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December 19841Wavelength 3 FEBRUARY NEWS Storyville: Miles vs. Wynton: Birthplace of Round One Jazzercise? Amongst jazz trumpeters, there Microwave ovens, disposable is only one Mr. Cool. Miles diapers, bad private detective TV Davis, right? Wait a second-Mr. shows, Handi-Wipes, Jazzercise, Cool? That's gotta be New these are all elements and products Orleans' own Wynton Marsalis. of our modern culture that we Yeah, Wynton's so cool he wears assume were developed within the a mink coat when he goes for a past quarter century, if only be­ hike through the Sahara. Or was cause their instantaneous and that Miles wearing the ankle- - temporal nature reflects the way length chinchilla Chesterfield as our popular society seems to em­ he strolled through Death Valley? brace all things disposable ... Who's cool? See for yourself Whoa! Wait a minute. Handi­ on Friday, April 26, when Miles Wipes? Maybe. MTV? Definitely. Davis meets Wynton Marsalis for But Jazzercise? No way, according the frrst time in modern history at to Mark Bingham and Steve Sweet, the 16th annual New Orleans Jazz whose History Of Jazzacise stage and Heritage Festival's opening production will debut at the Con­ concert, scheduled at the Theatre temporary Arts Center on March 1 for the Performing Arts Oocated and will prove beyond a shadow of within blowing distance of the a doubt that the history of" Jazz­ park dedicated to this city's most acise" (the" Jazzercise" name is a illustrious hornman). The concert copyrighted brand of aerobics will commence at 7:30 p.m. and program and doesn't have quite the tickets ($17.50 and $19.50) are local and generic ring of ''Jazz­ available now through Ticket­ acise' ') extends all the way back to Master in New Orleans. ancient Egypt, Sparta, possibly as Quint Davis, who is back this far back as early Paleolithic year as the Jazz Festival's pro­ culture. It also paradoxically ducer (and who remains one of contends that Storyville was the the coolest white men in the true birthplace of Jazzacise and hemisphere), can barely corttrol that "jazz was actually started by his enthusiasm concerning the women, but that's a whole 'notlier Miles/Wynton bout: "It's the on­ story." ly place in the world where you "We were sitting in the Saturn can hear them both on the same Bar one night last year trying to night. They've never done this think of a good proposal for a before, and the two acts have National Endowment grant,'' says never been booked together Sweet, "and the History of Can ma~kind find enlightenment through musical movement? anywhere before. This is the hip­ Jazzacise was one of about five pest jazz concert in the world and good ideas that popped up. It came whole wide world Mike Smith. He thinks hisJazz­ this is just the tip of the iceberg. up almost as a one-liner.'' Sweet See them all at once standing in acise music "is all different It's a big tip-but it's a big and Bingham worked up the idea a row because it goes through history. So iceberg!" and applied for the NEA grant, Imagine your hand is a ball of the instrumentation changes a lot The Jazz Festival will be held which they later won. Sweet is light throughout, but it uses the same April 26th through May 5, with responsible for the look of the Imagine your hand is a ripe musical structure for each the Heritage Fair, as usual, slated show, the set design, lighting, tomato segment, sort of hidden within the for the Fair Grounds on April 26 props, Bingham writes all the All of the people in the world overall form of the play. The through 28, continuing on May 4 music, much of the dialogue, and Are lined up with their shopping opening parts are heavily and 5. The performers will in­ dancer Maxine Snow handles the carts produced, aerobics class-type clude James Brown, the Staples choreography. Paying with checks the cashier is music, then it goes to some upright Singers, Sarah Vaughan, Spyro Sweet is a visual artist known slow piano Storyville stuff, then to a Gyra, Allen Toussaint, Stevie Ray best for his offbeat figurative Wave you hand make the light 1922-style horn part, a Louis Vaughan (wouldn't it be sweet if Xerox assemblages. For Jazzacise brighter" Armstrong-type of thing. The he did a duet with his Aunt he has modified a set of shopping "Even if you're poor," observes Egypt piece sounds like Egypt and Sarah?), Doug Kershaw (still carts (donated by Canal Villere) Bingham, "as all of the people the set change music sounds like giving Cajuns a bad name-sorry, that will serve both as props and as involved in this production are 1950s,Piayhouse 90, TV psycho­ Doug), Third World, Ry Cooder, the actual set. "It was one of those basically 'poor, • we're not your drama music. Towards the end it's the Neville Brothers, Albert King ideas that just comes to you out of typical Yuppie types, by the very the music of the future which is a and a zillion others. ' the blue," he said, "it was very nature of living in this country pure Zimbabwe thing. The future A deluxe brochure with a com­ intuitive. I just sat down and said: you're still not too bad off. Which is in Africa ... according to the plete schedule of events and ticket 'Well I've gotta make a set,' and is not to say that all the poor History Of Jazzacise., mail-order form will be available God came down and said: 'The people in this country are in great Bingham, who staunchly in March. To receive your copy, sets will be made out of shopping shape. There are obviously several contends that ''the universe didn't send a self-addressed stamped carts." million poor people in the U.S. exist before Storyville,'' concludes envelope to the New Orleans Jazz Grocery Mania (both buying who are not in great shape." This that • 'if anything is actually and Heritage Festival, P.O. Box and eating) is a recurring theme in he says quite seriously, then after a socially redeeming anymore, which 2530, New Orleans, LA 70176. the musical. At one point the slight pause and laugh: "They is a good question that I probably For out-of-town ticket orders call offstage chorus sings: need to take more Jazzacise." know the answer to, thenJazzacise TicketMaster's charge-by-pho~e "Food and drink between our lips Bingham has scored a number of is too. I would say that this service (1-800-535-5151). Local This is how we got our hips ... , performance-oriented art pieces probably has a lot more in information might be gfeaned by and later: and videos, most notably a series common with Charlie's Angels dialing 888-4700. And stay cool. "Imagine all the people in the of skits by conceptual artist/comic than Masterpiece Theatre., -rico -Bunny Matthews

