Schmidt. Gatica and Fource are also engineering a Julio Iglesias project at Lion Share, with producer Ramone Arcusa. Meanwhile, work continues at the studio on Donna Summer's new record, which is being produced by Michael O'Martian and en­ HoHest VIdeos was stuff like "Nights In White Satin," gineered by Tom Fouce ... Gil Scott­ New videos added to MTV: "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Just A Heron is at Hollywood's Crystal Sound Singer In A Band" that recording with producer Malcolm Cecil. "My Oh My" Slade {CBS) had everyone singing along and cheer­ At the same studio, Howard Seigel is "Hello Again" Cars {Elektra) ing wildly. The band's harmonies were producing and engineering a record for as strong as ever, and Patick Moraz's "Leave the Tender Moments Alone" Gary Myrick and studio owner/designer keyboard work pushed all the right but­ Andrew Berliner is completing a record Billy Joel {Columbia) tons for the adoring crowd. If nothing "American Beat" Fleshtones {IRS) else, the Moodys are true survivors, hav­ "Glamorous Life" Sheila E. ing outlived most of their critics as Ray (Warner Bros.) Thomas duly noted. But they also put on "You're the Best Thing" Style Council a tight and enjoyable show and give their {Geffen) audience what they want - an evening of nostalgia run rampant. "Waiting for Another Change" End­ game{MCA) "Synthesize" SSQ {EMI) In the Studio "We're Not Gonna Take It" Steve Miller is at Twisted Sister {Atlantic) Studios in Hollywood producing his "Jump for My Love" Pointer Sisters forthcoming record. David Cole is en­ {MCA) gineering . .. Engineer/producer Joe Chiccarelli has been quite busy of late. Heavy Rotation on MfV: He mixed records for The Bangles and Romeo Void at Soundcastle in Hol­ "You Might Think" Cars {Eiektra) lywood, working on both projects with "Oh Sherrie" Steve Perry {Columbia) producer David Kahne. From here, he "Sister Christian" Night Ranger {MCA) hopped over to Oceanway Recorders to Donna Summer "Photograph" Def Leppard {Mercury) engineer tracks for Castle Bravo. David Kershenbaum for Rosemary Butler "Head Over Heels" Go-Go's {ORS) produced. Chiccarelli . .. Bobby and the also turned up at the aforem~ntioned Midnights are at Cherokee Studios in "No Way Out" Jefferson Starship Capitol Studios, engineering an MCA LA, recording an with producer {RCA) project for ex-Eagle Glenn Frey. Frey is Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Soap star Michael "Eyes Without a Face" Billy Idol producing this one on his own . .. Damien {'The Young and the Restless") {Chrysalis) French singing star Stevie was at Boogie is cutting tracks with producer Tom "Time After Time" Hotel in Port Jefferson, New York com­ Weir and engineer Brad Gilderman ... (Portrait) pleting an album for CBS International. The Cruzados {formerly LA's beloved '1ump" (Warner Bros.) The record was produced by Jan Mul­ combo, The Plugz) are recording for EMl laney and Rosetta Stone. Don Berman with George Tutko producing and en­ "Legs" ZZ Top (Warner Bros.) engineered with assistance from Jim gineering. Meanwhile the Metal assault Sparling. The -based band continues at Cherokee. Ace production/ On Tour Parente were also at the studio, cutting engineering team Tom Werman and Top of material Bruce Springsteen's "Born In the USA for . Joe and Geoff Workman are doing projects with Dokken and Twisted the Charts Tour" began in St. Paul, Minnesota June Lou Parente are co-producing. Jeffrey Sister, while Doug Kawalek 29 and headed east. Fans of The Boss will is engineering and Ouis Isca Ryder records Warrior and Brad assisting . No. Singles notice a new face in his E Street Band - . . Kenny Rogers is using his Gildennan cuts tracks with Rex Havok. 1 Bom in the USA " Time After Time" guitarist Nils Lofgren, who replaces lniCI s,n...-... Cyndll..lllplr Miami Steve Van Zandt. (Columbia) (Portrait) · 2 Heartbeat City " The Reflex" Till Cara Dllrlll .,.,. (Eiektra) (Chrysalis) Personal Favorites 3 Nuclear Furniture " Heart of Rock .11111'1011 Starslllp and Roll" Jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour picks his five (RCA) Hilly Ltwls & favorite guitarists {in no particular or­ TIIINiwl der): Wes Montgomery, John Mclaugh­ (Chrysalis) lin, Jeff , Joe Pass, Eric Oapton. 4 Streets of Fire "Self Control" Sallldlrlcll Lllll'l BniMipn (MCA) (Atlantic) 5 camoutlage "Jump for My Love" Critic's Choice AM Sllwlrt PIIIMir Sllllt'l lain Blair Rides Into the Cosmos (Warner Bros.) (Planet) with the Moody Blues 6 Kih:a&.ious "Dancir,t9 in While other legendary bands of the '60s the Dark ' mra)" a,_ Sprtnpllen either broke up, died, or went and (Columbia) then new wave, the Moody Blues bravely resisted such earthly changes. 7 Rebel Yell " Almost Paradise" lilly Idol MluRtno& Admittedly, they did retire for a while, (Chrysalis) Ann Wilton but here they are again in 1984, still play­ (Columbia) ing their own inimitable brand of 8 Grace ~er " Oh Sherrie" cosmic-rock to a packed and enthusiastic Pressure Slnll'lrry house at LA's Greek Theatre. And if 111111 (Columbia) anything, they actually sounded better (Mercury) than ever. Sure, it was mainly a trip 9 Mirror Moves " Tell Me I'm down memory lane, but it's still an en­ 1'17d1Mellcf1n Not Dreaming" joyable one, and beside the minimal (RCA) JlrmaiM & Mlclllll stripped-down approach and sound of ....(Arista) much '80s music, the Moody's blend of 10 mg. "tar". pretentious lyrics, overblown Warning: The SurQeon General Has Determined 10 Street Talk " It's a Miracle" arrange­ 0.8 mg. nicotine SIMI'Irry Cdln Cllll ments, strong songs and sheer musi­ That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. (Columbia) (Virgin) cianship, worked like magic. av. per cigarene Courtesy of The Gavin Report, a national radio Predictably, although the veterans did by FTC method. ~ trade journal. include some more recent material, it FLIP CITY CAROL GUNYADI IIIT·s OFFICIALII

selected as an OFFICIALQ WORLD·s FAIR ALBUM i~ ) \~,17 'oi>-NCIV''· Academy had the tough job of open­ Battling ing up the competition, having been NEW versions of great hits RE-RECORDED randomly selected to play first. and PERFORMED by the ORICINAL ARTISTS Bands There were not too many people there for the beginning of the first JIMMY'S NEW MUSIC night of The New Music Showcase, SHOWCASE but the group gave a brave and JULY lOth & /1 th respectable effort at winning the 5 BANDS PER NIGHT favor of their small, but interested $2.00 COVER audience. They played all original music with a twist of Echo and the he first New Music Showcase Bunnymen and , among Theld at Jimmy's Club was an ex­ others, to produce what's dubbed perimental and eventful ordeal. With "psychedelic samba." A gallant per­ two of New Orleans' most locally formance with promise. aimed music mediums chipping in to The Press, with one member help shoulder the responsibility of called out of town, had to cancel. pulling this thing off, Wavelength· The Hands started ahead of their and 13-Q Radio fostered Jimmy schedule, thanks to The Press, and Anselmo's most recent brain child presented a lively and entertaining -The New Music Showcase "Show­ show, complete with a good sense of down." professionalism in terms of respect­ The showcase featured ten not ing their audience's (which was very well known local bands for two growing by that time) intelligence­ consecutive nights. Five bands each they didn't push it. The Hands per­ night competed for the audience's formed uptempo music with familiar AVAILABLE AT: MUSHROOM • RECORD & VIDEO CONNECTION favor, which in tum should win influences like and a e METRONOME e WAREHOUSE RECORDS e SOUND WAREHOUSE them the grand prize of studio time welcome new musical ingredient­ e LEISURE LANDING e GRAMAPHONE RECORDS e SMITH'S at Gilbert Hetherwick's Grouse violin as performed by Susan Volz. e PEACHES e RECORD RON'S- ATTMIWOIILD'S FAIR: e All OF­ House Studios. Next up was The- Crowd, a four­ FICIAL SOUVENIR OUTLETS e DISCO FOTOGRAPHIA, ITAWlN The general idea was that patrons member band with what seemed to VILLAGE e REUNION HALL received a voting ballot upon their be a low proftle. They did their set -ALBUM REVIEWS- initial entry and would stay to hear with only one cover and seemed to BILLBOARD'S RECOMMENDED LP'5-MSurprisingly strong remakes of their five mini-sets from the five com­ have a strong R.E.M. influence. hits by Lee Dorsey, Jean Knight, Robert Parker, Frankie Ford, Ernie K·Doe and peting bands and then select their However, not much audience others." favorite and cast their vote. The response -BILLBOARD MAGAZINE was noted. Theirs was the ballots would be counted after all off-center performance "A record that should draw some attention to New Orleans' special role in of the eve­ American music is the "THE OFFICIAL NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM & BLUES bands had played and the winner ning ... , ALBUM," 12 slightly updated versions of some of the Crescent City's biggest WO\lld be determined by total The Rogues closed the evening's hits by their original artists." • -NELSON GEORGE, BILLBOARD BLACK MUSIC EDITOR number of votes received, the most competition with various covers, "One of the great nostalgic recordings of all time has recently been made here in votes wins. make-overs and audience participa­ New Orleans. lfs also the ultimate New Orleans party album. There's enough How an individual chooses his or tion. Their vocalist did admirable variety in the album to satisfy a lot of different moods and when you have guests from out of town, ifs a great way to remind them of how many R&B hits came out her favorite band, whether through mimicry of several music personal­ of New Orleans." appreciation of its talent or by per­ ities. The Rogues looked as if they - GARY ESOLEN, GAMBIT sonal association, the understated were enjoying themselves on stage • ~.and even for those too young to remember these songs, its hard to find a tighter, more fun soul record." purpose of the showdown was to -and had a flurry of followers to -THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE, OAKLAND, CA. help the fans decide which of these back them up. "lfs the sort of thing New Orleans music can do, because it doesn't depend on new and not so well known local The first evening's judging re­ catching a single moment, and the execution is fine. Johnny Adams" I Won't Cry,' Earl King's 'Lonely, Lonely Nights,' and Bobby Mitchell's 'I'm Gonna Be a Wheel bands would be worth a return vealed Louisiana know-how politics. Someday' stand out, and among the biggest hits-which are tougher, because patronage. Not to discredit the winner, but in they will always be compared to the originals-'Chapel of love," Mother·in·law' 13-Q's Terry Knight, "The all fairness to those who earnestly and Robert Parker's 'Barefootin' ' stand out -DAVID HINCKLEY, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Dapper Rapper," and Bumper competed musically, an addendum "This one is a New Orleans' music collector's TAKE IT. "Bump In The Night" Morgan were is most appropriate. The one·time, -ROY LAMBERT, ALLIGATOR on hand for professional introduc­ rigid, one-ballot-per-person theory -POSTER INFORMATION- tions, and were the interchangeable slipped through the cracks as various ~uLL COLOR 80" x 80" POeT•R o•eiiiN.O ~ROM TH. AL•UM M.C. 's. 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10 WavelenGth I Auguat 1984 and stuff the most slips) was The Vital Functions seemed heartfelt Crowd. ("I thought The Rogues and determined on stage. Theirs was won!" said Logan Crowe of The a good performance with an all­ Crowd a few days after the show.) around good attitude under the Surdy, fans from other bands were lights and nice vocals from lead expecting a different return for their singer Anne Levingston. The band wucrupwoussupport. really kicked up its heels on a few WEDNESDAY, JULY ll: With songs and seemed to be a likely con­ ballots now under strict and close tender for the lead. scrutiny, the second night's competi­ Last but not least, Multiple Places tion drew a much larger crowd, took to the stage. Immediately a fine practically double the amount of drum sound from Rodney Rollins people from the previous night (a commanded your attention and set wdcomed return for Jimmy's ef­ down the band's jurisdiction­ forts). Popstart kicked in with their prestige none of the previous com­ own brand of lighthearted pop petitors enjoyed. Couple the beat music and originals. Again, a tough you can't beat with the band's high break provided the frrstoffive bands energy level and lead singer Duncan for the night. They played graciously McCord's infectious playfulness and were genuinely pleased with and, most appropriately, fairly, Midnight to 4 A.M. their meager audience response (the justly and in reality you have our fll'St couple of sets of the evening winner of the second night's compe­ luther Kent and suffered the impact of a slow but tition-Multiple Places. steady increase in patronage). Jimmy Anselmo was pleased with Leslie Smith Following Popstart's mini-set was the show of interest The New Music Friday. Saturday and Sunday the band Loose Change. They car­ Showcase generated and is presently ried themselves well on stage and arranging to run the competition Midnight to 4 A.M. presented us with some decent vocals again this month on August 14 and and some more covers. 15 . Bands tentatively committed to James Rivers The Numbers came up and did the arena are The Socials, their set. There are only three Tears, Union Chant, The Cruisers, Movement members in The Numbers. They Taken, the Dino Kruse Band, Nu­ Wednesday and Thursday were not very energetic on stage and clear Choir and The Press their low-lights performance pro­ All in all, the price is right and the 4 A.M. to 7 A.M. vided a break from the bands genuinely want the exposure. and served as a good conductor in­ It's a good way to judge for yourself Invitational to the next sets. Another nearsighted which of the new, unrecognizable R.E.M. influence seemed to be names on the telephone poles are Jam Session generated. worth their graffic descriptions. • (Progressive Jazz with Blues Overtones) Friday. Saturday and Sunday