4 Wavelength/February 1985 Sheiks Gras at an as yet undecided location. Split Michael O'Hara will be taking his piano and his vocal and song­ After almost fifteen years writing talents to Los Angeles, an rc together, long-time New Orleans idea which had been germinating musical mainstays the Sheiks are in his head for a while. "I know :r. breaking up. According to it's tough, and that there's a lot of drummer Rob Sanders, no single competition, but I've been on the event or conflict caused the split: sidelines for too long," he said. rs "it was more a combination of "It's time to get out to where the circumstances," he said, "and scene is." 0' Hara has several moving on to something else things in the works out there: "I've seemed like the best thing to do.'' been testing the waters already, Added bassist Nick Ferber, "it's and they feel fine," he laughs, been great to have the opportunity "but I can't say anything yet. I to play together for so long, but don't want to jinx anything." now is a good time to branch out.'· While he works on getting that big Although the Sheiks had a break, O'Hara has some studio successful 1984 in terms of live work and "elegant piano bar" gigs dates-particularly at the World'• lined up. Fair, where they were one of the The other three Sheiks "are most consistently popular acts behind Michael a hundred performing-some other projects, percent," according to Sanders. in particular a video and an album, "For him not to go out there and didn't pan out as planned. "We check it out would be a mistake." had certain successes and accom­ "I have no regrets. I had a real plishments," said Sanders, "but good time," said Sanders, a Governor Davis: Better dirty than crooked. there were some frustrations also. sentiment echoed by the rest of the The band never sold as well on Sheiks. "I couldn't ask for any prominent blues slide guitars tape as it did live.'' Agreed lead better friends to play with," said Jimmie Davis: provide a hint that things are not singer Michael O'Hara, "it seems Ferber. And O'Hara,' who will be Louisiana's what they seem: 6ke the record companies still heading west in March, offered "Went up on the mountain don't understand what our fans this finale: "the world has not seen Nastiest Governor Looked at the high risin' sun" have known for all these years." the last of me yet. New Orleans is Jimmie repeats the phrase again "Too many labels," commented my home, and I will be back." Jimmie Davis,Rockin' Blues, Bear with a muttered "Lord, Lord" and pitarist Leslie Martin. Until then, we'll miss the good Family BFX 15125 (import­ then finishes that first verse with The Sheiks first began playing times that were always a part of a West Germany). defiant, self-assured blasphemy, regularly in New Orleans in the night with the Sheiks. Various Artists, Steel Guitar closing with a moaning yodel, that -Keith Twitchell Classics, Old Timey LP-113. tells you what's really on his mind: "Said 'You can't do for me immie Davis? Isn't he the guy Lord Buckwheat who records all those sappy What Corrina done done' " J sweet country gospel songs? Davis apparently delighted in GetsGrammy Yes, but ... Who was governor of playing the religion and sex Nomination Louisiana? Yes, but ... Whose combination. In one brilliant major musical claim to fame was satirical piece, "Down at the Old Stanley Durel, a.k.a. Buckwheat writing and recording "Nobody's Country Church,'' slow bluesy Zydeco, from Lafayette, Darling But Mine" and "You Are acoustic and slide guitars play a Louisiana, received a nomination My Sunshine" ("my only sun­ series of "When the Saints Go for a prestigious Grammy award shine, you make me happee ... " Marching In" melodies; from this past month. His album, One­ Still fun to sing, isn't it?) Yes, but Davis' narration you gather you're Hundred Percent Fortified ... Well, what? hearing a prayer meeting. The Zydeco, on the New Orleans Black Well, there was a time way back guitars begin to play the melody in Top label, was nominated in the when Jimmie Davis was a fun­ notes that reach higher and higher, ethnic music category. It was the lovin' man who delighted in representing "Sister Kate" first such honor for the accordion­ singing about the lustful life. His "leadin' the prayer." ist/singer. old Victor 78s are pretty scarce and Then Davis has Parson Brown Although Monsieur Buckwheat go for a lot of money these days, "mount" the pulpit "to bring us was unavailable for comment as he for good reason. Most of the songs the message,'' and you hear was on the road somewhere in the on them were beautifully written stronger, lower, thrusting guitar mid-70's, moving here from their wilds of Canada, Black Top senior and performed, unavailable in any licks sounding for the parson's original home in St. Louis in 1978. executive Hammond Scott could other form until now, and ... voice. As he "speaks" and exhorts Their high energy shows, featuring hardly contain his excitement. "I­ well, filthy. the congregation, a woman's voice almost exclusively original l-l think it's a real honor for both In those early days, from 1929 to begins to moan and then cries out material (penned by O'Hara), of us," stuttered Scott. "Ever 1933, Davis sang mostly about his "Ah Parson, you're killin' me ... always drew crowds, and won since Queen Ida and Clifton desire and love for fornicating. He ahhh ... aahhh ... I can't stand it them a local legion of dedicated Chenier won their Grammies, sang about religion a lot then too, ... " Hmmmmmm. fans. Highlights in this area (the Buckwheat has hoped he could get but not from the perspective of a Many of Jimmie's country blues band also performed extensively in one, too, and this is the first step. believer. No sir. This was the songs of his early days are music­ other parts of the country) It's something he's been work hard singing of a determined, ally related to (and in some included several Jazz Fest for." unrepentent sinner. When you instances bald copies of) Jimmie IPIJCarances, the 1983 release (and According to Scott, he hopes to listen to the beautiful beginning of Rodgers' singing and playing style. succcss) of their album Going join the accordionist for the "Sewing Machine Blues" that he But Davis also experimented with Pllblic, their immensely popular awards dinner in Hollywood later recorded with black bottleneck other forms. The aforementioned TV 6 Mardi Gras promotions, and next month. "I've already told guitarists Ed Schafer and Oscar "Sewing Machine Blues" and their annual anniversary parties. A Buckwheat to clear a little space on Woods, you'll get the picture. "Down at the Old Country farewell performance will take his mantle to put his Grammy on." Although Jimmie's slow singing Church" were two, "Red Night­ place the weekend after Mardi -Almost Slim sounds filled with reverence, the gown Blues" was another. Here

February 19851Wavelength 5 Davis used the talking blues style were sexy and carefree. Utilizing subject. Limited almost strictly to Lemuel Turner, Kanui and Lula, later employed by folk-oriented what sounds like an almost note­ his early Thirties dirty ditties, the and Jenks "Tex" Carman. artists ranging from Big Bill for-note and yodel-for-yodel copy sixteen songs play very clean Whether you get either or both Broonzy to Woody Guthrie and of Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No.2 considering when they were records, you'll be in for an Bob Dylan. He got down to (My Livin' Gal Lucille)," Jimmie recorded (although the crackles on entertaining and rewarding business right at the beginning: went up to the microphone in "Red Nightgown Blues" are musical treat. "We bought the license went to February 1932 and sang his "Last slightly more prominent on the -Marc Grohman see Parson Brown Day Blues" (it was released under Bear Family album than on the Corrine couldn't wait and she the title" 1982 Blues") where he Old Timey issue) and come with throwed me down, humbly reflected: fine liner notes by Tony Russel and Racy She says 'Now Parson don't "If I had to pay for the crimes detailed recording data. One of the wait so long that I've done songs, "Rockin Blues" (1932), is Music Two more minutes and I'm (have mercy Judge) issued here for the first time. Most Attention bands: Wonder where gain' wrong. ' '' I'd be servin' time 'til1981 of the selections are, musically and the audience was at your Saturday The song moves along at a good I ain't stole no money, but I've lyrically, top drawer, and present a night gig on January 5? Could be clip (the above is about ten seconds wrecked a hundred homes, rarely heard side of a man in his they were part of the one worth). It's filled with strings of I'll be doggone glad, when old early prime as a brilliantly clever thousand-plus audience listening catchy phrases and some fine Gabriel toots that horn. " and original lyricist and a fine to Mason Ruffner and the Blues instrumental work too; toward the Then, apparently overwhelmed by performer. Rockers on Sunday morning after end of the song Eddie's and remorse, he continued with these This is not to say that the older running the 78th annual Jackson Oscar's jumpy guitar strings sound plaintive lines: Old Timey release is a bad deal. Day Race which ended at the new as if they're either itching and "Gonna get some strychnine, This Arhoolie-label-distributed LP Jax Brewery. Ruffner commented, scratching in perfect synchroniz­ bid the singing world goodbuy includes three of Davis' early best "I was expecting to be ignored. ation or else swiftly doing just (so long chillun) ("Sewing Machine Blues," "Red You know, runners are not what Jimmie loved to sing about. Gonna wash it down, with that Nightgown Blues," and "Down at necessarily music lovers ... but I While sex, women (usually good old rock and rye" the Old Country Church," the was very pleasantly surprised by either "Corrine" or "big, big big What a way to go! But fortun­ latter not on the Bear Family LP) the response. People were dancing brown" ones), and religion were ately for us music lovers, neither along with a couple of beauts by or just sitting there getting into it the main meat of Jimmie's songs Jimmie nor the dog in him gave up Cliff Carlisle ("You'll Miss Me ... just like playing a party, only then, traditional-minded fans of· that quickly. Nine months later he When I'-m Gone" ahd "Pan it's quite different playing that country music will be happy to was back singing about the joys of American Man"), Roy Acuff's early in the morning!" The after­ know he still occasionally sang sex again with "Organ Grinder tough-to-find "Steel Guitar race party kept the runners about the requisite subjects of Blues" and "Tom Cat and Pussy Blues" and "Steel Guitar Chimes" entertained while they waited for booze and trains (check "High Blues." with Clell Summey a.k.a. Cousin their finishing times and awards. Behind Blues"), though not as Current and potential fans of Jody (and boy, do they sound a Jot Looking for a new venue? Contact often as he did about his three the early Jimmie Davis should be better here than on my old red local race directors and tell they earlier-mentioned favorite topics. delighted with the recent Bear label Columbia 78s!) and others by you'd like to play. Not all of Davis' songs then Family LP issue of our featured Jimmy Tarlton, Sol Hoopii's Trio, -Carol Goiady