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The Neville Brothers the thunder for the rest of side one, NEVILLE-IZATION singing his signature tunes, Black Top 1031 "Woman's Gotta Have It" and of course, "Tell It Like It Is." He It's hard to believe the last time sound so much better with just the I reviewed a new Neville Brothers sparse accompaniment of a few in­ album was way back in the pages of struments. It is my opinion that his the old Figaro. As I recall I offered voice is really an instrument and in cautious praise f.or the Fiyo on the the past producers have erred by sur­ Bayou LP that appeared on A&M, rounding him by with orchestras, but in retrospect, I should have been harpsichords, string sections, etc. more critical of the production-laden Compare "Tell it Like It Is" Fostex X-15 Multitracker. Les Paul, rehashes of old Meters tunes. Since delivered here almost acapella style world-famous guitarist/inventor, is shown holding the new that last release more than three with "Mona Lisa" from the last LP Fostex X-15 Multitracker. The unit is about one-tenth the size of years ago, the Nevilles' rumor-mill to see what I mean. Next the originalS-track recorder which surrounds him-the one he had has the Brothers as close to their takes over on the Neville warhorse, invented back in the 1950's! The Fostex X-15 Multitracker is next major record deal as the New "Mojo Hannah," but then really one of our hottest new items-AND it's designed for use by Orleans sports pages have the Saints outdoes himself on "Why You professional and amateur musicians. to the playoffs. One month the Roll­ Wanna Hurt My Heart," for my ing Stones were going to take the money the LP's classiest track. The Fostex X-15 Multitracker is: group under their wing. Then MCA "Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy" •A Mini-recording Studio •Truly Portable was going to spare no expense to starts off the flip side with Art and •A 4-track Cassette Recorder with Built-in Mixer produce a record album that would Cyril swapping snappy vocals. eThe most affordable. Get all of this for change the world. Then Atlantic was Charles throws in a musical change­ in the picture, then RCA. Well after of-pace by taking the instrumental UNDER $500 all these years we've finally got lead on Duke Ellington's "Cara­ With it, you can: something tangible with the Nevilles' van." Cyril closes things out with a e RECORD IN STEREO e MIX DOWN name on it. funked-up version of "Big Chier• eOVERDUB eEXPAND OVERDUBS The major question I've over­ and the side closes with the reflec­ heard about the two previous LPs tive "Africa," recalling the past SINCE OUR SUPPLY IS LIMITED, HURRY IN FOR A FREE TRIAL. USE has been, "Why don't they sound glories of the Meters. WERLEIN'S CONVENIENT MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN. WE like they do when they play live?" Now that 's is no longer HANDLE OUR OWN ACCOUNTS. WERLEIN'S, SINCE 1842! This album should put those criti­ witlws, suddenly this album means so much more, as the Nevilles were FIVE GENERATIONS OF MAKING MUSIC! cisms to rest as it was recorded live at Tipitina's in Septemt;>er 1982. practically synonomous with the For my money, this is by far the best club. I hate to sound overly reflec­ IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS: representation of the Nevilles yet, as tive, but it seems that we might just e605 Canal Street. Downtown ...... 524·7511 have witnessed the passing of an era, • Lakeside. Metairie. LA ...... 831 ·2621 the group is in great form through­ •Oakwood. Gretna. LA ...... 362·3131 out. but that's another subject. The only • Plaza. Lake Forest. East N.O ...... 246·6830 There are no surprises really if bitch I have here is that Ivan Neville ALSO IN was relegated to the role of sideman, •Baton Rouge, LA. 7744 Fla Blvd.... 926·6800 you've ever heard the Nevilles live, • Biloxi, MS, 3212 W. Beach ...... 388·4070 as this LP represents a typical but then his day will come soon. eJackson. MS. 517 E. Capitol ...... 353·3517 Nevilles set. Things get started on the First-class packaging and generous MAJOR CREDIT right foot with "Fever," with playing time (nearly 42 minutes) Ill I~is? I :B CARDS ACCEPTED everyone getting some good vocal makes this one an album to get now. licks in. Aaron pretty much steals - Almost Slim

12 W8Yelength I Auguat 1984 AFRICAN MUSIC & His Philosophers National. Vertigo 814 480-1 (The Netherlands) Martha Ulaeto, apparently a com­ L'A.FRIQUE DANSE N0.2 moner without title, contributes the African 360.002 (France) album's most contemporary track, "Ndito Isong Emana Nyin." Ms. When I was a young boy, the Ulaeto's voice resembles Minnie White Citizens Council used to hand Ripperton's, even Toni " The Big out leaflets on Canal Street warning Hurt" Fisher's. Most of the other concerned parents about the dangers selections on the disc resemble the of allowing their children to listen to sounds that were popular in "savage African music," a practice Havana's nightclubs before the that the W.C.C. had determined Revolution: African percussion, would eventually lead to the destruc­ sleazy horns, rhumba rhythms. tion of our republic. The sort of Victor Uwaifo, dropping the Africans the Council had in mind "Sir" part of his name momentarily were probably Wilson Pickett and and recording with the Titibitis (well, but the idea is the not all Africans are polite!), prom­ same: wild-eyed Mau-Mau tribes­ ises "Five Days A Week Love" via WITH VOCALISTS: men with electric guitars could sweep a competent reggae rhythm and right in, trampling down the sober English lyrics-nothing to spar with Laverne Butler Germaine Bazzle precincts of dignity with their bare Kingstonian toasters and boasters, FEATURING: feet and stealing people's daughters though. Dr. Victor Olaiya, not to be in the night. Pretty soon, these Mau­ confused with Uwaifo, is the David Torkanowski Chris Severin Mau punks would be wanting to album's brightest star. His cuts in­ George French Julien Garcia drink out of the same water­ clude the Satchmo-meets-Bo­ fountains. Diddley "Ewa" and "Mo Fe Anyway, I can see why James Mu'Yan," which moves like a New Orleans· ONLY East coast Style Disco Brown would've freaked-out the wounded elephant. Dr. Olaiya does White Citizens Council but the mat­ some blissfully nasty muted trum­ ------and------Whitehead Restaurant and catering ter of music direct from the African peting near the song's conclusion. continent is another story. Be it the "L'Afrique Danse No.2" was ALL PART OF THE NEXUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX shouts of a witch doctor goading the first released in 1966 and is primarily evil spirits from a patient's body a collection of Tabu Ley Rocher­ HAPPY HOUR 4 - 7:30 ("Giriama Spirit Dance,'' on Africa: eau's early hits (including "Mokolo JAZZ HAPPY HOUR, FRI. 6:00 - 9:00 Witchcraft and Ritual Music, Nakokufa," "Likala Ya Moto" and Nonesuch H-72066) or a Cameroon­ "Savon Omo"), plus numbers from 6200 Elysian Fields Avenue at Rob't. E Lee Blvd. ian's musical tribute to Seattle's Jean Bokelo's Orchestre Conga Suc­ 504 I 288-3440 most famous guitarist (Vincent ces, Orchestre Los Angel ("Retrous­ N'Guini's "Ode To Hendrix," on sons Les Manches") and a Duane Asstzlam Aleikoum Africa, Volume Eddy-style guitarist, Darnoiseau­ One, (Antilles AN-7032), African Papa Noel. music is dignified, graceful stuff. The music is lilting-almost too Savagery-tonal or otherwise-is sweet sometimes. And then this in­ just not very common. Africans, credible uncredited saxophonist The Makers on the whole, are polite musicians. comes honking and snorting out of The roll call of musicians featured nowhere, saving the Franco-Afro of Cajun Music on the Dutch "African Music" com­ day. The real reason they put this pilation (11 tracks from 1971-1982, one out in France, I'll bet, is because mostly Nigerian in origin) reads like the cover photograph is so great: a Musiciens the guest list at an aristocratic din­ smiling African. girl in a print dress ner: Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody with tribal scars on her cheeks and cadiens et Macstroes, Gentleman Mike Eje­ a name (hers? her boyfriend's?) tat­ qba &. His Premier Dance Band, tooed across her arm. She's holding alief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His a platter of bananas and her hair's creoles , Niaeria Sound Makers International, been twisted into eleven thin dread­ Text by Dr. Victor Olaiya & His Interna­ locks. In the blurry distance is one Photographs by tional Stars Band, Cardinal Rex of those thatched-roofed French ELEMORE MORGAN, JR. Lawson &. His Majors Band of resorts where everyone wears Foreword by RALPH RINZLER N'J&eria, Nico Mbarga & His loincloths and you pay for your l New Rocam Jazz, Celestine Ukwu cocktails with plastic beads. -Bunny Matthews The first book of its kind, The Makers of Cajun Music presents a lively and authoritative portraits of the most popular Cajun and ' Creole musicians today. Included are ballad singers and old-time :- fiddlers, masters of and members of modern dance bands­ it the performers who, in their own words, tell of the soul of the :r Cajun heartland- its music. IS Illustrated with almost on e hundred full-color photographs, The ·e Makers of Cajun Music presents with spirit the vitality and range .e of contemporary Cajun music . ;- st Bilingual edition :t, 98 full-color photographs of Cajun greats ly $14.95 paperback le $24.95 hardcover n, n. llS :s) WEST COAST CONNECTION FOR w. LOUISIANA FOOD AND MUSIC- CLUBS, Free shipping on prepaid orders. liD FESTIVALS. PRIVATE PARTIES. sox 7819 AusnN, TExAs 78713 University of Texas Press Auguat 1114/ Wnelength 13 Dennis McGee: IC'est pas qui je vieux; c'est jus -- que je ici depuis longtemps.'

('ft's not that I'm old; it's just that I've been here a long time.')