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6 Wavelength/February 1985 1, eySDiilh Bits Big man May 1957- Huey "Piano" Smith has just returned to New Orleans after an extended tour playing as a sideman with the "Sweethearts of locations: the Blues," Shirley and Lee. Upon New Orleans-3941 Bienville his return, Ace record man Johnny (504) 482-7894 ere Vincent informs him that he has some studio time lined up the Baton Rouge- 11712 Florida Blvd. following evening, and to come on (504) 272-1460 down and put something down on too small," and sets it to a catchy Lafayette- 101 Camellia Blvd. (318) 984-5840 tape. piano line. Smith has been toying with The song is released, entitled VISA- MASTERCARD stringing together some catch "Rockin' Pneumonia (and the phrases he's heard in some popular Boogie Woogie Flu)" and Huey FINANCING AVAILABLE -LAYAWAYS records, including tunes by Chuck heads out on the road with Shirley Berry and Roy Brown, among and Lee again. However, after just others. Eventually Huey strings a few weeks on the road the record together some Jines that say, "I begins to skyrocket in the charts want to jump but I'm afraid I'll and Huey returns to New Orleans fall, I wanna holler but the joint's to form the infamous Clowns. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BOOKS LYNN ABBOTT SALES-SERVICE-RENTALS plentiful in all Race-label The Balf catalogues-Oliver says 750 CHURCH & NITE CLUB appeared in twelve years, and he lin't Never has struggled to finally place them I NST ALLAliONS-SERVICE in historical context. In the Been Told process, plenty of fire is radiated from some well-chosen sermon Paul Oliver transcriptions, including Rev. J .C. Songsters and Saints: Burnett's 1926 best seller, "The ARIA PRO·I • Arbor LEPREEON Downfall of Nebuchadnezzar," Vocal Traditions on Race along with a few classics by the in­ * AUDIO TECHNICA UTE-LAB Records defatigueable Rev. J.M. Gates. In * AMPEG LUDWIG Cambridge University Press, fact, song transcriptions are an ANVIL CASES LUMITROL 1984 inspiration throughout the book, and are a reflection of Oliver's * AB·SYSTEMS * MARSHALL llowing that the blues devotion. Louisianaphiles will be * MARnN tradition has been exalted to especially glad to find the trans­ AKG Athe "extent that there are cription of New Orleans songster ASHLY MAXIMA GOLD now major gaps in other areas of Richard "Rabbit" Brown's 1927 * BOSE NADY scholarship," Paul Oliver guides recording "Mystery of the NUMARK his newest book through a stack of Dunbars' Child,"' a ballad account * DEAN GUITARS 78s representing some of the less­ of a 1912 kidnapping tragedy in DIGITAL KEYBOARDS OVA nON touted vocal traditions that co­ Opelousas. DIMARZIO * existed with blues in the 1920s and The text is accompanied by some PEAVEY '30s. Commercial recordings of the eye-popping illustrations, DRUM WORKSHOP * PEARL minstrel tunes, rags, ballads, including turn-of-the-century * ELECTRO-VOICE PAISTE dance-craze items, rhythmic songster photographs from Rich­ sermons and sermons-in-song are mond, Virginia, and seldom-seen * ETA • LIGHTING RAPCO all held to the light in Songsters WPA material like Russell Lee's EXR RENTKUS-HEINZ and Saints. shot of a snake-eating grifter in RICKENBACKER Wisely choosing titles that have Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Most * FENDER historically titillated collectors­ gratifying, though, are items from * FOSTEX * ROLAND like Blind Blake's "Diddie Wa Oliver's personal collection of FURMAN SCHECTER ' Diddie," Barber Bill Moore's sheet music, Race record "Ragtime Millionaire," and Gus catalogues, and newspaper GHS SENNHEISER ,' Cannon's "Can You Blame the clippings. GRETSCH DRUMS , * SHURE Colored Man"-Oliver has pain­ Oliver chose not to deal with GROOVE SINGER LAND I· stakingly traced their various quartets in Songsters and Saints. TUBES sources and precedents. This effort Since quartets account for G~ILD GUITARS * ULTIMATE SUPP. ) is most generously rewarded in his hundreds of Race recordings that HUMES & BERG CASES documentation of turn-of-the­ overlap into every musical * WASHBURN century black songwriter Irving tradition discussed in the book, the * IBANEZ WHIRLWIND I Jones as a pivotal source for author has a built-in support for KABLE KING * YAMAHA songster material on Race his basic observation of the state of ZILDJIAN recordings. Readers will be getting Race record research-that "the *KORG I, some bonafide "qua11 on toast" half ain't never been told." What * KRAMER * METEOR here, some excellent research, well does get told here, though, gets LA TIN PERtUSSION handled. told with authority and corn­ Oliver also makes headway into passion. Songsters and Saints is a the uncharted realm of the three­ first-rate detective story of black minute sermon. Sermons were traditional song.

February 1985/Wavelength 7 CARIBBEAN GENE SCARAMUZZO

and singles are available by Kitch, Crowning Swallow, Shadow, King Obstinate, Arrow, Ed Watson, Slane, The Calypso Explainer, Plain Clothes, Funny, Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires and more. A few heavyweights Monarch aren't available yet, like Blueboy, Nelson and most especially, the ach year as we approach the Mighty Sparrow. But even from Carnival season in New what has made it here, there are THE PICK OF THE CROP IN MARDI GRAS MUSIC E Orleans, I find myself won­ some definite hits and one dering why we're all dancing to the potential winner of the '85 Calypso same old Carnival songs year after Monarchy. SINGLES year. It's certainly not because we The Mighty Sparrow is doing the don't have any talented song­ same thing this year that he did last writers to pen new ones, or that we year ... building the suspense by MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS OLYMPIA BRASS BAND lack musicians or reasonably priced waiting until the last minute to OLYMPIA SPECIAL OLYMPIA BRASS BAND recording studios. New Orleans release his '85 effort, but Lord GO TO THE MARDI GRAS PROFESSOR LONGHAIR has all these things, plus a city full Kitchener's newest, entitled The of people who love music and who BIG CHIEF PROFESSOR LONGHAIR love to dance. In a city that has THEY ALL ASKED FOR YOU/ THE METERS borrowed so many Carnival HEY POCKY A-WAY traditions from the Caribbean, it's sad that New Orleans doesn't MARDI GRAS MAMBO/ THE METERS match the Caribbean's enthusiasm JAMBALAYA for an annual dose of new Carnival STREET PARADE EARL KING music. SECOND LINE STOP INC. In Trinidad/ Tobago and many other Caribbean islands, the new NEW SUIT WILD MAGNOLIAS year sees the release of new records by every major calypsonian. As the 12" DISCS new music is heard on the radio, at parties and in the streets, excitement builds over which songs ...\..\ MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS OLYMPIA BRASS BAND will be the hits of the season. Who ...\. .. \MARDI GRAS RAP JONES/TAYLOR EXPERIENCE will win the road march is probably the question most often debated as the days lead up to mas. ALBUMS & TAPES In Trinidad it's the street bands of Port of Spain that have the last MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS VARIOUS ARTISTS word on this because whatever BEST OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ OLYMPIA BRASS BAND song the majority of these bands chooses to play as they pass the ROCK 'N ROLL GUMBO PROFESSOR LONGHAIR judges' stands is the song declared WILD TCHOUPITOULAS WILD TCHOUPITOULAS as the road march. Much less of a CRAWFISH FIESTA PROFESSOR LONGHAIR people's choice is the bestowing of the calypso crown. Each FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND competing calypsonian performs SECOND LINE STRUT THE METERS his best calypso in front of a panel NEVILLIZATION THE NEVILLE BROTHERS of judges and selection is made by IRMA THOMAS rating performance, melody, IRMA THOMAS rhythm and lyrics. Because of this PLAYS MAC REBENNACK DR. JOHN competition, every Calypsonian Master at Work, is out, and the BRIGHTEST SMILE IN TOWN DR. JOHN with a hot record will benefit whole album is great. There will be BEST OF ART & AARON NEVILLE through record sales, but the a lot of clean people for Carnival if ultimate goal is to have one's song the opening cut on this album, WORK DONE ON PREMISES RADIATORS chosen as the Road March, or to "Soca Misinterpretation," hits as N.O. RHYTHM & BLUES LP VARIOUS ARTISTS be awarded the title of Calypso big as I think it wilL There's no Monarch. Although the exact doubt that this one will be a hot names for these awards vary from contender for road march. And in island to island (as does the date keeping with his traditional role of for Carnival), the excitement and the world's number one promoter the emphasis on music is dominant of the steel drum, the album throughout the Caribbean. contains Kitch's annual pan song, Back to New Orleans, the this year called "Pan Night and Caribbean's northernmost port, I Day." As always, this one will be believe that from the musical picked up by many steel bands and standpoint it has all the necessary will be heard everywhere on the elements to annually provide great streets during fete. Other Carnival music. I'm not advo­ standouts on this album include cating copying directly any one "Use Your Head" and a funny island's carnival traditions, but a soca admission by Kitch, on few people with imagination and "Breakdancing," that although he money could revitalize that thought he was the grandmaster of Caribbean spirit of music and breakdancing, after trying it he apply it to our own special realized that this is a dance for the Carnival celebration here in the youth. city of dreams. No other entire album strikes me 3179 Gentllly Blvd. 0 3627 S. Carrollton Ave. The 1985 soca/ calypso releases as a winner, but coming close is have been drifting in little by little, First Take, one of the earliest and as this issue goes to print, LPs releases of the year, by Swallow of