ast year I had the pleaswe of interviewing Lula Landry, up through successors like Don ficult dance and it took good legs. You had to John Broven whose South To Louisiana Montoucet and , to those younger jump around quite a bit. But the contredanse L stands as a landmark book in the develop­ musicians who carry the banner of tradition most wasn't difficult. You just had to turn around, ment of literature on Cajun music. "How could proudly such as and Zachary making little steps while you turned. · an Englishman write such a comprehensive book Richard. "I would love to be twenty years old again. I on Louisiana music?" I asked him. "I'm a fan," Tbe Maken of Cajun Musk also contains a would want to take over the country. I would want he replied, "a very curious fan, and I honestly number of eloquent photographs by painter Ele­ to play and sing so well that everyone would come don't know why someone from down here didn't more Morgan, Jr. While Morgan's pictures have to me." write this story before me!" admittedly been "tempered with the need of the -Dennis McGee Mr. Broven will be happy to learn that schedu­ folklorist to record and illustrate, " they often led for publication this month is a new book from manage to show us the pride and spirit of these Folks who know Dennis often say, "When they the University of Texas Press by a Louisiana strong-willed people. The foreword by Ralph made him, they threw away the mold ...and thank author that is destined to become a landmark oral Rinz/er of the Smithsonian Institute and Ancelet's God!" His personality, his talent, and now his age history in its own right. The Makers of Cajun own history-packed introduction provide a wealth allow him a great degree of eccentricity, which he Musk by Barry Jean Ancelet is possibly the most of insight into the cultural climate and tradition relishes whether performing before a folk festival intimate view many ofus will ever get into the aes­ from which this music came. -rico audience or fishing alone in his. favorite bayou. thetic, lifestyle, and philosophy of Cajun "roots" Dennis learned to play from his father, grand­ musicians and their younger contemporaries. An­ father, uncles, and neighbors in I'Anse des celet achieves such intimacy by allowing the musi­ orn in 1893, Dennis McGee is the dean of Rougeaux, near Eunice. His childhood was steeped cians to speak in their own colorful dialect and Cajun fiddlers. He has been playing for over in tunes. then translating "to represent the simplicity, B seventy-five years, most of those with his "My father played the fiddle, my father-in-law clarity, and dignity of the original French state­ brother-in-law Sady Courville. Their twin fiddling played, and I bad an uncle who played the fiddle. ments. "Ancelet covers subjects from the original, style goes back to Cajun music before the accor­ My father's name was John McGee and my prototypical folk artists like Dennis McGee and dion, when reels and contredanses, and uncle's name was Ulysse McGee. He played left­ cotillions were standard fare. handed. Almost all of the McGees were fiddlers. "When I was growing up, people danced to Oscar McGee played the fiddle, too. He was a Excerpted from The Makers of Cajun Musk, reels. They stopped dancing reels when I was good musician. He was a son of Joseph McGee, text by Barry Jean Ancelet, photographs by Ele­ young. They continued to dance contredanses who also played the fiddle. more Morgan, Jr., published by theUniversityof throughout my courting days. When I was just "My father died a long time ago. And even Texas Press, 1984. Used with the permission of beginning to court, they bad stopped dancing reels then, a long time before he died, he bad quit play­ the publisher. but still danced contredanses. The was a dif- ing the fiddle because he got shot in the arm and 14 Wnelength I August 1984 ~t::HIAl.S DEPARTMENt EARL K .OhG _ 6fiAR~ N ORL.EJ he couldn't turn it to hold the fiddle. I was about :0122 fourteen or fifteen years old when he got shot, but I used to hear him play tunes before, when I was a young boy. And his daddy played most of the same tunes before him." -Dennis McGee By the time Cajun music was first recorded commercially, in 1928, Dennis and Sady were already fmnly established musicians in their com­ munity. Their first recordings were among the earliest 78s released in South Louisiana. The chance to record was a result of talent, luck, and "who you knew," much like the situation today, but the budding recording industry had not yet defmed details such as royalties and rights. "There was an old man in the community who was always promoting different things. First of all, he got us to go to Shreveport to broadcast on the radio. Old man Marks. He was a sort of leader, you know? He did a lot for the Boy Scouts and different things. So he asked Dennis and me to go to Shreveport. That was the classiest radio sta­ tion around here outside of New Orleans. So we went over there and broadcasted and we came back over here. That was about 1927. When we came back he aksed this man that I was working with if he thought we would like to make some records. You see, had just come out with an record. He made the first Ca­ jun accordion number. He said, "I wonder if Den­ I bought myself a barber chair. I bought a mirror. nis and Sady would go and make some records." I bought a razor, clippers .. .I bought everything I That was the old 78s at that time. So Fruge asked needed. And I started making a pretty good liv­ me and I asked Dennis. He had said, "They would ing. I made good money, and people liked me pay all your expenses, you know. And I had this because I cut hair well. I had learned from some old fiddle here. I had it in a flour sack. I didn't good barbers. I charged a dollar twenty-five. even have a case for it. So we got on a train here Others charged a dollar and half, and boy, they one morning and went to New Orleans, some­ were mad at me becaude I didn't charge as much. For years now, Dennis and Sady have been where in the French Quarter on the second floor, But I followed the law. I charged according to the among the last bearers of their venerable tradition, and we made those records. We made about eight rules. I didn't charge any lower, but I didn't charge keepers of the oldest tunes and styles. They have or ten of them. Ten tunes, five records." any higher either." ==--.. influenced many of the fiddlers active in Cajun -Sady Courville -Dennis McGee music directly or indirectly, including Dewey Balfa and Michael Doucet. In recognition of his con­ Like many Cajun musicians, Sady and Dennis tribution as a musician, teacher, and living archive, quit playing music for long periods of their lives· the University of Southwestern Louisiana recently while working in the fields, establishing businesses, named Dennis McGee Honorary Dean of Cajun and raising families. Music. He has learned to appreciate his own rich "When I stopped playing music, I stayed a long With his move to town, Dennis put the musi­ cian's life aside, but only for a while. He even­ tradition and sprinkles his performances, whether time without playing again. I don't know why, I at home for visitors or at festivals, with the kind was just tired of all that. I didn't enjoy playing tually began playing again with Sady, Angelas Le­ of full-bodied flavor that comes only with age. any more. I worked in the fields. I couldn't work jeune, and the legendary black Creole accordion Adieu, Rosa. hard in the fields and play all night. Then I de­ player, Arnede Ardoin, who profoundly influ­ Merci demain, c'est pas dimanche. cided I was tired of that and I started playing the enced Dennis's music. Arnede and Dennis played Adieu, Rosa. fiddle again. That's when I started playing with regularly together for black and white dances and made several records between 1928 and 1932, Merci Bon Dieu t'es pas rna femme. Amede Ardoin and Angelas Lejeune and Arnest Jure, my Lord! Fruge. I played with both accordion players. despite the strict segregationist climate of the times. ["Adieu Rosa," traditional, as perfonned Angelas and Arnest and I played together as a trio. "Arnede and I worked together. We worked for by Dennis McGee, (La Vieil/e Musique When I played with Arnede, we played.just the two the same people. We were both sharecroppers. He acadienne, Swallow 6030; © Aat Town played the accordion and I played the fiddle. And Music) (BMI)) of us. I played right with him. Whatever he played, Goodbye, Rosa. the boss liked music, so at night he would have I played. He was the singer and while he sang, I Thanks tomorrow is not Sunday. played the melody. But I had quit playing for us get together to play some. I would play the fid­ dle and Arnede would play the accordion and we Goodbye, Rosa. twenty years, when I started again with Sady and Thank God you're not my wife. would both sing. Oscar Comeaux was the boss's Amede and Angelas." I swear, my Lord! -Dennis McGee name. He lived in Choupique. He really liked our music. That's when Arnede and I started playing ''There was ·a fellow named Doxie Manuel who together. We kept on playing together after that. lived at Pointe aux Tigres who also played old­ Every once in a while, we would play for a dance time fiddle. He never wore shoes and his feet were in the neighborhood. Then when Oscar went broke really long. He stomped his foot on the floor to and quit farming, Arnede left to come live in keep time when he played and, thunderation, you Both men eventually came to Eunice after farm­ Eunice and I came to live here too. We started could hear him, fiddle and foot, a mile away. He ing in the countryside nearby. Sady worked as a playing all over the area. We would go as far as was one of the best of the old musicians. salesman for a furniture store and eventually old Mr. Leleux's dance hall in Bayou Queue de " I play one song called 'Guilbeau Pelloquin's opened his own, Courville's Furniture Store. Den­ Tortue. And for Dumas Herpin. We brought so Waltz.' It comes from the Old War, that one. He nis went back and forth between barbering and many people to Dumas's place that they climbed played that tune on his own tomb, just before farming, finally opening his own one-chair barber up on the little fence they had to protect the musi­ being shot by a flring squad. Guilbeau Pelloquin. shop in the front room of his house in Eunice. cians from the crowd and they broke it. They came He asked his captain to let him play one tune on "I became a barber two or three different times rolling in like balls. It was really furmy to see. The his fiddle before dying. He sat down on his coffm . I cut hair in Chataignier for a while. people wanted to come to us. We were making and played that tune. When he fmished, they shot Then I went to work in Welsh with Tony Hebert. good music in those days. I sang well and played him and buried him. Then I carne here to Eunice to work with Debus­ the fiddle well, and Arnede played and sang well, "Nobody knows how to play these tunes any son Manuel. His son still has a barber shop at the too. Joe Falcon came to dance to our music. And more. My daddy used to play them and Sady's Liberty Theater. I worked for a while with him, we'd play just us two, fiddle and accordion. Some­ daddy and his uncle. But now, I'm the one who and then I opened a shop of my own in my house. times we had Petit Negre Shexnayder to play·with keeps the tunes. Sometimes I feel lonely in my My wife said, "I'll give you a room for you to us." music.'' open a shop." She took out all the furniture, and -Dennis McGee - Dennis McGee • ------AUfiluat 19841 W•Y.Iength 15 THE FUTURECOPY PLACE Copies • Reductions • Enlargements Passport Photos • Binding • And much more!

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THE GREAT NEW ORLEANS BAR ou don't have to cover much territory to crucifixion of Jesus; a Rigid Tools calendar; crin­ fmd a great bar in New Orleans-usually, kled pin-ups of Candy "The 7th, 8th and 9th Y it's only a matter of a few steps in one direc­ Wonders of the World Together!" Samples; a tion or another. Section 545 of the City Code pro­ poster advertising bus rides to Angola (most often hibits taverns within 300 feet of churches, schools, seen in great black New Orleans bars); a selection playgrounds and public libraries but otherwise any of bounced checks; and a Zulu coconut, half­ building with a roof can be a bar. And any covered with fuzzy green mold. 18-year-old with a police record free of felonies 4. Plants, if any, are plastic and dusty. can secure a permit to sell alcohol. 5. The jukebox favors Louis Prima, Creedence While the state of Louisiana is renowned as Clearwater Revival and Styx. It is barely audible. "Sportsmen's Paradise," the city of New Orleans 6. The barmaid is a woman of indeterminate age has long been celebrated as a sort of ' 'Alcoholic's (between 40 and 90) with a dirty mouth and a Paradise." The cocktail was invented here-pre­ blonde wig, worn slightly askew. Her arms are sumably because the early settlers could conceive bruised. of no other way to survive the intolerable climate 7. Besides the usual alcoholic beverages, the bar and the native insects. Before the Civil War, white sells pickled eggs, clip-on sunglasses, antifreeze and New Orleans males, upon reaching the age of 14 Zero candy bars. or 15, were presented with a stiff drink and a 8. There is at least one customer, wearing a mulatto concubine. All the mysteries of life, baseball cap, who has never left the bar. His days reasoned the fathers of the day, could be solved are spent examining his cuticles and mumbling through immersion in alcohol and lust. Recon­ quietly. . struction brought an end to the concubinage and 9. The bar's regular patrons all attended then the serious drinking began. New Orleans has parochial school together. They are suspicious and seldom been sober since. contemptuous of any man who drives a foreign A city so devoted to drinking naturally requires car. estimable watering holes-perhaps the fmest such 10. No one goes to this bar to meet people or facilities in the world. Let other, less civilized to arrange sexual liaisons. No one goes "to have cities lay claim to economic booms, low crime a good time." People go to the great New Orleans rates, and the sublimity of modem architecture. bar to get drunk. We are not ashamed to be the slugs of capitalism. It does not particularly bother us when a fellow inhabitant chops his roomate into small pieces, which he then douses with meat-tenderizer for home consumption. Our architectural concerns in­ spire the installation of woodgrained alwninum siding, designed to combat imaginary home­ wrecking beasts who seems to be the by-product . of a cartoonist's bout with delirium tremens. What we know about here, what we are ready to joust with lances over (on the Chalmette Battle­ field or the parking lot of Schwegmann's Annun­ ciation Street store, if need be) is bars. We are a fairly loose race hereabouts, a people philosophical in nature. The issue of bars, however, is passionate turf-the realm of rigid, unalterable ideas. Despite the recent invasion of what one might call "Texas-ized" bars-chic bistros built of glass bricks and furnished with Italian chairs and vases of red antherea-the true "New Orleans-style" bar does not appear to be waning in popularity. How does the casual observer locate these great kangaroo temples of local culture and inebriation? There are basically 10 hallmarks of the great New Orleans THE GREAT bar: 1. The bar's windows are painted black with the AUSTRAUAN BAR bar's name in gold lettering, centered between logos for Regal or any other brand of beer that One of the big bar hits of the summer is is no longer brewed. Sheila's, a "Down Under" facility located on 2. The bar's interior walls are coated with swirls the Fulton Street Mall at the World's Fair. Its of aged plaster, tinted yellowish-brown from cigar­ most notable feature (and a not particularly at­ ette smoke. In the truly great places, nicotine tractive one) is a 14-foot-high kangaroo, slowly drips from the ceiling to the linoleum floor. carved from Louisiana cypress by a man with 3. A stuffed fish, also stained from smoke and a chainsaw (better used for massacres rather nicotine, hangs above the cash-register. Other dec­ than art, the critic reckons). The live entertain­ orations might inClude a platter, usually manufac­ ment includes appearances by the Neville tured in Brazil, of butterfly wings pressed behind Brothers and manager Col Joye says .Sheila's glass; .framed photographs of former New Orleans will continue to operate apres the Louisiana Saints; 3-D pictures of Persian kittens and the World Exposition.

18 Wavelength I August 1884 THE GREAT IRISH BAR Ryan's 500 Pub, at the comer of Bourbon and St. Louis, aims to move the Irish Channel downtown. The barman, Turlough Faolain (author of Blood On The Harp: Irish Rebel History in Ballad), slow-drips a "proper pint" of Guinness in the customary Irish manner-a procedure that requires a good five minutes of dripping. Danny Doyle and , who battle each other for supremacy of the Irish record charts, have both performed at Ryan's and every Sunday afternoon at 3, there's a ceili-Gaelic for "dance-gathering."

THE GREAT GOSPEL BAR Ordinarily, one can hear gospel music at Municipal Auditorium or in church. The New Storyville Jazz Hall, 1104 Decatur Street, not only presents live gospel music (on Sunday afternoons) but also the wonderful Placide Adams and his Dixieland Hall Jazz Band. There are church pews for seating, waitresses in black fishnet tights (don't wanna get too religious!), a reasonable cover charge ($2) and children are welcome. The jazz gets more pro­ gressive and/ or obtuse after Midnight.

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By Bob Cataliotti Herlin hether he's laying down a funky blues "They exposed me to jazz and R&B and as I shuffle in OneMo' Time or exploring the Riley got older and started maturing and studying music W far-out realm of free jazz with Ramsey a little bit I started being exposed to other facets McLean and the Lifers, drummer Herlin Riley Jr. of music," Riley continued. " Each one was keeps a fire cooking under a band. Keeps equally fascinating to me to learn and try to One of the young lions to emerge from the New master.'' Orleans music scene in recent years, at 27 Riley's The emphasis on family tradition is an integral reputation as a top-notch percussionist is reaching part of the music that comes from New Orleans, beyond his hometown to the far-flung comers of Time and is in many ways responsible for the musical the jazz world. The diverse experiences of develop­ magic created here. ing in the Crescent City have prepared Riley to " A family is a family, it's a unit," said Riley. handle many different musical challenges. Riley's roots run deep in New Orleans music. "It's like putting some liquid Jell-0 into a bowl "I feel very fortunate coming from these sur­ He is a member of the Lastie family which has and sitting it in the refrigerator and watching it roundings whereby you have a chance to hear so produced many fantastic musical artists [his mom, come together. This is how we've been all our lives. many different kinds of music," said Riley dur­ Betty Ann, is a gospel-influenced singer). We were raised together, we all went to church ing a conversation at his Lower ~mth Ward home. "It started in church: that's where I got it, together. We prayed together, ate together, slept "New Orleans being a 'little big place,' everybody everything comes out of the church for me. My together. That bond is unmatched. How can you knows each other and all the musicians around grandfather [Deacon Frank Lastie] is a drummer. match the bond between a brother and sister, town are like a family. It gives you a chance to He played with Louis Armstrong around 1918. My mother and son?" play and be exposed to different kinds of music. uncles were musicians, my mother plays piano and The Lasties had a family band, A Taste of New Everybody's doing something different. sings gospel music," said Riley, "so the gospel in­ Orleans, which still plays occasionally, and Riley "1bere are so many people here who never even fluence comes, naturally, out of the church. My played in the group. He studied trumpet considered themselves musicians," he continued, jazz influence comes from my uncles because they formally until he was 18. Although he always "but still have this certain flair and feel and knack had rehearsals at my grandparents' house and I could drum naturally, he became a full-time drum­ for making music." was always there. mer almost by a fluke. 20 Wavelength I August 1984 Working as a trumpeter in a show on bo, yeah," said Riley with a big grin. "He's a live aries hold great respect for the musical traditions Bourbon Street as a teenager, Riley took over the wire, a real character. I worked with Al for about that have evolved in New Orleans and acknow­ drums when the band's regular drummer quit a year. It was a lot of fun. He's a phenomenal ledge a debt to the older cats who took time out because it was easier to break in a new trumpeter musician. He's a great technician. When it comes to pass along this heritage. Riley remembers one into the act. Having been with the band for a to technique, he knows his hom and can get over of his ftrst traveling experiences in which clarinetist while, Riley already knew where the accentuate the his hom very well." Alvin Batiste, an artist in residence at Riley's high dancer's bumps and grinds with the various per­ Last year, the coup de grace to Riley's blossom­ school, took a 16-piece band to Philadelphia and cussive effects. From that point on, Riley kept get­ ing career came when he received a call from trum­ won a school band competition. He also recalls ting more and more jobs requiring his drumming peter Emory Thompson informing him that pianist working with New Orleans patriarch Danny talents. Ahmad Jamal wanted to hire him for his famed Barker. "I was very fortunate and blessed to have the trio. "Danny took us kids, about 14 or 15 years old, natural ability to just kind of put together the "Emory called about 8 a.m. and said, "Hey, myself and people like Fats and Leroy Jones, rhythms that I heard, coordinate myself to play Herlin, Ahmad Jamal needs you.' I said, 'What, and put together this Fairview Band," Riley ex­ whatever I heard," Riley explained. "Of course this is eight in the morning, come on, man, this plainefunk Eventually Riley hooked up with OneMo' Time a chance, which is more than a lot of people whatever. It's all music and it's all joyful to me, and toured Australia and , including a per­ around here can say," said Riley. "I really have it's all happiness. It's all about giving out happy formance for Queen Elizabeth II. He also worked to take my hats off to those guys, they're excellent feelings, whatever the mood is. That's what is im­ a regular gig with trumpeter Al Hirt. musicians." portant. And that you make someone else happy "Al Hirt, boy, yes sir, I worked with old Jum- Young musicians like Riley and his contempor- as well." •

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Our resident blues scholar takes a field trip to Europe, where New Orleans music is more popular than it is in New Orleans.

ver the past three years it has become have a hit and any more is what we would call common for European musicologists to visit lagniappe. So far for Ace their biggest sellers have Othese shores and report on American blues been surprises, as both a George Jones and rhythm 'n' blues music. At times their thirst collection and an Arthur Alexander greatest hits for information is seemingly insatiable. Books package have become modest best sdlers. Ted Car­ have been written and magazines founded just to roll also plans a trip to Texas and Louisiana to report on their fmdings. Well, a recent vacation have another go at the Starday and Ace catalogs across the ocean allowed me to put the shoe on quite soon, so watch out. the other foot. I can't be certain, but this might The next morning I went around the London well have been the frrst rhythm 'n' blues field trip "specialist" record shops, fmding a number of taken to European soil by a visiting North Ameri­ items unavailable in America. By far the best shop can journalist. I encountered was Dobell's on Tower Street, in Not surprisingly, American music is quite the West End. The blues section is managed by popular in Europe. New Orleans music in fact is Les Fancourt, who recently compiled the excellent probably more popular there than it is in New Chess Blues Discography. If in London stop by Orleans. Hardly a fortnight goes by without a new because Les can fill the visitor in on upcoming gigs reissue emerging from the vaults of one of the past and the latest LPs from all comers of the globe. purveyors of New Orleans R&B or another ob­ For jazz aficionados, no trip to London would scure jazz session is unearthed and in the racks. be complete without a visit to Ray's jazz shop on There seems to be no lack of live R&B either­ Shaftesbury Avenue. Not only is their selection of there are plenty of "revival" bands, as they're call­ American companies are now willing recent LPs unmatched, but they carry a wide vari­ ed, and a steady stream of visiting American to lease vintage R&B masters to ety of out-of-print albums as well as 78s. musicians. One note about English record shops. As in I'd heard thaf Dr. John was appearing in Europeans for much less than what you'd imagine. some American cities, the rack contain only covers. Europe during my visit and was delighted to see If you want to purchase an album, you take the a full slate of club dates for him around London cover to the desk and ask them to· give you the for the duration of our stay. Also it looked as if actual disc. Records aren't unnecessarily steep jazzman Slim Gaillard (one half of Slim and Slam) one hundredth album, by Huey "Piano" Smith unless you're looking to buy an American issue. had taken up permanent residence, as he was play­ and the Clowns, but Ted took time out from a English LPs retail for around $7, while French and ing three or four nights a week around town. busy day to "show off the place." Ace had just Scandinavian LPs are approximately $1.50 more. I was interested in hearing some of the British signed a deal to lease Specialty masters for release I picked up a Bobby Charles collection on English bands I'd recently heard on wax, namely the in Europe and that was the major project at the Chess, a collection of Imperial Mickey Jupp Band, Red Beans and Rice, the moment. I'd been commissioned via the mails to singles on Sundown and a couple of old Storyville Chevalier Brothers, the Flectric Bluebirds and par­ supply liner notes and photos for a discs I'd long since lost. ticularly Diz and the Doormen, who were also disc (sans the overdubs!), which I handed over All of the specialist shops are well-stocked with backing Dr. John on a series of engagements. The forthwith. Ace had also received a stack of wild corresponding reading material. I picked up some main outlet for live R&B seemed to be the smaller vintage photos of Little Richard for a future excellent magazines including Picking The Blues, clubs like Dingwalls, Castle, the Mean Fid­ release, as well as ultra rare color slides of Elmore Roll Street Journal, Blues Unlimited, New Komo­ dler, the Half Moon and the 100 Oub. It seemed James from 1959! tion, and New Backbeat. Even the biggest pizza that any evening of the week there was something Ace had also just leased an excellent recent ses­ chain in England, Pizza Express, prints its own of interest to investigate at one of the clubs. sion by our own Frankie Ford with a polished music magazine, Jazz Express. Just about all of Eventually I succumbed to jet lag just before British band backing, Johnny and the Roccos. them are excellent and worth picking up. the pubs reopened (London pubs are open only After exchanging tapes, the latest record business We were also pointed in the direction of the between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 11 gossip, and what's so-and-so doing, we planned Scala Cinema Oub on Pentonville Road that had p.m.), so I was forced to contain my evening ac­ to meet that evening at an Italian restaurant to do an excellent array of avant garde films. We tivities. Next morning, however, we were off after more of the same. caught the rock 'n' roll triple feature showing a spot of tea and a croissant to meet Ted Carroll Over linguini and white wine, Ted continued to Rock Rock Rock, Go .lbhnny Go and The Girl at Ace Records. fill me in on the British record and live music Can't Help It. To those of you not familiar with Ace, it is one scene. The British are really leaving no stones un­ Rock Rock Rockwas one of those Allen Freed of the major reissuers of blues, rockabilly, rock covered when it comes to reissuing vintage R&B quickies from '56. It would have been completely 'n' roll, country, and of course New Orleans R&B. sides. American companies that hold the rights to forgettable if it weren't for cameos of Otuck Berry They have four volumes of The Ace Story out, this material are more than willing to lease masters (motorvatin' on "You Can't Catch Me"), Frankie plus LPs by Earl King, Frankie Ford, Ronnie to Europeans for much less than what you'd Lymon and the Teenagers ("I'm Not A Juvenile Baron, Fats Domino and Huey Smith. We'd just imagine. The break-even point for a company like Delinquent") and the Flamingoes. missed a red beans and rice party in honor of their Ace is 3,000 LPs; if they do 5,000 they defmitely Much better was Go Johnny Go (1958) starring 22 Wavelength I Auguat 1984 Slim ordered rounds of bitters in a London pub and stomped his foot to Dr. John's fierce guitar.