8 Wavelength/February 1985 Antigua. Side two is soca at its song is a swipe at Trinidad's Prime best, arranged by the other Minister George Chambers' maestro, Frankie Mcintosh. If you political strategies, with a break~ can sit through "Satan Comin' down in the middle of the song so Down," "Fiagwoman Busride" the singers can sing the nursery and "Tessie Sexy" without rhyme "Georgie Porgie." This is a jumping up, you better stay home 12" single and should not be because these songs are made for missed. P.M. Chambers is under the streets and discos. And a further verbal attack ina soca style unique feature of Swallow's album in "Foolin' Up" (from Explainer's is the timbale playing, done in a new album called Dedicated to sparse style but with great effect You) that features some nice steel just as they are often used on drum solos between verses, and in albums by Pablo Moses of a calypso entitled "Right or Jamaica. Wrong," the B-side of a 12" single Another early release by by Funny. Tobago's Shadow contains a hit The releases by the other called "Way Way Out," a slow, calypsonians mentioned do not funky number with a great chorus. strike me on first listening to be This one exists in a not very worthy of much praise. Ed different form on a 12" single if Watson's Soca Thriller and you don't want to go for the whole · Arrow's Soca Savage are partic­ album , and an extra bonus for ularly disappointments, the doing it this way is the B-side former being almost boring and version of another album cut the latter sounding way too much called "Le_t's Get Together." like Arrow's previous recordings. Going with 12" singles is guaran­ King Obstinate's new one, The teed to bring some hot music, and Undefeated, as usual contains this year there are several that I some hard-hitting kaiso, especially believe will be hits. There's no cuts like "The Truth" and "Who doubt that people will be win in' to Killed Me Sister," but more than Byron Lee's "Tiney Winey"; likely these won't be street When you hear this one 'you'll fllvorites, and Obstinate, being know Mi ss Tiney can wine. And from Antigua, cannot vie for the already a surprise hit is a 7" single Calypso Monarchy. But there are called " Kuchh Gadbad Hai" by an still many calypsonians whose Indian singer named Babla records haven't made it here as this Kanchan. The novelty that non­ issue goes to print, so there will be Trinidadians (the record was plenty more hits for Carnival '85 produced in India by Indian that are not appearing in this musicians) can play authentic soca article. is surely part of the reason this What will they be winin' to one's so popular, because it's not during Carnival . '85 in that great of a record. More to the Trinidad/Tobago? My gueslies point is the fact that the song is a make up the Caribbean Show clone of Arrow's huge hit of suggetions for this month. Kitch's '83/84called "Hot Hot Hot." "Soca Mis interpretation"; There are two kaiso numbers Shadow's "Way Way Out"; that are right on target this year, '"Tiney Winey" by Byron Lee; and like I mentioned earlier, I "Sa.tan Comin Down" and think one of them could win the "Flagwoman Busride" by calynso crown for the calypso.nian Swallow; and Babla Kanchan's who sings it. My choice is "Kuchh Gadbad Hai." Road "Chambers Don't See" by Plain march winner is too early to bet, Clothes, an uptempo soca rocker but all my money goes to Plain with an irres.istJible hook ("He don't Clothes to be Monarch in '85 if his see ... Chambers don't see ... "Chambers Don't See" is not Chambers don't see what going on viewed as too direct an attack on in this country") that will surely be the government. In the April issue another call in the streets. The l'lllet you know the results. 0

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February 1985/Wavelength 9 Lfl_ RARE RECORD ALMOST SLIM ~ = Coincidental ~ Bon Ton West Carnival ~ ) "Good time music for all occasions" ~~ The Fabulettes ~ J P.O. Box 8406 Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060 'Oh, the Mardi Gras' Local807 (408) 425-5885 Here's an obscure Mardi Gras record that came out around 1966 ~~~ WEST COAST CONNECTION FOR LOUISIANA FOOD AND MUSIC-CLUBS. or '67 on one of Joe Banashak's FESTIVALS PRIVATE PARTIES many labels. The Fabulettes were a group of local girls who worked coincidence that Sax came up with with writer/producer Sax Kari, on Mardi Gras in the title. It wasn't this-their only release. until a few years later that you had According to Banashak, he a lot of records coming out that instructed Kari to specifically try really used the words a lot in the and cut a record that would catch lyrics." on during the Carnival season. Banashak furthered that the "At the time it was more single got some airplay initially, but important to get the sound and the didn't sell all too well. "I thought AN EAR-FULL beat of Mardi Gras than to the record was just okay. I never actually have the words Mardi tried to get out there and push it Gras in the title," recalled every year.'' OF MARDI GRAS Banashak. "It was really just a -Almost Slim DINETTE SET BUNNY MATTHEWS ~ ~ ~ = \\ ..:::::.. ~ .,: .:.. ~ =--- ~ ...... -:::::. = ~ : :::::.:~~~'I ~ -II ~ = \\ - ~ II II .:: - ~ ~ ~ == ~ - = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -:::. 11 ~ ~ - ::::: ~ --- It ~ q '' ~ II ~ ,,,.~ == ..... ~ ~~~~ -.::=::.-::::.~_== ~~ = - = ...... ~ ::::- ~ ...... ,,,~ ' James Booker · Mardi Gras In New Orleans Musicians, being mostly drug Eat, Drink, addicts and free-thinkers, were automatically ruled-out. Explode The anorexigenic folk of America don't particularly like fat people but we make exceptions: ell, Jet's get a few things comedians, weathermen and chefs. straight. My original Paul Prudhomme, thusly, got the W motive for this column nod as Louisiana's Man. In the '$5.99 was to interview New Orleans eyes of the nation, food is all ,~each chefs and restaurateurs. Our Louisiana's got. wonderful city is known through­ Paul Prudhomme, however, is out the world for its music, food no hero. A few years ago, I would and sterling politicians. I have put my wife and two kids in the already spent nearly half my life car, cash a check for $20 at the writing about New Orleans music Whole Food Company and head and frankly, there's not much left for K-Paul's, where we would all that hasn't been analyzed by me or dine magnificently. There was no my young colleagues. line and no wait. I remember The standing joke circulating feeling sorry for Prudhomme, around the Wavelength environs figuring that he would probably be proposes that there are really only out of business in six months. We two New Orleans music stories: the ordered dessert and got change black version and the white back from our $20. version. In both versions, the Ah, those were the days! Now, LEISURE Th mustctan is an honorable, when I drive or walk past K-Paul's s . dedicated individual and everyone early in the evening, sighting the trv~DING e umvors else is a bad guy. The difference is crowds stretched around the that the whites usually have better corner, I curse. When friends come amplifiers. to town and want to go to K­ Sound provided by: PAL Concerning our elected and Paul's, I curse. "You go," I tell (Pro appointed officials, under investi­ them. "I'll never set foot in that Audio Lighting) gation by grand juries or not, I place again! It's a rip!" My friends have little interest. As a fan of go and return, having spent over Friday, February 15, 5:30p.m. excellence, I cannot be too en­ $100. Couldn't afford the dessert.. thusiastic about a democratic Had to sit with three obno;xious system which allows mediocrity a dental hygienists from Minnea­ Free Refreshments place at the top. polis. No credit cards allowed. What's left is food. Before God Many rude jokes about Paul cancelled Reagan's second Prudhomme. inaugural parade, the Louisiana What's odd abotll Ne\\ Orleam., representative in the march down rampant Reaganism elsewhere or Pennsylvania Avenue was to have not, is that \\e have no tolerance been Paul Prudhomme, perhaps for success. Praise be to Allah that the most famous living American the World's Fair was an chef. At first, the Republicans overwhelming financial dbaster! I wanted a politician but an un­ don't reall y hate Paul Prudhomme tarnished member of the Bayou but shit, why can't the man open a State machine could not be found. special annex for bona fide locals

10 Wavelength/FebruAry 1985 Dance Over to ... SECOND HAND ROSE Clothing from 1860-1960 3110 Magazine St. h with prices just above his break- are edible. I'm not crazy about 899-2098 't even point? I'd gladly compile a them but they fuel my revolution­ d list of suitable, deserving ary fervor. When I eat them, it at CISiomers. Prudhomme has got to makes me mad that I have to eat 1e be richer than AI "Popeyes" such garbage and thusly, more Copeland by now. Copeland, to determined to combat the forces e a credit, strings up a bunch of that have resigned me to the Jt Qristmas lights every year and economic category in which I have 11 causes major traffic jams. His to consume Quarter-Pounders. DISCOVER the ULTIMATE er cllicken is disgusting but he's got The guy who went into the it ciYic pride. Prudhomme raises his McDonald's and massacred the priCaeveryear. Bah humbug! customers had it all wrong. He NOW at WERLEIN'S: n I ctiJress. My original point was should've blown away the clientele !bat I was going to interview chefs. of some posh nouvelle bistro. That I did this for a few months but would've been a revolutionary The NEW Roland Guitar found that chefs were just too statement. polite. I knew that when I wasn't Let the rich eat cheesecake. It's around, these people yelled and the smokers we've got to deal with. Synthesizer- Now guitar players screamed at their employees. Why Recently, I was eating at the were they always so nice when I RiV'erbend. There were maybe ten can have all of the advantages f illterviewed them? I was after art, people in the joint. I was seated they were after public relations. right next to a man who finished that keyboard players have: What really bothered me was with his meal. Throughout my that most of the places I was meal, he smoked a cigar and talked Modern technology for an writing about were totally out of to himself. "I had a hamburger and my price range. I never knew so his smoke. It gave me a charming llllllY diners paid so much for such idea. tiny quail. They're not even fun to Smokers want to kill themselves, eat-sorta like extricating tidbits right? Why be pussies about of meat from a bunch of soggy smoking? I propose that the toothpicks. I'll pass. tobacco companies must inject one ATWERLEIN'S Eating is a great joy, a delightful out of every million or so cigarettes manifestation of our native (or cigars) with an explosive so that YOU CAN BUY WITH culture. Unfortunately, I am when lit, the cigarette (or cigar) CASH, CREDIT CARDS usually too busy to eat. I get in my blows the smoker's head off. It Honda, drive to the McDonald's at would make smoking a lot more or LOW MONTHLY NOTES. Louisiana and St. Charles (the thrilling, yes? Anyone who saw a most expensive McDonald's ever smoker's head blown off while ASK ABOUT OUR 90-DAY, built, incidentally), order a enjoying a pleasant meal at "SAME-AS-CASH" FINANCE Quarter-Pounder and large Coke, Galatoire's or the Hummingbird and head on, eating as I drive. By would have entirely new ideas PLAN. the time 1 get to Napoleon, I am about smoking henceforth. fmished. I have spent a bit over $2. Scraping brains from one's best Sometimes, when funds are low, I suit would drive the point home. skip the Coke. Quarter-Pounders Happy dining! 0