Baton Rouge pretty boy Jimmy Oanton and As it turned out, Dr. John did sound leagues were lucrative, most of the solo London dates Chuck Berry. Oanton acted and sang well, better with Diz and the Doorman the next evening. barely paid the rent. If he wanted to make real especially on Dr. John's "Ship On A Stormy Sea" But frrst a few notes on Diz. I was introduced to money he has to play in Scandinavia. Amazingly, and Earl King's "My Love Is Strong." But for Diz and the Doorman via their great album, Blue Diz plays around Sarasota, Florida, for about a my money the dance routines staged by the Cad­ Coat Man (Ace 54) which is nothing but unadul­ month once a year to escape the British winter. illacs and the incredibly young Jackie Wilson stole terated, foot-stomping, over-the-top New Orleans He hopes to be able to visit New Orleans again, the show. The fmal feature was the cult movie, R&B. Diz even started a collection to buy a plaque perhaps to play the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The Girl Can't Help It, featuring Jayne Mansfield. to honor Professor Longhair which, if I'm not Meanwhile back to the Mean Fiddler. When Dr. Of course the real star was Little Richard, who mistaken, serves as his grave marker. Actually I John showed up back stage he was in obvious performed the title tune from the top of a grand ran into Diz completely by accident at Dobell's good spirits. We discussed the relative merits of piano, upstaging even . Record Shop earlier in the week when he asked cricket while Tommy, Diz's conga player-a West The next evening, it was across the Thames to about the availability of Smiley Lewis albums. Indian, and a proper looking English gentleman the Half Moon in Putney, to meet the renowned Surely only one man in England sports a massive that served as Dr. John's manager, got into a British bluesologist John Broven and to see our handlebar moustache, a clams and blues t-shirt, heated discussion over a recent British-West In­ own Dr. John in concert. Thankfully, our host dian test match. Dr. John and myself came to the thought ahead and bought a round of tickets, as conclusion the game made no sense, especially to the show had been sold out for weeks, and I was New Orleanians. From there the subject switched quick to see why. Music at the Half Moon is to the demise of boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Man­ presented in a "board room" behind the actual cini and to the upcoming Wimbledon termis tour­ pub that looked to be about as big as a Size 14 nament. As the Doorman flied out on stage, Dr. Nike shoe box. Really it couldn't have been more John terminated the haggling by declaring, "Sure, than 100 1 x 100 1 and nearly 400 tickets were sold McEnroe is good but he'll never be able to play for the show. The room was so "proper" look­ - guitar like Guitar Slim!'' ing that one could well imagine cigar-puffing aris­ Well, Diz sounded superb pounding through a tocrats once using the room to plot the expansion set that included "Mardi Gras In New Orleans," of the empire. "Messaround," and "Somebody Done Changed Inside, the room was packed and the air was the Lock On the Door." Whep it came time for thick with acrid cigarette smoke. It could have Dr. John, he, too, was ready. Taking Diz's spot easily been Tipitina's on a July night, especially behind the piano he launched into many of the when someone in a Maple Leaf Bar t-shirt spilled same tunes from the night before but with much his Guinness on my foot. The opening act was a more fire and determination. When he switched competent London group that played competent to guitar, and Diz returned to the piano, the sparks versions of "Mardi Gras Mambo" and "The Rock really began to fly throughout the ten-minute ren­ and Roll Boogie-Woogie." dition of Earl King's "Let The Good Times Roll." During the short intermission, we were intro­ It was hard to tell who was having more fun, the duced to the rest of Mr. Broven's party, in­ people on the dance floor screaming for more or cluding photographer Paul Harris, whose photos Charly's John Luc Young the band. For myself, I've grown accustomed to helped to grace Broven's book, South To Loui­ says that Dr. John's solo piano opuses of late, and actual­ siaiUl, and Mr. and Mrs. John Parre. Although many of the American record ly forgot how well he can play the guitar. Even we'd never met before we'd actually aossed paths companies don't have the initiative to I found myself stomping my foot and ordering with the Parres before as they had visited New dig into their vaults. rounds of bitter for everyone! After bidding adieu Orleans and attended the same Bobby "Blue" and promising to write everyone once I got back Bland recitals we had. That put us on common to New Orleans, I left with one of my most pleasu­ ground and we traded colorful stories concerning rable memories of the trip. the likes of McKinley Mitchell and Bobby Rush. a Professor Longhair button and asks about Next day I was off for a visit to Owly Records, Mrs. Parre, incidentally, is popster Nick Lowe's Smiley Lewis records. It had to be Dizl probably the world's largest and most successful sister, and a big fan of R&B, who catches all the Diz's full name is Diz Watson, and he was born purveyor of reissue recordings. Presently Charly touring acts. 36 years ago in South Africa. His father was in has the rights to Sun, SSS, Atlantic, Sansu, Gold­ Dr. John's set was to begin at 9 p.m. because the merchant marine and often brought American band, Vee Jay, Jewel and a number of other im­ like all London pubs, the Half Moon had to close records home by the likes of Fats Domino and portant US labels for European packaging. (They at 11 p.m. His end of the show started agreeably Jack Dupree, which Diz attempted to copy. He have LPs by Earl King, Irma ThODlBS, Huey Smith with a version of "lko lko," with the same open­ recalls the frrst piece he learned to play was and the Meters in their catalogs.) Charly's patron, ing band providing the accompaniment. Dr. John "Honky Tonk Train" by Albert Ammons. John Luc Young, was gracious enough to show stuck to the hits pretty much, but it became ap­ He was frrst introduced to Professor Longhair me around and discuss his label's success. Charly parent that the band was rather ill rehearsed and through the Atlantic reissue album in the early started small in the early Seventies, and got lucky after about 30 minutes we were forced to fmd Seventies and from Dr. John's Gumbo. As he ex­ early in the game, when a couple of 1960's solace at the front bar once the set began falling plained, "there was no turning back after that." rockabilly tracks that they leased actually became apart. From then on he played with scores of R&B British top 10 hits. They negotiated for rights to However we still visited our man backstage after groups around London, stwpening his technique. the Sun catalog and found success reissuing classic the evening's performance. Dr. John looked in In 1979, he actually got to meet Longhair, when sides by , Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl good spirits as he explained he's just begun a he visited New Orleans and followed him around Perkins, Howlin' Wolf and many more. From month's worth of English shows to coincide with town. Besides Longhair, he also listens closely to there they've broadened their horizons and now the release of a new album on the Spendthrift , Tuts Washington, Eddie Boyd and are beginning to release prioeless Atlantic sides label. We also discussed trying to bring some of Otis Spann. from the likes of Ray Charles, Joe Turner, Chuck the "New Orleans warhorses" over to England The Doorman got their names early on, when Willis and more. Young explained that many of and his latest record. We agreed to meet before they used to perform in bellhop uniforms, pur­ the American record companies don't have the ini­ tomorrow evening's gig, with Diz and the Door­ chased from an old theatre! Today's version of tiative to dig back into their vaults or they just man at the Mean Fiddler, where he promised to the Doorman consists of Pete Scott, a fme bassist, don't realize the potential. Also some have grown "really be on." After bidding adieu to John Kieran O'Connor, an incredibly adept second line so big they would lose money if they released Broven and promising to visit him in the South drummer, and Tommy Utor ("the guvnor") on something that sold less than 30,000 copies. of England a few days later, we caught the "tube" congas and miscellaneous percussion. Diz ex­ back to London proper. plained that even though his dates with Dr. John Continued on page 28 August 1984/ Wevelength 23 AUGUST LISTINGS ma Thomas. 11 :30. Sat.18: Chuck Credo LOUISIANA 10 a.m.; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Sun.19: George French, noon; Banu Gibson, 3; Jubilation. WORLD ~:30. Mon.20: George French, noon; Jubila­ tton, 7:30. Tues.21 : George French noon· EXPOSinON Jubilation, 7:30. Wed.22: George French: noon; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Thurs.23: George AmphHheatrea (All shows at 8:00 unless French, noon; Banu Gibson, 3; Herb Tassin, otherwise stated). Thurs.2: . 7:30. Fri.24: Banu Gibson. 3; Herb Tassin, twice at 7:30 and 10:30. Fri.3: Jesse Col­ 6; Irma Thomas. 11 :30. Sat.25: Chuck ter and . Sat.4: Charlie Credo, 10 a.m.; Herb Tassin, 6; The Sheiks. Pride and George Strait at 7:30. Sun.5: 11 :30. Sun.26: George French, noon; Banu George Jones and the Jones Boys, with Gibson, 3; Jubilation, 7:30. Mon.27: George John Anderson. Thurs.9 and Fri.10: Willie French, noon; Jubilation. 7:30. Tues.28: Nelson. Wed.15: Ardy Gibb. Thurs.16: Peter George French, noon; Jubilation, 7:30. Allen. (These two gentlemen appear as part Wed.29: George French, noon; Herb of Australian week at the Fair-collared Tassin, 7:30. Thurs.30: George French, lizards and bush-people get in for half noon; Banu Gibson, 3; Herb Tassin. 7:30. price}. Fri.1 7: Neil Sedaka. Sat.18: the Greg Fri.31: Banu Gibson, 3; Herb Tassin, 6; Irma Kihn Band. Wed.22: Air Supply at 7:30. Thomas, 11: 30. ight and the Pips. Sun.26: Fri.24: Gladys Kn Sheila'• On Pulton Street: 569-5025. Luther Vandross. Tues.28: Mondays: The Sheiks. Tuesdays: The and at 7:30. Wed.29: The Newsboys. Wed.1: Exuma. Wed.8 and 15: Fixx and Randy Fraser. Thurs.30: Larry The Nevilles. Wed.22: Innovation. Wed.29: Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers. Fri.31 : Ted The White Animals. Shows 10:30. Nugent (and it's not true, as reported earlier, that the Nuge will release 32 tarpon­ sized piranhas into the Muddy Mississippi as his grand finale}. CONCERTS Artwork• '84: in the Convention Center/Great Hall. Through Nov.11 , every Wecln.. day, 1 Thursday at 7: the music video, Bus Wash. The Cave In the Winery: 569-5071 . Eat to the Beat, featuring Faux Pas. Entertainment nightly, mostly rockabilly; live Noon; Tulane University Pool Patio; infor­ bands Wednesdays through Saturdays, mation at 865·5141 . from 10; no cover. Wednesday, 8 Stage: Convention Center. next Coronet Happy Together, a confection to bring to TV6; call 566-2687 for information. back the dawn of psychedelia and garage­ Pavilion: 566-2318. Aug.6-12, Polkllfe band heaven (the American reaction to tem­ Texas Week, with the ageless Sippi {I'm A porary British aggrandizement of popular Tight Woman} Wallace, Bill Neely, Mighty music and fashion being to immure the col· Phil Menard Cajun Band and Robert Shaw. lective consciousness in drugs and deeper Aug.13-19: Chuck Nation and the River into a spurious and suicidal bit of foreign Valley Boys. Tentative: Don Montecet and policy}-yes. those wonderful Lyndon Lionel Leleux. Aug.20·16: Troy DeRamus Johnson years. The participants are the and Fred Beavers. Aug.27·31: Walter Turtles (one of whom. Howard Kaylan, once TED NUGENT brings his lean, mean rock 'n' roll machine Mouton Cajun Band. married rroy cousin but that's another story}, Known Rlvere: 596-4090. Aug.1: to the Amphitheatre at the World's Fair on August 31. I've the Association, Gary Puckett and the The Martin Luther King Center for Non­ Union Gap. Spanky and Our Gang; the Violent Social Change Salute Day; Mrs. Cor­ Saenger; TicketMaster-and like the rides etta Scott King scheduled for guest ap­ at the fair. due to static electricity those pearance; live music noon to 4. Aug.2: City with pacemakers will be proscribed from at­ of Atlanta Salute Day; Andrew Young tending, though ear- and walkers scheduled for guest appearance; Greater will no doubt be available. along with dry Institutional Methodist Church Choir from sherry and soft snacks in the lobby. \ Chicago, 4; People's United Methodist Church Choir. 8. Aug.3: The National Con· Saturday, 11, Sunday, 12 ference of Black Mayors Salute Day. Aug.4: Sylvia ...rgllly, electronic music and WYLD Radio Salute Day. Aug.5: Liberty laser projections; Longue Vue Gardens. 'l ' Bank Salute Day; New Zion Baptist Church Bamboo Road, 488-5488. $2. Choir. 4. Aug.12: Marcia Batiste Dancers, noon; Alvin Batiste Quartet. 4; poetess Edith Wednesday, 15 Batiste. 7. AI Stewart, Steamer President. 10 p.m. Jazz and Qoapel Tent: Wed.1 and Thurs.2: Irma Thomas. Fri.3 and Sat.4: the Friday, 17 Houston Summer Jazz Workshop All Stars, D-d Kennedya, an all-age concert. no Bas Clas. Ernie K-Doe. Mon.6-Thurs.9: King alcohol, Sterno. lighter fluid, Tichenors Floyd with Oliver and the Rockettes. O.J's. cans of Pam or Ronsonol; I guesS Wed.8-Fri.10: Mr. Google Eyes and King some people just don't feel they've had Floyd. Fri.1 O·Sat.11 : The Neville Brothers. their propers if they can't take a gander at Fri.17-Sat.18: The Sheiks. Wed.22-Sat.25: Jello Biafra (mayor of San Francisco but Clarence Gatemouth Brown. never even mentioned as a possible runn­ lllller a..r Garden: 569-5160. Through ing mate for Mondale} in the flesh. Tipitina's; Aug.31 : Due Austrian Boys, evenings; 8:30. through Nov .11 , Tiroler Jodler Stitzbaum, days. Sunday, 1st Reunion Hall: Call for Pete Fountain's in concert from ABC schedule, 569-5108. Wed.1: George Spotlight in NYC; WQUE AM {1280}, 10:30 French, noon; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Thurs.2: p.m. Don't even have to leave the house George French, noon; Banu Gibson, 3; Herb just sit at home by the Orthoponic with ~ Tassin, 7:30. Fri.3: Banu Gibson. 3; Herb can of S!reaks 'n' Tips and a rat-tail comb. Tassin, 6; Irma Thomas. 11 :30. Sat.4: Chuck Credo, 10 a.m.; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Sun.5: Wednesday, 22 George French, noon; Banu Gibson, 3; Jubi· Billy Idol, (tentative}, the man who has lation, 7:30. Mon.6: George French, noon; plugged George Franju's Les Yeux sans Jubilation, 7:30. Tues.7: George French, Visage to millions who never even heard of noon; Jubilation, 7:30. Wed.8: George Franju or Alida Valli or Pierre Brasseur; ssippi Gulf Coast Coliseum. Informa­ French, noon; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Thurs.9: Missi George French, noon. Banu Gibson, 3; Herb tion at 895·0601 . Tassin, 7; The Sheiks, 11:30. Fri.10: Banu Saturday, 25 Gibson. 3; Herb Tassin, 6; Irma Thomas. Dennie _Williams and KaahH, Saenger. 11 :30. Sat.11 : Chuck Credo, 10 a.m. ; Herb 8 p.m. TtcketMaster. Tassin, 6; the Neville Brothers. 11 :30. The Cold, Steamer President. 10 p.m. Sun.12: George French, noon; Banu Gib· son. 3; Jubilation. 7:30. Mon.13: George Sunday,2e French, noon; Jubilation, 7:30. Tues.14: The Source; Twisted Slater, in con­ George French. noon. Jubilation, 7:30. cert, WQUE AM (1280} 10:30. 'CIRCLES OF THE WORLD: TRADITIONAL ART OF THE Wed.15: George French, noon; Herb PLAINS INDIANS' is on view at the New Orleans Museum Tassin, 7:30. Thurs.16: George French, Tuesday, 28 2:30; Banu Gibson. 3; Herb Tassin, 7:30. Pleahtonea; •oho and the Bun· of Art through September 9. Fri.17: Banu Gibson. 3; Herb Tassin, 6; lr- nymen, Steamer President. 10 p.m.

24 Wavelength I August 1984 liver's Travel Agency, Mamie Hillary, CONCE RT 525·4108. SERIES L IVE MUSIC Andrew Jaeger's, 7605 Maple St., Prench Market Concerts, 3 to 5 p.m. 861-0683. Nightly save Mondays, and from Sat.4: Tommy Yetta's New Orleans Jazz 8 until midnight save Sundays (6·1 0), AI Far­ Band. Sun.5: Ted Ailey's Royal Brass Band. rell, formerly of The Counts, at the pianner. Sal.1 1: Layton Marten's Spirit of New Okay, okay, it used to be Hillary's. Orleans. Sun.12: the ageless Chester Zar­ Augle'a Delago, West End Park. Wed.1 dis. Sat.18: Frank Federico. Sun.19: Fish­ and Thurs.2: Goodwave. Fri.3 through tail Stampers (is this Eddie Volker going Dix­ Mon.5: Penny Lane. Tues.7: The Distrac­ ieland?). Sat.25: Scott Hill's French Market tions. Wed.8, Thurs.9: TBA. Fri.10 through Jazz Band. Sun.26: Andrew Hall's Society Sun.12: The Clique. Tues.14: The Lem­ Jazz Band. mings, preparatory one guesses to their an­ WWNO, Jazz Alive, every Saturday night nual end-of-summer mass suicide. Wed.15, from 10 until 12. Sat.4: Anthony Davis, Thurs.16: Rainstreet. Fri.17 through Sun.19; Charlie Rouse and Richard Davis in inter­ Generics. Tues.21: TBA. Wed.22, Thurs.23: pretations of Thelonious Monk, from Colum­ If. Call the club for the balance of the bia U. Sat.11 : and the month's bookings. Chicago Swing All-Stars from 1981 at the Beau o ..te, 7011 Read Blvd., 242-9710. Chicago Jazz Fest of that year. Sat.18: the Sunday through Thurs.: Larry Janca at 8. incomparable Eddie (That's Why You're Fridays and Saturdays: Take Five at 10. Overweight) Harris, Archie Shepp and Blue Room, in the Fairmont Hotel, at the 1981 Chicago Festival. 529-7111. Wed.1 through Tues.7: Albert Sat.25: , Joe Williams and Harry King. Wed.8-Tues.14: Lenny White. Wed,15 "Sweets" Edison at the 1981 Chicago Fes­ through Tues.21: the Kenny Burrell Trio. tival. Wednesdays at 10:30: Placida Adams' After that, the B.A. will be closed for renova­ Second Une, traditional and progressive tion through Sept.11 . Reservations. jazz. Thursdays at 10:30: Musician's Hour, Bronco' s, 1409 Romain , Gretna, music and mouth from various N.O. musi­ 368-1000. Mondays and Wednesdays­ cians. Saturdays, Mississippi South. MERYL STREEP gives herself a facial: the photogr:aphs of Cll,lun Country, 327 Bourbon, 523-8630. Annie Leibovitz will be shown at A Gallery For F1ne Thursday through Sunday, the Gela Kaye Photography through September 7. RANDOM Band at 8. Mondays through Wednesdays: Mike Casico. DIVERSIONS Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow. Tues.7: 1114 Mr. and Mrs. AAU Southern Greg "Fingers" Taylor (the nickname lmerloe Body Building Chemplon· 'Fingers' always strikes me funny, although llllp, Steamer President, May 18; ought to it is appropriate for pianists or pickpockets, be something, especially if composed of since big hands are usually funny and husband and wife teams, though the only creepy at the same time, be they lchabod ones we can think of in the mad world of Crane's or Sigourney Weaver's). Sat.11 : flesh-as-sculpture are M. et Mme. Serge Johnny J and the Hitmen. Sat.25: The Nubret, two hunks of Africana. Uptights. Tlpltlne'a Rent Party, Sun. Aug.12, 4. Columna Hotel, 3811 St. Charles, Check your weapons at the door, be sure 899-9308. Wednesdays: Andrew Hall's to pay your quarter, burn your leather on Society Jazz Band from 8 (horn charts by the floor, grab anybody's daughter; live Nell Nolan). music, Brazilian targas, Dixie beer, Dorothy's Medallion, 3232 Orleans. watermelon, surprise guests, door prizes Snake-dancing, examples of adiposa dolo­ (should you want to take a door home). $3. rosa in motion for Botero-eyed girl wat­ chers, and Fridays and Saturdays, Johnny Adams and Walter Washington with the FESnVALS House Band. Dream Palace, 534 Frenchmen. Mon­ WednMday, 1-S.pt.2 days: Continental Drifters with Johnny Kinder S.uce Plquente and Music Magnie and free red beans and rice. Fri.3: PMtlval, That some long festival, yeh. ln­ The Radiators with chansons facon du chef. lormation from Rick Clark, Chamber of Sat.4: Mason Ruffner, the Panhandle Panic. Commerce, P.O. Box 853, Kinder 70648; Fri. 10: J.D. and the Jammers. Sat.11 : The (318) 738-5336. Radiators. Fri.17: J.D. and the Jammers. Sat.18: Allison and the Distractions. Fri.24 Saturday, 11, Sunday, 12 and Sat.25: MoJo Bone (the house band Laflt1e Seafood Festival, Information from the Lone Star Cafe in New York, which from Maria Otero, Jean Lafitte City Hall, is about the size of Frenchmen Street itself). P.O. Box 501, Lafitte, 70067; (504) Fri.31 : The Newsboys ("Journalism large­ 689-2221. ly consists in saying 'Lord Jones Dead to Orltlnal Red Beans and Rice people who never knew Lord Jones was Pmlval, Lafreniere Park, Metairie; tent­ alive."-G.K. Chesterton). Sat.Sept.1 : The ative. Information from Clare Martin, 301 Radiators. Tolmas Drive, Metairie 70002; 454-6687. 1~01 Club, 1801 Stumpf Blvd., 367-9670. Wednesdays through Saturdays: Janet WednMday-Sunday, 15·19 Lynn and Ya Ya. Deleoembre Shrimp Festival, Dela­ Fads, 1100 S. Clearview Pkwy., 734-0590. cambre, in which tribute is paid to these crackerjack crustaceans, lake and river, Live music Mondays, but you can do the cotton-eyed-joe almost any time here. brown and white. Information from Jacque­ line Toups, 712 Main Street, Delacambre Fairmont Court, in the Fairmont Hotel, 70528; (318) 685-2653. 529-7111. Tuesdays to Saturdays, Judy Duggan occupies the piano bench from 9 to 1. Sundays and Mondays: Pat Mitchell OUT OF at the same hours, and again during the week from 5 to 7. TOWN Fat Cata, 505 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, 362-0598. Wednesdays and Sundays: Nifty Aug.9·1 1 Fiftys. Thursdays-Saturdays: Jimmy Simon 4th Annual Kansas City Blues and Groove. Pmlval, with Buddy Guy and Junior 544 Club, 544 Bourbon, 523-8611 . Wells, , The Wild Magnolias, Wednesdays through Saturdays, Gary lashion-plate·hot-mama Katie Webster, Brown and Feelings. CMS from 9 to 9 Benjamin Stables, The Grand Emporium, Fridays through Sundays and from 9 to 3 Lone Star, , Chick Willis. other evenings. Harling's Fernest Arceneaux and The Pete Pountaln'a, In the Hilton, 523-4374. Thunders, among others; contact Kansas Pete Fountain and his band, at 10 nightly; City Blues Society, P.O. Box 32131, K.C. one show only and reservations probably M064111 . a good idea. Aug.5·12 Gazebo Cafe and Bar, 1018 Decatur. RetP• Sunaplaah Festival 'B4, 522-0862. Alfresco; ragtime piano each WEWNGTON "DUKE" REITER'S drawings and sculpture Montego Bay, Jamaica; Yellow Man, Fred­ afternoon and again as night is falling. will be exhibited at Arthur Roger Gallery August 4 die McGreggor, Third World, Mutabaruka, Houlihan's. 315 Bourbon, 523-7412. Live hordes of others; information from Gut- music of a jazz nature outside on weekdays through August 23. August 1884/ Wavelength 25 from 9 until 2, saving Fridays. Lucky Pierre'•· 735 Bourbon. 524-7865. Sundays, E.L.S. Band. Thursdays: Germaine Bazzle, Mike Hen'• Den, 4311 S.Ciaiborne, 821-1048. Professor Big Stuff, Tuesday, Friday and Penny Poat, 5110 Danneel. Sundays, Pellera, Jim Singleton, John Vidacovich. This used to be the Beaconette but now has Saturday from 1 a.m. 'til (what? at that always open mike. Check the board as you Fridays and Saturdays: The James Rivers the name of that ladies' shop on caron­ hour?). Tom Jerik McDermott on piano, call go in. Movement. delet. Hmmm. Reggae music Saturdays. for schedule. Pete'• Pub, Hotel Inter-Continental, The V•r•nd•, in the Intercontinental Ike'• Pl•c•, 1701 N. Broad, 944-9337. Meple Le•f Ber, 8301 Oak, 866-9359. 525-5566. Every day except Sunday, A.J. Hotel, 525-5566. Mondays through Fridays, Sundays: the Wagon Train Band. Tuesdays: Li'l Queenie and the Skin Twins; Loria from 4. LeRoy Jones from 7 to 10. Jimmy'•• 8200Willow, 866-9549. Wed.1: Wednesdays: Mason Ruffner and the Blues Pontchertreln Hotel, Bayou Bar, 2031 WNHY'•• 1610 Belle Chasse, 361-7902 The Sponges. Thurs.2: Cruisers (what next? Rockers. Thursdays: Bruce Daigrepont and StCharles Ave., 524-0581 . Bruce Versen Tuesdays-Saturdays: Firewater. Sunday destroyers? frigates?). Fri.3: The Rogues Bourre. Sundays: the Wabash Company from 5 until 9, during the week, save and Monday: the Luzianne Band. Fridays and Loose Change. Sat.4: The Models. (sans cannonballs). Fri.3: Rockin' Dopsie Thursdays and Fridays. Joel Simpson takes and Saturdays, from 3 to 7 a .m., the Wed.8: The Vital Functions. Thurs.9: The and the Gajun Ramblers. Sat.4: The Radia­ over post-cocktail and post-prandial LeBlanc Brothers. Rogues. Fri.10: True Faith-which, accor­ tors proclaiming with Baudelaire that II est keyboard duties and is joined by Rusty ding to that bawdy old hymn writer Martin l'heure de s'enivrer! Fri.10: Exuma. Sat.11 : Gilder on bass on Saturdays. Luther, resided "under the left nipple." Lenny Zenith and Pop Combo. Fri.17: Preaervetlon Hell, 726 St. Peter, ART Sat.11 : The Sheiks. Tues.14: Socials, Union Allison and the Distractions. Sat.18: Beau­ 523-8939. Along with Galatoire's and K­ Aeron-Heatlnga Qellery, 3814 Maga· Chant, Cruisers, Frozen Tears (cry-sicles?). soleil. Fri.24: the Radiators. Sat.25: Good Paul's, one of the three places in town that zine, 891-4665. Through September: Group Wed.15: Taken, the Dino Cruise Band, The Wave. Fri.31 : TBA. consistently draws a long and deserved line show of gallery artists, the lot of them. Press. Thurs.16: Multiple Places. Fri.17: Munater'• Dence Hell end Ber, 627 outside; the only amenities are the musical Acedemy Qellery, 5256 Magazine, Foce of Habit. Sat.18: The Fabulous Lyons, 899-9109. Sat.4: Desiree. Sat.11 : ones. Sundays: Harold Dejan and the Olym­ 899-8111 . can for information. Thunderbirds. Tues.21 : Good Wave. Thurs. Southern Exposure. Gall for the balance of pia Brass Band. Mondays and Thursdays: Arthur Roger, 3005 Magazine, 895·5287. 23: The Hands. Fri.24: Pop Combo. dates. Kid Thomas Valentine. Tuesdays and Aug.4 through 30: Photographs by John Thurs.30: The Rogues. Fri.31 : The Radi­ New Storyvllle Club, 1100 Decatur St., Fridays: Kid Sheik Colar. Wednesdays and Lawrence. Aug.4 through 23: Sculptures ators. 525-8199. Mon. Teddy Riley and the Jazz Saturdays: The Humphrey Brothers. and drawings by Wellington Reiter. Lendmerk Hotel, 541 Bourbon, Masters. Tues: Placide Adams. Wed.: Chris Privet..,., 6207 Franklin Ave., 282-0501 . Bienville Qellery, 1800 Hastings Place, 524-7615. Johnny Rusk's Tribute to Elvis Burke from 8-12; the James R1vers Move­ Gall for dates. 523·5889. Call the gallery for information (and how could you resist a man with raves ment from 12 'til. Thurs.: The Gamellla Jazz Ayen'• 500 Club, 441 Bourbon, Contemporery Arta Center, 900 Camp, from the Enquirer in his portfolio? and Band from 8-12; James Rivers from 12. Fri.: 525-7269. Mon. through Wed., at 8:30 and 523-1216. Through September 2: The Na· Laurin and Nancy Munsch. At 9 and 11 Placida Adams until midnight, followed by Thursdays through Saturdays at 9, The tional Women's Art Exhibition, hononng the Monday through Saturday. Luther Kent and Leslie Smith. Saturday: Celtic Folk. Sundays at 3: Ceili Tynan Irish contributions to Amencan art made through Le Moulin Aouett. 501 Bourbon, Gospel Express with Lady BJ from 1-6, the Stepdancers. the years by the likes of class1cal sculptress 524-4299. Mondays and Saturdays: A Night Camellia Jazz Band from 8-12, and Luther Seaport Gate and Bar, 424 Bourbon, Harriet Hosmer, superrealist Audrey Flack, in Old New Orleans, with Becky Allen as the Kent and Leslie Smith into the small hours. 568-0981 . Wednesdays through Saturdays satirical pnntmaker Peggy Bacon, iromc Casket Girls. In The Stage Door Lounge, Sunday: same, save for Chris Burke 8-12. from 9 to 1 a.m., Sundays 2 to 6, Sally faux-naif portraitist Alice Neel, renderer of Becky and Ricky and lest you be deceived Nexua, 6200 Elysian Fields, 288-3440. Townes. Gall for Sunday night and Monday male flesh par excellance Sylvia Sleigh, that this sounds like a coffeehouse folk duo, Fridays: Germaine Bazzle, 6-9. Saturdays: listings. photographers Getrude Kasebier and Dor­ let me quickly disabuse you of that notion LaVerne Butler and David Torkanowsky, 711 Club, 711 Bourbon, 525-8379. othea Lange, abstractionist Lee Krassner, because it's Becky Allen and Ricky Graham 10-2. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Randy critics Dore Ashton and Barbara Rose, and and the closest either of them ever gets to Old Abalnthe Houae, 400 Bourbon. Hebert; Thursdays through Mondays, AI hordes of others without whom American a cuppa mocha java is maybe Ella Mae Wednesdays through Sundays, Bryan Lee Broussard. art would be a less interesting thing (these Morse The Cow Cow Boogie Girl singing and the Jumpstreet Five. Mondays and Club Sliver Doller, 1254 N. Claiborne, women may not be in the show. but JUSt Forty Cups Of Coffee; Freddie Palmisano Tuesdays, and also Saturday and Sunday 822-5226. Call lor listings. • demonstrate the variety of American has his eye on the door and his hands on afternoons: Mason Ruffner and the Blues Slidell Hotel Ber, Slidell, 643-7020. women's artistic accomplishment). the piano. They're on the graveyard shift (St. Rockers. Wed.1: Rainstreet. Fri.3 and Sat.4: The Top­ Qelerle Slmonne Stern, 2727 Prytama, Louis I and II but not Lafayette) at 12:30 Old Opere Houae, 601 Bourbon, cats. Sun.5 and Wed.8: Trace. Fri. 17 and 895-2452. Through August: end-of-summer a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Thursday 522-3265. Sundays-Fridays from 4:45-8:30, Sat.18: Skruples. Sun.19: MDA Marathon group show of paper works as befits the evenings, Sandy Hanson materializes in the Kathy Lucas and the Loose Band. Mondays­ Finals (hey, maybe I should enter this­ season of palmetto fans and Japanese same venue at the same hour Wednesdays, Chocolate Milk. Thursdays- probably the wrong k1nd of MDA though). lanterns and bug lights. Wed.: Sheiks. Fri.24 and Sat.25: the Clique. A O.llery For Fine Photogrephy, 5432 Sun.26 and Wed.29: Trace. Fri.31 : Auto­ Magazine, 891-1002. Through Sept.?· An· matic, and no doubt, front-loading as well. nie Leibowitz's Portraits from Rolling Stone, Snug Herbor, 626 Frenchmen, 949-0696. being a selection of p1ctures of celebnlles, Thurs.2: lronin' Board Sam. Fri.3: Caliente most of them musical, taken dunng that para el tiempo de calor. Sat.4: Delefayo magazine's halcyon period. Through Marsalis Quintet. Sun.5: Rebirth Brass Nov.11 : Old New Orleans 1884-1935, Band. Mon.6: Boogie Bill Webb. Thurs.9: photos and souvemrs from the Cotton Cen· Ferd " Snooks" Eaglin. Fri.10: Lady BJ and tennial Exposition, etc. Ellis Marsalis. Sat.11: Metrics. Sun.12: Hlatorlc New Orleena Collection, Dave Love (any relation to Mike or Christy 517-525 Tchoupitoulas St. Through Nov.18: or Darlene?) & Heads Up. Mon.13: Snake­ The Waters of America: 19th Century Pain· bite and the Cotton Mouths, featuring sweet tings of Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Water· Nida Threet (is that a threet or a promise?). falls, a mammoth exhibition of some of the Thurs.16: lronin' Board Sam (but without his finest American art of the period ranging usual partner, Bertha the Sewing Machine from the vistas of Asher B. Durand and the Girl). Fri. 17: Johnny Adams with the Ellis genre scenes of George Galeb Bingham Marsalis Trio. Sat.18: Lady BJ and Ellis Mar­ through the realistic approach of Eakms salis, the Maggie Teyte and Gerald Moore and the fantasias of Frederic Edwin Church, of Blue Music. Sun.19: Juanita Brooks. and the ineffable (and well-represented Mon.20: Mighty Sam McClain with the Kerry here) Albert Bierstadt whose recollected­ Brown Blues Band. Thurs.23: "Snooks" in-tranquility scenes of Far West natural Eaglin. Fri.24: Pat Mitchell· and the Mike wonders were done by and large in h1s Pellera Trio. Sat.25: the Earl Turbinton studio in Broolklyn; the loca~ paintings in th1s Quartet. Sun.26: The Metropolitan (opera? show are both perfectly delightful and still, museum?) Trio. Mon.27: J.D. and the Jam­ yes, even now, perfectly recognizable as mers with Mr.G. Thurs.30: lronin' Board to locale. At the Collection's main branch Sam. Fri.31: Ramsey Mclean and the Sur­ on Royal (though one could hardly call the vivors. Sat.Sept.1 : LaVerne Butler with Tchoupitoulas Street facility a slave quarter James Black's (matching? traveling?) or even garconniere), Boyd Cruise's Ensemble. Sun.Sept.2: The N.O. Jazz delightful pen-and-ink Louisiana Alphabet Couriers-young lions, they call 'em, which drawings. is better than, I guess, young Turks. Loulalene Stet• MuHum, on Jackson Mon.Sept.3: Walter Wolfman Washington Square and elsewhere. Through Nov.18: A and Solar System with Johnny A<;lams and Century of Vision, a show of Louisiana the Asteroid Belt. photographs taken between the two fairs, Suger HouH Hotel, 315 Julia St., including works by Pops Whitesell, Frances 525-1993. Fridays and Saturdays, 9-1 a.m.: Johnston, Mugnier, et alia up to the present. Jeff Boudreaux, Jim Singleton and James Through November: The Sun King, an Drew. historical extravaganza from /a belle France Toulou•• Leutrec. 514 Toulouse, saluting the man who revoked the Ed1ct of 529-1278. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Nantes and inspired Saint Simon's Mem· when he is not bringing beams of sunshine oirs, including documents, paintings, ob­ to shut-ins and convalescents coast to jects, and decorative arts, furniture, coast, the home of the Frankie (Oooh­ sculpture, etc. from /e grand Siec/e, and In· Whee, Oooh-Whee, Baby) Ford Show. Gall eluding two sumptuous Poussins (hung for information. poorly), a wonderful Philippe de Cham· Tyler'•• 5234 Magazine, 891-4989. paigne portrait of the Abbess of Port-Royal, Modern jazz, good raw oysters. Sundays: some works by Bourdon and Vouet, a the Harry Connick Band. Mondays: Ellis curious enormous pencil map on brown . Marsalis and Steve Masakowksi. Tuesdays: paper of Paris at the time, a portrait of the Leslie Smith, Nick Daniels, Mike Pellera and weaselly-looking Comte de Pontchartrain, Zig Modeliste. Wednesdays: The Red Rivers Louis' cheque for his wife's gambling debts,