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February 1985/Wavelength 11 Top of the Charts No. Albums Sing In 1 Purple Rilll "like AVirg111" Prince & ...... Tile Rnallltion (Warner Bros.) (Warner Bros.) 2 Uke a Vlrgm "The Wild Boys .. Madonna Duran Du1111 (Warner Bros.) (Caprtol) 3 Born 1n the USA "Sea of Love" Bruce Springsteen The ltonlydrippers Critic's Choice (Columbia) (Esperanza) lain Blair Say Frankie OK 4 Arena "Cool It Now" Frankie finally came to Hollywood, pre­ Duran Duran New Edition ceeded by a carefully orchestrated (Cap~ol) (MCA) blitzkrieg of hype and propaganda, and 5 Pnvate Dancer "We Belong'' a street buzz that would have made any Tina Turner Pat Benltlr long-established superstar nervous, let (Capitol) (Chrysalis) alone a new act riding so high on the 6 Volume One "Alii Need" basis of just two hits. For while at home The HoneydrippersJact Wa,ner in Britain the Liverpool band are prob­ ~Esperanzat (Warner ros ) tlantiC) ably the biggest pop sensation since The Fab Four, selling more records more 7 B19 Bam Boom "Out of Touch" quickly Hall & Oates Hall& Dates than any other act in hist6ry - (RCA) (RCA) and cl!rtamJ.v hogging more headlines, over here on their debut U.S. tour they 8 17 "Run to You " Chicago Bryan Adams are still largely an unknown quantity. In (Warner Bros.) (A&M) the event, and under such heavy fore­ play pressure, the band performed re­ 9 She's So Unusual "You're the lnspuat1011" Cyndi Lluper Chicago markably well, and delivered some, if (Portrart1Ep1c) (Warner Bros ) not all, of the goods. After a suitably 10 Reckless "Valotte" dramatic opening, w1th lots of smoke Bryan Adams Julian Lennon and lights, the Frankies charged straight (A&M) (AtlantiC) into a ferocious version of the old Edwin 11 Sports "Born 10 the USA" Starr hit " War," complete with slides Huey Lewis Bruce Springsteen and slogans, before unleashing their & The News (Columbaa) On Tour ••• claim to fame, the sexually titillating (Chrysalis) Although Deep Purple's latest record is caUed Perfect Strangers, the re united heavy " Relax," which is also their strongest 12 Can't Slow Down "I Feel For You" metalers are anything but that to their fans, as evidenced by the Top 30 showing of the number. The rest of the set veered be­ lionel Rlcllil CllauiOian (Motown) (Warner Bros.) record. Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Ian Gillian, etc. began a six month long tween the provocative updated disco national tour in Texas January 18, with sizzling lead guitar riffs and ragged vocal moans funk/ rock feels of "Krisco Kisses" and 13 Lush life "Do What You Do" being the show's highlights. Unda Ronstallt Jermainl Jacbon " Welcome to the Pleasure Dome," with (Eiektra Asylum) (Ansta) the emphasis on the band's butt-wig­ gling antics, and the more " serious" 14 Trop1co "I Want to Know What Alan Brewer . . Palllenatar Love Is" . At Sunset Sound in anthems like "Two Tribes," and "The Hottest Videos HoUywood, The Blasters were at work (Chrysalis) fMivner Power of love." Singer Holly johnson (AtlantiC) Videos added to WTBS' "Night on their new Warners LP. The band is is a strong frontman, and aided by a Tracks": working with producer Jeff Eyrich, en­ 15 The Woman 1n Red "No More superb keyboard player and an extra gineer Dennis Kirk and assistant en­ Stevie Wonder Lone~ Nights" "Careless Whisper'' Wham (CBS) guitar, the band came fairly close tore­ (Motown) Paul cCI11ney gineer Tchad Blake . .. Criteria Record­ "like a Virgin" Madonna (Warner creating the aural sheen of their records. (Columbaa) ing in Miami, FL, played host to two Bros.) But their performance was also slightly musical giants recently. Dizzy Gillespie "I Think I'm Going bitchy, and peppered with insults when Personal Favorites Crazy" Adam cut some tracks for his new album with Chester (Cab ~ilms) • the rather reserved audience seemed Producer/ Let's Active member Mitch engineers Stan Lambert and Steve John­ less than impressed at times. Frankie Easter's favorite soda pops: 1. Blenheim " Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Hanoi son. Meanwhile, premier funkateer Rocks (Epic) came, and saw, butdidn'tquiteconquer, Old #3 Ginger Ale; 2. Coca-Cola; ~ Car- George Clinton stopped by the studio to and it will be interesting to see whether avan Dry Peach; 4. Cheerwine; 5. Welch's "Somewhere over the Rainbow" Sam do a 12-inch remix of his single, "Body­ they remain a purely British passion. Sparkling Crape. Harris (Motown) guard." Richard Anchor engineered the " Keeping the Faith" Billy Joel (CBS) session, with assistance from Stan Lam­ "Don't Worry Baby" Los Lobos (Warner bert . .. Alcatraz.z recently wrapped up Bros.) recording on their new album for Capitol "In Your Heart" Molly Hatchet (Epic) Records at two LA-area studios: Cher­ okee in Hollywood and Skyline in To­ "Tesla Girls" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (A&M) panga Canyon. The record was pro­ duced by hard rock kingpin Eddie "lonely School" Tommy Shaw (A&M) Kramer ... And at San Francisco's Dif­ " Easy lover" Phillip Bailey & Phil ferent Fur Recording, mixing was com­ Collins (CBS) pleted for the new album by Jonathan Richman. Andy Paley produced the disc. Dan Levitin and Howard Johnston In the Studio ••• engineered. The ever-enigmatic Nina Hagen was at Larrabee Sound in los Angeles recently, mixing a new album for CBS/ Interna­ tional with producer Adam Kidron. Steve Hodge engineered, with as!rist­ ance from Fred Howard ... In Detroit, the Four Tops cut some tracks for Motown Records. Producing the ses­ sions were Willie Hutch and Iris Gordy. Jim Vitti engineered and Steve King as­ sisted ... Firesign Theatre took up resi­ dence recently at EFX Systems in Bur­ bank, CA, to record their Warner Broth­ ers comedy/ mystery LP, Eat or Be Eaten . Fred Jones was at the board with Jeff Vaughn seconcti.ng ... Workshoppe Re­ corcti.ng in Douglaston, NY was the site 17 mg. "tar", of a mixing project for some concert Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined tracks by Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, 1.3 mg. nicotine Sting, Donovan, Jeff Beck and Eric That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. av. per cigarette Clapton - aU recorded for Amnesty In­ by FTC method. ternational. The mixing was handled by engineer Kevin Kelly and music director Phil Alvin of17te Blasters IT'S ALL MUSIC MARK BINGHAM