26 W•velength I Auguat 1984 llnooh'a-A C•fe, 5202 Desiard Street, The Stronger, but never mind), per­ a Jesuit map of the Mississippi with funny though Pasolini's unfortunate poems about ter in Monroe, 318·343·9950. formed by David Swisher and Richard little bison drawn on the margins wherever P1us XII had already split his britches with The Pool On The Hill, 1000 Bayou Black New Orleans' answer to The Lunts, they were spotted, and much more. At the the Vatican; semi-recommended sight un­ Chaney, Drive, Houma, 851·6892. to Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Old Mint: Ufe on the Mississippi, a samp· seen as a cause-celebre. Thurs.16: Uc· or maybe Pred'a, Mamou, 318·468·5411 . and the ineffable Suddenly, Last ling of the museum's work dealing with that cel/acci e Uccellini, Pasolini's 1965 aile· Printemps Olbaon Street Lounge, Covington, Summer which deals with cannibalism, big bit of water to your left, and not drawn gory, is one of his two best films (along with 1·892·7057. lobotomies, homosexuality, incest, repress­ by itinerant Jesuits, either. Salo, from which it could not differ more) Or•nt Str-t D•nc• H•ll, 113 Grant ed Poles, bad poetry, everything in fact that M•rlo VIII• 0•11..-y, 3908 Magazine, and certainly his funniest; two travelers Street, Lafayette, 318·537 ·8513. life worth living. Performances 895-8731 . Through August: a group show along the Road of Life (the sublime Toto and makes H•rrr'• Club, 517 Parkway, Breaux Thursdays through Sundays at 8:30. regulars. grinni~g - idiot Pasolini protege Ninetto Bridge, 318·332·9569. of gallery Dinner n...tre, 7901 S. New Orl.. na Muaeum Of Art, City Davoli) encounter a talking, leftist-intel· Mlnecapelll'• H- Hew, 822 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, Claiborne, 888· 7000. Aug.10 through Park, 488·2631 . Through Sept.9: Circles of lectual crow who tells them the tale of the 361·9321 . Sept. 13: Any Wednesday, about a kept the World: Traditional Art of the Plains In· hawks and the sparrows; delightful, and Humphree'•• Shreve Square, Shreveport, who wakes up to the fact that life dians; Turning Point: The Harlem with a very curious scene of an all-Italian­ woman 318·227-9611 . is indeed for the living. Renaissance from Traditional to Ethnic teenage-boy roadhouse deep in the cam· 403 Phillip, Thibodaux, 201 Robert St., Iron Horae, Expressions-this may be interesting to pagna with all the boys tw1sting to the noise Ro.. Dinner Theetre, 1·447·9991 . Gretna, 367 ·5400. Through Aug.12: Annie, see as the Harlem Renaissance (a bright of transistors. Admission is by either season .lefferaon Street C•fe, 209 Jefferson, a musical comedy based on the exploits of spot in the history of a middle-class 19th subscription ($15) or by $1 .50 admission; Lafayette, 318·234·9647. the altruistic little ragamuffin who-as Century Jewish neighborhood gone wrong) they are shown in Bobet Hall, Room 332. M~ ..te'a, Breaux Bridge Highway, Breaux by Harold Gray-always looked like was largely, except for the somewhat over· New Orle8na Museum of Art, City Park, drawn Bndge, 318·332·4648. she was wearing poker chip monocles. rated (artistically) photographs of James 488-2631 . Films about Plains Indians: The 01' . Corner Bar, 221 Poydras, Aug.17·23rd: Move Over, Mrs. Markham, Van Der Zee and the white Carl Van Sun.12: Children of the Plains Indians. Breaux Bndge, 318·332·9512. with a title like that either a farce or a ses· Vechten (who had his own reasons for Sun.26: End of the ·Trail: The American P•m'• Pl•c•, Old Town, Slidell. sion of group therapy. hanging out there), a literary and musical Plains Indian. At 3; free with Museum 12375 Florida Blvd., Baton 615 Toulouse. P•ppe .Joe'•• phenomenon, and also, largely, a creation admission. Toulouae The•tre, Rouge, 1·273·2376. 522·7852. OneMo' Time on sabbatical un· of newspaper columnists and thrill-seeking Pr~•nl•, 5339 Prytania, 895·4513. Fri.3 P•r•dlae Club, 121 S. Buchanan, til it begins its seventh season in Sep· socialites; the Metropolitan Museum of Art thr~h Sun.5: Privates On Parade, directed Lafayette, 318·232·5313. tember. ran afoul of just this almost 20 years ago by Michael Blakemore, about a British Army P•rt~ Town, Military Road, Slidell, when they mounted their Harlem On My unit staging a show in Malaya circa 1·649·3867. Mind-a better title, you must admit-and 1950; Denis Ouilley is the mad queen in Pepp~··· 4365 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, took it from all sides at once; Contemporary charge of the show while John Cleese is his LA. CLUBS 381·9079. Louisiana Art. opposite number, a puritannical minded Antler'•• 555 Jefferson, Lafayette, Rub~'• Rendez·Voua, Highway 190 in Po.. elt·Baker O•ll•rr. 631 Toulouse, major. Mon.6 through Thurs.9: Heatwave, 318·234·8877. Mandeville, 1·626·9933. 524·7242. Call for information. an Australian directed by Philip The Big Apple, Highway 1, Larose, Rub~'•. Roed Houae, 840 Lamarque, T•hlr O•ll•rr, 823 Chartres, 525·3095. Noyce with Judy Davis and Richard Moir, 693·8688. Seats 2000! Mandeville, 1·626-3001 . Through September, Recent and The Year of Uving Dangerously, Peter Booker'•• 1040 Texas Ave., Shreveport. RuaQ ...... 540 E. King's Highway, Acquisitions-Original Prints by American Weir's overrated film about those inscru· 318·425·2292. Shreveport. Masters, of which a recent illustration was table Indonesians, which includes Linda C•lcutU, Shreve Square, Shreveport, Sc•rlett o•a, 1025 Broad, Lake Charles, one of those wonderful 'scandalous' Cad· Hunt's remarkable travesti performance 318·424·336813375. 318·436·8742. mus prints of sailors and doxies that drove which (deservedly for a change) won her Circle In The Squere, Shreve Square, Slick'• Mualc Hell, Highway 31, St. Mar· the Navy wild in the Thirties. an Oscar, though not as Best Supporting Shreveport. 318·222·2216. linville, 318·394-3867. finely done scene of the press Tllden·Pole~, 4119 Magazine, 897-5300. Actor, and a Cl•nc~'• Lendlna •nd Brick Street st.. k •nd Lobater Inn'• Plrealde Aug.4 through Sept.6: a group show of art· corps and their cronies dancing to Jerry Lee T•vern, Shreve Square, Shreveport, Pub, 820 E. King's Highway, Shreveport, ists who have exhibited this past season: Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." 318·227·9611. 318·868·5306. Martin Delabano, Adele Goodine, Shirley Fri.10 through Thurs.16: Confidentially Deaper•do S•loon, Highway 90, Tenth Ploor, Shreve Square, Shreveport, Rabe Masinter, Gary Panter. Yours, a Truffaut film which once again Raceland, 1·537·3647. 318·425·7539. uses pulp-thriller base material (as did such llmporlum, 2183 Highland Road, Baton Tob~'•• 1303 Grimme! Drive, Shreveport, lesser efforts as Mississippi Mermaid and Rouge, 387·9538. 318·222·9903. The Bride Wore Black-as usual, the CINEMA French don't seem to understand why Cor· nell Woolrich and Ed McBain aren't right Lo~ol•'• Pllm Buffa lnatltute, r"'.l'.l'.l'.l.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l'.l.l'.l'.l.l'.l'.l'~, 895-3196. Tues.7: Rider on the Rain-you'd up there with Henry James and Emerson plot about never know, but now you do, that this film, and Poe) in an unsummarizable a girl Friday out to clear her detective a confusing psycho·killer-on·the·loose and employer's name; any chance to see that "Fingers" TAYLOR I pretty-young-wife-with·husband-out-of·town· I GREG Fanny Ardant in-remote-house job slackly directed by gorgeous big-drink-of-water . Thurs.17 through Rene Clement, was the film That Put is welcome, however I ~ . and the HOT SHOTS ~~ I insuf· Over. One of the mys­ Sun.19: Diva, Jean-Jacques Beniex's the worst aspects of teries of mass-audience taste; the hand· ferable exercise in for a some Gabriele Tinti appears as the hus· American film-making (cf.La Balance I • .. ~ I Taviani band. Wed.8: Suzanne Simonin, La recent, similar example), and the , The aug 3 GRANT ST., LafayeHe ~ Re/igieuse de Diderot, Jacques Rivette's Brothers' war-epic-on-a-personal-scale ~ Stars. Fri.24 through semi-sublime version of the Diderot Night of the Shooting by ~ aug 4 SCARLm O's, Lake Charles ~ novelette about various forms of unhappy Sept.6: Backstage At The Kirov, directed convent life inflicted upon a young woman D~rek Hart, deals documentary-fashion ~ ballet school in ~ aug 7 CARROLLTON STATION, N. 0. with no vocation (a common practice dur· w1th the two-centuries-old of the ing the "glorious" reign of the Sun King­ Leningrad and incorporates much Lake. ~ aug 8 THE CHIMES, Baton Rouge I ct. W.H. Lewis' The Splendid Century for second act of Swan By lurid details and name-naming); in its Tul•ne, 865·5191 . Sun.5 at 8: North self-parodic 1959 ~ aug 10/11 MARGARITAVILLE, GulfShores,AL ~ ascetic purity of filming it resembles the Northwest, Hitchcock's great Philippe de Champaigne pictures of summary of his innocent-man-entangled ~ aug 15 , LafayeHe ~ 18th Century religious. Anna Karina is the chase films from The 39 Steps to Vertigo of chase film); one of hapless Suzanne, the eternally lovely (another, slower kind Hitchcock's funniest, shortest scenes: Micheline Presle appears as a good-time Jesse Royce Landis, turning to the ruthless abbess; this film was banned and denounc· L..I'.I'.I.I'.I.I'.I'.I'~Lrff...iY~.I'II.I.I'.I'.I'I.I'.I'I.I'.I'...J elevator and ask· ed by the Andre Malraux cultural gestapo pursuers in the crowded Grant grimaces, "You in France when it appeared in 1966 for ing, while Cary trying to kill my son, reasons too baroque to be fathomable now gentlemen aren't really 866-9359 are you?'' (useless info: a re/igieuse is also a name for a type of tart-the pastry kind). Thurs.9: White Voices, a long and dismal comedy about the castrati of the 18th Century when THEATRE such creatures were the glory of the Contemporwy Alta c.nt., 900 Camp, musical world (remember the story of the 523·1216. We Love You William, a drama melancholiac Philip V of Spain paying b~ Anthony Bean of the Ethiopian Theatre, Farinelli, I believe, a small fortune to sing w1th some assistance from Allen Toussaint him the same four songs every night for whose name, as they say, needs no intro­ several decades), directed by Pasquale duction. Performances 8:15, Aug.2·5, 9·12, Festa-Campanile and made in 1965, that and 16·19. period when everyone seemed to have Le htlt The•tre, 616 St. Peter, Tom..Jones·itis and was busy making 522-2081. Split Ends, a musical comedy by movies about the bawdy Age of Enlighten· Buddy Sheffield, performed Tuesday ment, to no one's especial enlightenment. through Saturday at 8; late night comedy Tues.14: RoGoPaG, a compilation film (by workshop, Cheap Theatrix, performs twice FRI 3 - Rockin' Dopsie & the FRI 1 7 - Allison & The ROssellini, GOdard, PAsolini and Gregoretti, nightly the same nights beginning at 10:30. Cajun Twisters Distractions hence the title-one suspects they were Theatre ..rl•n~. 616 Frenchmen, SAT 4 - Radiators SAT 18- Beausoleil ranked in order of their importance) of note 944·2653. Through Aug.25: Garden District, - Exuma FRI 24 - Radiators primarily because "La Ricotta," Pasolini's two T~nnessee Williams playlets, FRI 10 segment, dealing with the filming of a Somethmg Unspoken about the psycho­ SAT 11 - Lenny Zenith & SAT 25- Good Wave Biblical epic (Orson Welles playing the logical mastery of one spinster by another Pop Combo FRI31-TBA director), scandalized the Catholic world- (Strindberg did this sort of thing much bet· August 1184/ Wnelength 27 Continued from page 23 critic," Dave Williams (whose claim to immortal­ visit Giles Petard, who possesses one of the worl