Ms. Collins: That's nice. You Don't MB: Gee, you really don't remember. Ms. Collins: I meet a lot of WaniTo people. MB: Well, uh ... me too. 7. t:,.., Bear This (awkward silence) I live here now. ~; Ms. Collins: You've been here o £. ~. "All writers are schizophrenic." since then? ~ 11 I -Ben Bova MB: No, only a few years. ~ "/ like being pretentious., (awkward silence) How's Holly ui c -Bobby Caruso doing? £ ::.- Ms. Collins: Everyone's fine. · ~ rr this great big beautiful city/ MB: Everyone? I lost track of ~~ ~ country/ world of ours there are Holly, do you know how I can f , f2 l matters of crucial importance to reach her? .i\i S: each and everyone of us. Music is Ms. Collins: She's ... transient ~ not today's big news, nor an earth­ at the moment. shattering subject useful for deep MB: No way I can reach her? discussions. Persons, places and Ms. Collins: No, I don't think things that are regularly treated so. with reverence can be dealt with Land O'Lakes, st:· Judy Collins and Jah Rastafan: no. M B: You really never see her? lightly in a column dedicated to Ms. Collins: Sometimes. music. Music is about joy, torturing us with profundity. 6. Yuppies. MB: Can you get a message to harmony, melody, noise, rhythm, YOW! As in, "He can play, and he her? my life spills into yours, unity, space and things that just gives good interview." How about "As Ms. Collins: Ok, I'll be sure she can't be put into words. Some a music minus one version of changing with the hours . .. " gets it. -Judy Collins music has words and sometimes Dancing In Your Head so we can I wrote my vital statistics on a that makes it better or changes it all be harmolodic1 To promote the release of her napkin. Ms. Collins continues to from pure music to a music form 2. The World's Fair. The fair new LP, Judy Collins recently put stare me down with those nuclear of one sort or another. Music was had good music. People had fun, in a personal appearance at blue eyes. Sweet Judy Blue Ice? I around long before music writing. some even had jobs. I liked the Metronome Records. Ms. Collins handed her the napkin. Add to this the fact that this writer fair. Big Fun. But ... the bad made a grand entrance, stepping Ms. Collins: I'll see that she gets is allergic to the word career. What smell of the fair will hover over us forth from Allen Toussaint's it. you may get here is opinion, for years. Many will no longer be Bentley. As Ms. Collins signed (long silence) information and some humor. able to "stop and smell the roses" autographs and mingled with the MB: Well, just wanted to say hi. The humor end is important. because the aftermath of the fair hoi polloi, Metronome employees Ms. Collins: That's nice of you. There was an Indiana journalist will obliterate all good smells. This displayed open discomfort at the MB: I, uh, hope you're all right. named Rich Stirn who made up his travesty of greed and corruption prospect of listening to two solid Ms. Collins: Good luck. daily record reviews for six months has furthered Louisiana's rep as a hours of Judy Collins records. As I was leaving. and was never suspected by readers banana republic populated by Some background: My parents rico: How'd it go? or editors. Stirn invented groups, loveable sleazebags who can cook listened to Judy Collins. I MB: Well rico, it's getting to the album titles, song titles, bio back­ and play music but would do any remember rude awakenings on point where I'm no fun anymore. ground and started new record number of degrading things if early Saturday mornings as ''I am "/ love music. Any kind of labels. He even did features on someone, anyone, gave them a maaaaaiiiid of constant music. "-0' Jays. "stars" using his friends as models enough money. soooooorrrrrroooow" blasted at Re: The Dirty Dozen Brass for the photographs he ran with the 3. Rastafarians. There is mass full volume trying to compete with Band. Some folks have called me column. Stirn is now an attorney, starvation in Ethiopia. Some my mother's vacuum and the to ask, "Mark, what about this no longer grappling with Near political observers trace this back neighbor's lawn mower: Cheez-Whiz thing? What are you Journalism. By the way, the name to the politics of Robert Eventually I developed a taste for· trying to say? I like that record. of his column was It's All Music. MacNamara. The rationale here is, Judy Collins. After high school, I The recording quality is not that Two of my idols are Dick "If the liberals hadn't given them chanced to go to work for Ms. bad." Gregory and Malcolm X. Let's aid back then, they would have all Collins record label. This was Well, The Dirty Dozen will be hope we hear more about them in starved and there wouldn't be five during her heyday in the late brilliant forever whether I like 1985. times as many around to starve Sixties. I had a brief friendship their debut album or not. Sorry Here are some things I don't now." What a world! Abebe with Holly Collins, who I have folks, but I Want More! This want to hear about this year. Bikila won the Olympic marathon since lost track of. I even visited record is stiff when compared to I. Harmolodics. Ornette in 1956 and 1960. Bikila was a the Collins' home in Denver. But live Dozen or to any of the live Coleman continues to deliver rich, palace guard for Jah Rastafari as Frank Sinatra might say, "That tapes floating around. The Dozens aooey, indescribably delicious himself. Bikila ran barefoot. Did was long ago and you've forgotten have the ability to reintroduce sounds. His early work, Change of he listen to Robert Parker? Bob I know." people to what jazz used to be the Century being a personal Marley was half Caucasian. As I waited in line to speak to about: spontaneity within a loose favorite, sounds even better with Yellowman is not a rasta. He has Ms. Collins, I overheard her telling group structure, physical inter­ time. But ... somewhere along the horrible skin cancer. Shep Samuels Mr. Toussaint, "This is an inter­ action with the audience, warmth line he has fallen prey to the is an attorney who has a decent esting song I wrote ... and .. . this and exuberance, without "Important New York Artist" reggae show on WTUL. WWOZ is an interesting song I wrote." pandering to the past or giving up syndrome. That is, how one's plays much reggae. Meanwhile, Mr. Toussaint's replies were the present. Much of what is called work breaks down to words is even bathroom rastas are taking over inaudible. The line waited a bit jazz today is "for listeners only." more important than the sound. many major metropolitan areas. longer as rico photographed the The Dirty Dozen satisfies in that Now Ornette Coleman is likely to Babylon goes on with its wicked two stars together. (A major time­ way as· well as providing a near be IOOOfo sincere about Harmolo­ ways. We all suffer, no matter our consuming chore for famous lethal dose of street, history ctics, but I am 1000fo not getting it. lot in life. Life is unfair. The rasta­ people is being photographed with lessons and pure sound. I was I've heard a few explanations that farian message has become kind of other famous people.) Finally it hoping for a record of great liken Harmolodics to a modern a cross between John Denver and was my turn. energy. What we got was polite msion of the basics of old New Louis Farrakhan. Sub mal? No, Ms. Collins: Yes? Dirty Dozen, suitable for framing, Orlenas jazz forms: group soloing just ten more miles off dark star MB: You don't know me? but not so good for dancing. So within a loose but defined island. Ms. Collins: (Looks carefully. big deal, maybe next time. No, the structure. Thus far, my take on 4. Pia Zadora. "She's up Seems put off, as in "Oh no, not record does not sound like Cheez­ Harmolodics is that it is an excuse there!" this again.") There's a vague hint Whiz. If this is your introduction for yet another interview with 5. Cajun Food. As Marlon of recognition. to the Dirty Dozen, it's, well, it's another musician who does a few Brando once said, "Get the MB: I used to work for Elektra. better than nothing. alms in Ornette's direction before butter!" When David Anderle was there. Remember, It's all music. 0