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A ..... 1184/ Wavelength 2t "We must not become compla­ lis Soot Partis Band, Katie Webster, cent over any success," Chainnan and Oarence Garlow, will spend Mao Tse-tung wrote in 1943. "We August and September touring should check our complacency and Texas, California, and the vicinity ..· constantly criticize our shortcom­ with an appearance slated at the San ings, just as we should wash our Francisco Blues Festival. faces or sweep the floor every day The Ditty, New Orleans' greatest to remove the dirt and keep them existentialist punk band, have re­ clean." formed and we sincerely hope that Our own resident revolutionaries, Cindy Chambers, our favorite young the Red Rockers have been doing a Catholic, is back on the bass guitar. bit of house-cleaning lately. To the If not, she's probably in a convent basic cadre of guitarist/vocalist John somewhere, polishing lunettes and Griffith, Irish drummer Jim Riley designing dalmatics. · and bassist Darren Hill, the group The Blue Room will soon undergo has added Marrero guitarist Shawn major renovations and will re-open Paddock and keyboardist Gary At­ on September 12. The rumor we tardo, formerly of the Modeb (Mike hear is that the place will be painted Margiotta, yet another son of the gold and if that's not a sacrilege, land of Raphael and ltalo Calvino, we'd like to know what is. Say it will replace Attardo in the Models). ain't so, Robyn! The Rockers' third album, Schizo­ Ivan Neville and Hutch Hutch­ phrenic Circus, produced by Rick inson have joined 's Chertoff (the man who made Cyndi band. OneMo' Time has ceased its Lauper what she is today-no, he's French Quarter run, which began­ not her hairdresser!), will be released let's see-back when Robert Maestri in September and will include 8 new was mayor. original tunes and a of We'll forgive him because he's on­ Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruc­ ly 22 and obviously, he's never heard tion" (an appropriate idea for these the Meat Puppets... Here's what times although someone else-we Wynton Marsalis says, concerning can't remember who at the moment the state of pop music, in the July -already did a reprise of this dit­ issue of down beat: "Ain't nothing ty... why not cover Sgt. Barry happening in pop music, today. In Sadler's "The Ballad of the Green the '70s you had Marvin Gaye, Berets" and go for the ironic MonsterM_,. , creative cats, geni­ market?). Among the guest stars on dubs it) have exhumed the right cof­ ing on stage with the Neville uses, making music that musicians Schizophrenic Circus are fin. The best number, "Born Brothers at the World's Fair. La would sit down and figure out. Now "psychedelic banjoist" Rob Hyman Erect," is a swell sendup of Bruce Linda also said that the Valence in pop music they're just trying to of (the composer of Ms. "Buns" Springsteen, right down to Street gang is her "favorite group in see who can wear the most sweaters, Lauper's "Time After Time"), fid­ the cascading piano. The players in­ the world." dresses, Jheri-Curl their hair. The ar­ dler/bagpiper John Caulfaeld, synth­ clude James "Bubba" Oement, Meanwhile, Neville-ization, the rangements behind sensation Peter "Year of the Cat" George Neyrey, Robert Simmons, band's current live-at-Tipitina's are nice arrangements, but Duke Ell­ Wood, and former British prime Brent Roser, Mike Neyrey, Jimi disc is selling like Belgian waffles. ington did arrangements in 1930. minister Winston Churchill, who Ray, Vic Saladino, and Ayne Nolan, Our Department of Corrections What standards are we using? Com­ talks but does not sing. Oley appearing as "the Nurse." Sci-fi art would like to point out that, despite pared to what? Louis Armstrong "Lights! Camera! Action!" Sassone whiz Richard Ory contributed the the kudos delivered by Vincent made statements for all time about will direct the requisite videos. tasteful illustrations, which depict Fumar in the Times-Picayune con­ the condition of American humans Out now on Revenge Records (the three revolvers protruding from the cerning the album's sterling sound at the time that he lived. To me, in label's logo is a bleeding eyeball) is skull of a woman, the same woman qualities, much of the credit should music in the past five years, I don't "Revenge of the Monsters," a four­ ripping her eyeballs out and finally, go to Texas engineer Larry Wallace, hear anything great." song EP from the Monsters ("those the woman's head exploding like who did a masterful job of tidying Well, we agree that Louis Arm­ Mutant Music-men from Mostly Vesuvius-exactly how we often feel up Glenn Himmaugh's recordings, strong was a genius but there ain't Modem Metry"), produced by Ar­ these days. which were a mite ragged. You can't no way he's ever going to be cool thur George Parr (his mom call him , "an overtly sex­ always read what you believe on the again among the young Jheri-Curled "A.G."), the of Jeffer­ ual person" (according to John back of album jackets, kids! dudes who reside in our city's hous­ son Parish. Those expecting the Rockwell, cf. 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