February 19851Wavelength 13 REVIEWS

James Booker In Hamburg." Both seem to be straight from Fat's songbook. have a gift for observation, shown King Of The New Orleans those nutty improvisations that "Hadacol Bounce" keeps the ball best in songs like "The Whole Keyboard- Volume One Booker often made up on the spot, rolling and so too does the Thing," which questions the adding portions of everything Bookeresque "So Swell." validity of obvious conclusions, or JSP 1083 from Mozart to Longhair along The title selection, a blistering the satiric ''Young Professionals.'' I once took an oath in blood the way. combination of Longhair's The clear image throughout Hip saying I'd never review a JSP Of course Booker completists "Rhumba" and Toussaint's Jsn 't It is that this is a hard, messy album because of the owner's will have to have this, but it 's "Whirlaway," is a real piano tour­ world; but underlying that is the reputation for not paying really a pretty good album and a de-force with all the New Orleans equally clear statement that each royalties. Nonetheless, e ven perfect representation of the man's embellishments one could imagine. of us is responsible for what we though I' m sure that this will style. I sure wrsh Booker was still "Can't Believe You Want To make of it. follow in JSP's royal tradition, I around. Leave" is a bit weak but that This is a very impressive first still feel that the general readership -Almost Slim might be because I'm coming off album; look for more good things of this magazine will want to know Diz Watson an entire weekend of listening to to come from The Times. about this release. Rhumbalero Little Richard's Grealesl Hits. -Keith Twitchell However, Diz's ending saves the This probably will be the first of Ace 124 a number of LPs that originate entire performance. Two other from live Booker tapes; in fact , Diz has done it againc8. You Fess signatures are included: "Her Timothea might JSP has volume two in the wings remember a very positive review Mind Is Gone" and "Big Chief" "Mardi Gras Party" right now. This one dates from a for his initial album, Blue Coal rock along merrily. The intro­ (Part I & II) spective "Blues For Alexis" winds 1979 concert in Hamburg, Man, in these pages a year or so Grand Marshall 102 Germany, and features Booker in a ago, and this one I'm pleased to things up nicely. The Doorman, the backup band variety of moods. (When wasn' t say is just as exquisite. Admittedly Mardi Gras is an event that he?) Most of this material will be I'm partial to Diz, since I spent a that accompanies the man on most of the album, also deserves a brings New Orleanians together in familiar to Booker fans, i.e. "One few evenings sampling British a celebration of the city's music. Hell Of A Nerve," "How Do You bitters while I listened to him rock standing ovation. Kieran O'Connor, England's greatest For a few weeks virtually everyone Feel,'' " Please Send Me Someone the London pubs with classic New from Andy Williams fans to Prince To Love," etc., as most of these Orleans R&B last summer. drummer, really swings, especially on the Longhair tunes. Also "The fanatics tap their feet to a second songs are performed on the A veritable encylopedia of New line beat. Some even dig behind the previously released live albums. Orleans piano styles, Diz covers Guvner," Tony Uter, the West Indian conga player, supplies that Johnny Mathis albums and pull There is an interesting solo just about all the bases-the LP is out a Huey "Piano" Smith or rendition of "Classified," and a dedicated to Fess and Booker so little bit extra on the rhumbas that make this album so good. Mardi Gras in New Orleans album laid-back version of "Rockin' that should put things in and enjoy a small taste perspective. Appropriately, Let's hear none of this " Well, of the Pneumonia," with equal portions music that cooks all year long in of Huey Smith and Liberace. "Junco Partner" opens side one he's just playing like all those other guys," because those "others," bars and on bandstands around the The album's most interesting with all the eclectic piano and city. moments squalling vocals for the most part are no longer are two unfamiliar tunes you could hope Carnival is one of the (well, at least with us. Let's look at this as what few times to this observer), for. "Domino's," a medley, soon during the year when disc jockeys "Blues Rhapsody," and " Harlem follows sounding as if it were lifted it is: some real down-to-earth ass­ kicking New Orleans rhythm and will play, and people will buy, blues. discs by local artists. (Had Johnny -Almost Slim Adams' single released last spring received the airplay of last year's WAVELENGTH BACK ISSUES The Times car.nivai hit "It Ain't My Fault,' it Hip Isn't It might have made the local R&B No 3 The Cold. Tony Oagrad• WWOZ. George Porter & Skratch SK005 charts.) As a result the last Joyrode Palrlce Fosher few No 7 Nevolle Brolhers Waller Washonglon. Dave Bar1hOIO· years have seen a deluge of mew Roy Brown New Levralhan. Ron Cuccra No 10 Roy Brown, Larry Wolloams. James Rovers Larry lhe I haven't heard The Times live, carnival records. Punk. Musocoans· Unoon, Beach Musoc No 12 George Fonola. Danny Barker. Frankoe Ford Lenny though I've been told they put on This year the Mardi .Gras record Zennh. lrvong Mclean. Dr Johns Morgus quite a show. After hearing their catalog has a new entry in No 14 Mr Google Eyes. Henry Buller Choel Pt>le ol !he Black Eagles. lhe AFO Slory New Orleans Band debut album, Hip Isn 't It, I can Timothea's "Mardi Gras Party" Guode No 15 Allen Toussaont. Top Cals Clark Vreeland . Bessoe believe it. The music is very Parts I and II, written and Grot lin danceable in a new wave vein, but produced by Earl King. In the style No 16 AI Johnson. Bourre. Marchong Bands. lhe s1a1e ot rock on New Orleans. Jonkonnu Fesl ovals, Blue Vopers not without enough Louisiana of such party records as "Street No 18 Baton Rouge Bluesmen. E~rl Kong Boll Tannen Luther Kent. Aockabtlly, Roulette. Lazy Lester influence to make it a little Parade" and "Quarter to Three,'' No 20 Texas Bands Bo D•ddley. the Aubry Twrns . Mason - - - - Rullner Math•lda Jones. Red Beans and Roee Revue familiar. Call it funky Louisiana it opens with a little in-studio cele­ No 22 Lee Dorsey. Cous•n Joe. Earl Palmer, the Top~hna s minirnilism; also call it a hot time bration before descending into a story. Sexdog. the Vatoants. Zebra • No 23 Zachary R•chard. FlOyd Sooleau. Boogoe Boll Wet:lb. in any club. "Hey Pocky Way" bass riff. Feslovals Acad•ens. Storyvolle Stompers No 24 George Schmidt. Shm ·s Y Ko Ko. Eilts Marsalts. the I have to admit that this Baton A solid though derivative second Models. Allegra No 25 NOCCA. Germaone Bazzle. KuSh . Valeroan Smoth. Rouge band's efforts took a couple line record, "Mardi Gras Party" is Swamp Pop. WTUL of listenings to grow on me. Other most notable for its blend of old No 26 Chuck CarbO and the Spiders. Chros1mas Records. Zebra. Harold Potoer than the superb reggae number and new New Orleans musicians. = No 27 1983 Band GUide. Bog Bang. John Fred. Carla Baker. the reossue tSsue "Childhood" and the anthemic Timothea Beckerman has playing No 30 The Louts oana Haynde. Wrndtammer. Mrke Pellera. "Exiled in L.A.," the music is around the city on and off foa· over Margte Joseph. The Copas Brothers. Jazz Fest Pre vre w economical and not particularly fifteen years. In the Sixties she No 31 Olympoa Brass Band G~ntenn oal. Robert Parker varied. But it's worth the effort: recorded "Teenage Prayer" under Lonnoe Brooks. Jack Dupree. Jazz Fest Pocks No 32 ::.am McClam. Ralston Cr awford's New Orleans. AI the rhythms have a way of sliding the name Timmie Little. Ferner. /l.rt and Physocal Cullure • . No 33 Lee Allen. Earl Stanley. Gull Shores. Blasters into your musical consciousness Timothea's band, Piece of Earth, until you realize that they're just accompanies her on her latest what you were looking for all outing with assistance from Earl along. Propelled by bassist Don King on piano and tambourine. "Snake" Snaith and Hans Van Newcomers on the record include Brackle's guitars, they create a Paula Rangell on saxophone. groove that gives the entire album Paula moved to New Orleans last I !lave .,.rtArt Neville. WAYEL£115111, PO Box 15667 New Orleans. La 7017 5 otations of that word. The Times -Macon Fry

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ne of the oldest, but least publicized "But back in those days, them cowboys w traditions of the Carnival Season is that real cowboys. They rode on horses and fired r of the Mardi Gras Cowboys. The Mardi guns at each other. It was nothing to se Gras Cowboys are a loose band of largely blue someone get shot. I remember Mardi Gras 191 collar workers who mask as authentic Western like it was yesterday. This tinhorn from th cowpokes and terrorize the country and western Harvey Wranglers called my daddy a shitkicker. hanky tonks on the West Bank, anchored on Well my daddy was so angry, and so full of Jack and around Fourth Street. Daniels, that he shot that tinhorn right between No one can pinpoint exactly when the the shoulders. Stuff like that would happen ever tradition originated, but Bernard Plumski, a year. They would have gun fights right out on welder and a trailboss with the Marrero Pan­ Fourth Street; it was just like the old West. handlers, speculates: "It probably began just "After the last war, they put the real guns after the Civil War. My great-grandfather, away. These are just blank guns we use now; all George Plumski, was a member of the original the posses are pretty much friends now-a-days. Panhandlers. He said that the first real cowboys During the Fifties we had to stop riding horses, arrived on the West Bank just after the stock­ 'cause the City got mad because of all of the yards were built along the River. The first horse s--- around. It's too damn bad, too, bunches were from Wyoming and Texas. They because I had the prettiest palamino you'd ever drove the cattle in from out West to the stock­ lay eyes on. Mesquite was his name and I used to yard. Most of the cowboys went back home but ride him at the front of the posse every year. a few of them married local girls and stayed Now we ride around in these jeeps or four-wheel here. My great-grandfather was from Casper vehicles with the big tires. There's still a few and he married a Cajun girl from Paincourt­ Mustang convertibles around and even a Pinto ville. He got a job branding steers at the stock­ or two. I've got a· Trial Blazer with a CB in it­ yard and built the first ranch on the River Road. my handle is Gun Smoke-that's how we keep "He enjoyed Louisiana enough to raise a the posse together. It's pretty hard, though, dozen children here, but he still got lonesome once those cowboys start drinkin' that bourbon. for Wyoming. He used to get together with The year before last, one cowboy .in our posse some of the other cowboys who had stayed here drove his Apache into the canal." and they'd talk about the tumbleweed and the There currently are approximately 200 active cattle rustling that went on back home. They Mardi Gras cowboys, divided roughly among a were kind of mystifyed by Mardi Gras, because dozen posses. Although nearly all of the cowboy they didn't have anything like that out West. I activity is centered on the West Bank, a few mean, if a new calf was born you'd celebrate cowboys have indeed immigrated across the and have a few beers, but it was nothing like it is GNO bridge to New Orleans. There was even an here on Mardi Gras Day. attempt at forming an East Bank Posse, the "Well I guess they got together and decided Uptown Stetsons, in the early Seventies, but the that if everyone else was out having a good time, tribe dissolved and its members rejoined the they might as well have some rip-roaring fun various West Bank Tribes. just like they did back home-so that's just Most of the various posses meet the third what they did. They put on their fanciest cow­ Tuesday of each month at Hired Hand Saloon, boy boots, polished up their six-shooters, dusted on Fourth Street in Harvey. A Mardi Gras off their favorite chaps, and maybe topped Cowboy meeting is somethin-g one never forgets. things off with a new cowboy hat. They'd all Once the initial minutes are read, thl! Cowboys meet at the crack of dawn and go out and shoot head for the bar to down quantities of their up the town." , favorite libation and sing many of their Wilbert "Tex" Faget, one of the oldest active traditional songs and show off the latest in Mardi Gras cowboys, recalls some of the cow­ Western wear. boy outings from the early part of this century. Although many of the cowboys still add "I just made eighty last All Saints' Day," recalls fringe and rhinestone embellishments to their Faget, while sewing some fringe on a cowboy garb, many just wear clothes right off the racks. shirt. "My daddy was a buckaroo with the One cowboy noted that since the release of the Avondale Trail Blazers, which is one of the movie Urban Cowboy, the clothe~ sold in the oldest posses on the West Bank. My momma Western wear shops are as spectacular, and would take us out to see the cowboys when we much cheaper, :han the ones sewn by hand. were real little and my daddy always wanted us Nonetheless, the older cowboys wouldn't to carry on the tradition. think of donning something just out of the box

22 Wavelength/February 1985 the Dance Ranch on Mardi Gras Day. "A lot of these cowboys today don't take the Mardi Gras Day: "Get Along Little Doggie," "Montana" Mathews, who perenially time on their outfits like I do. But my daddy "I'm An Old Cowhand," "Howdy Podner"­ the award for the most spectacularly taught me how to sew this fringe and attach this is when their emotions reach their peak. It's prbed cowboy, spends the better part of a year these rhinestones so they look best. not uncommon for a cowboy to break down and preparing his cowboy outfit. "A lot of the "If you take a gander at these spurs," he cry in his beer after a sad cowboy lament. fancier spurs and chaps come from Houston," continues, hitching up a leg on his levis, Finally, on Mardi Gras Day, the various points out Mathews, sewing some ostrich "they're the real thing. My grandfather wore posses will gather at dawn at their favorite feathers into the band of his ten-gallon hat. I try these when he started homesteading in Algiers. watering hole. Most often they will bellyup to to look better every year, so I drive to Texas All the men in my family been Mardi Gras the bar and start in on a chorus of "Tumbling once a year and buy rhinestones and cowhides to cowboys. Now my son just ain't interested, Tumble Weeds," or "El Paso." From there the mke my out fit. though. I guess these kids nowadays aren't posse is broken down into cowpunchers, buck­ "You see these?" he says, revealing an interested in keeping the old ways alive. We aroos, wranglers, and of ceurse trail bosses. exotically colored pair of pointed toed boots. don't seem to have as many young cowboys any­ (Some posses even occasionally have a cowgirl.) "They're albino anaconda skin. The hides came more. I can't understand why because all The cowpuncher's job is obvious. He is sent right out of the Amazon jungle. I won't say how youngsters used to play cowboys and Indians." ahead to the next barroom or hooky tonk to much they cost but they would have made a During the monthly meetings, the posses scout out for trouble. If he finds it he is to deal aood down payment on a car. rehearse the repertoire of the songs they sing on with it appropriately. In the old days it meant clearing a joint out with a six-shooter, but these days most people are friendly enough to buy a round for the cowboys.

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A List Of Poss~sBroncobusters The West BanPanhandlers The Marrero . Do Boys The buckaroo's job is to flaunt the standard The Bridge CltY roll Boys for the posse. They are usually the most The Avondale Pay (defunct) exotically dressed of all the cowboys, sporting h Uptown Stetsons the finest of cowboy fashions, usually topped T e Rustlers off with the largest and fanciest cowboy hat. The Westwego Cowhands When two posses meet in the street, or in a guns The Fourth Sftfree~n Marauders honky tonk, they go through a simple ritual. w; all They slap each other on the back, buy each days. The West Je ers Outfit ) other drinks or share bottles. The closest thing p rses, The Harvey Cowb~~Hey Biscuit Boys (Defunct to violence the cowboys come to these days is a ~ f the The Belle C~asBse ou cowboys . friendly arm wrestle or a few seconds on a ~ too, The Baratana ay h mechanical bull. But even the mechanical bull is ever becoming an endangered species lately. 1 edto A cowboy D~~~;~~Jn\iams By nightfall on Mardi Gras Day, the cowboys year. ,, Jambalaya bbins have made at least two do7cn stops on Fourth heel "El Paso" Marty RoW ds'' Bob Wills a few . , Tumble ee jPi.nto ''Tumbl ln h d'' Roy Rogers nit- Old Cow an . keep "I'm Adn podner" Fats D?mmo \so the official "How Y d Joe" vanous-a ''Cotton Eye s r.~~~: 0 po~se dance of the Co~\~sa" Bob Wills !lCtJve ''Take Me B~c~~se', Tex Ritter : I "San Antomo . p \ey I I Fgaboy "0\d Shep" Elvls r~~ Marty Robbins . l " few ''You're From Tex~~t Jingle Jangle Jmg e s the I. en an • "1 Got Spurs T :, the CowboY Copas s Jt the Where To See The Cowb;~urth Street between Street. By then they arc usually hoarse from d the Most anywhere on Mardi Gras DaY. So~e singing and yodelling, and tired from drink. Most will head home and sleep until the next ~ hird nu and sundown o~ holes are The Mou m day, and forget about being Mardi Gras loon, su hP. favorite watenng \ The Hired Hand, cowboys until the next meeting at the Hired Gras oft elf The Wagon Whee ' r's Big Jim's Hand. rgets. Rouge, ' The Key Hold, Denve ' Although many of the other traditional Mardi rboys Hee Haws,, Gras organizations arc far more visable than the their and Broncos. Cowboys, according to spokesman Billy Bob their .Jenkins, "that's the way we want to keep it. We don't want a bunch of rich Uptown yuppies or television cameras following us around. Every year the Jazz Festival tries to get us out there to sing some of these cowboy \Ongs, but I tell 'em we're too busy; we got to work. "A lot of us guys work at the hipyards over in Avondale. We never speak about the Cowboys at work though. If we sec another Cowboy at work, we ju<,t nod to each other and smile. We have fun on Carnival Day and at the meetings. That's the way it should be." ~ ·

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" I've never met the man, but look al him! He's a monster! You get the feeling he could pick up a ten-dollar guitar and steal your girlfriend!" -A fan

he Delta Blues aren't played much anymore. They're preserved. Guitar T players learn a song or two "in the Delta blues style" as a way of paying tribute or a way of showing off, and only ethnomusicologists or hard-core blues fans play the old recordings. For John Mooney, the Delta Blues sound­ the bottleneck guitar playing odd rhythmic counterpoint to eerie, penetrating vocals-is more than a showcase for his considerable skills. For him, the Delta blues are a living, growing voice: "There's something in the tone and timbre of the sound-an emotional release. It's a medium for pure feeling." A fascination with the guitar began when Mooney was ten. "l liked everything about it­ the way it looked, the way it sounded. When I first picked one up, I liked the way it felt." He learned by listening to radio and by working his way through a Beatles songbook. His grand­ father was a musician, playing banjo and mandolin during the Jazz Age, but Mooney's first exposure to the blues came from a Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell recording. He began tuning in late night radio s~ows out of Knoxville that featured the blues and old-time country porter, working on trains. The thing that Magnie and Leigh Harris and later evolved into music. He was fourteen or fifteen when a record­ impressed me most about him was his huge the Percolators. ing of Robert Johnson made him put his Fender voice. He has amazing projection. It probably At around that time, Tipitina's opened, and Stratocaster aside. came from singing on streetcorners and in clubs in a freak accident, Mooney broke his hand. He He got a Silvertone acoustic from Sears and that didn't have microphones." tried to play anyway, but ended up in Charity, Roebuck and began to seek out recordings by For the next few years, Mooney did some sharing a room with a man who'd been struck Johnson and other Delta blues players, street singing of his own, following county fairs by lighting. "The doctor put a cast on it, but including Willie Brown, Charlie Patton and Ed and festivals through Arizona and California. whenever he turned his back, I'd try to rip a "Son" House. By age sixteen, Mooney had quit "1 got to where I could sing loud, and that little off so I could still play. It was pretty hope· school and was playing steadily in coffee houses helped. The other street musicians would have less." Eventually the hand healed, and in 1977 and at dances around Rochester, New York, with to move further down the block until I Mooney went up north to Rochester to record guitar player Joe Beard. In 1972, Beard finished." In I976, Mooney's travels brought his first album. introduced Mooney to another resident of him to New Orleans. "I came to see an old "I had all kinds of dreams. I wanted to Rochester, Son House-the man who had friend, Bobby (Brooklyn Robert) Weiner, but organize a touring group of musicians and taught Robert Johnson to play fifty years mostly I came to get away from the cold. It artisans -we would travel by bus along the earlier. snowed my first day in town." same circuit I'd done as a street musician:1"was Mooney and House became friends, and The snow melted and Mooney began to play going to finance the whole thing with the album. eventually played together. "For a long time, regularly at Ford's Place with the Backdoor Naturally, it didn't work out ... " Son hadn't played at all. He was a Pullman Blues Review, a group that included John The album, Comin' Your Way (Blind Pig records) features musicians from th.e popular Roomful of Blues and includes both original songs and blues classics. It didn't finance a group of touring artisans, but it was a critical SPffiiTWORLD success, earning positive write-ups in several major newspapers and national music PATTERN in the magazines. EXPRESSIVE FOLK CULTURE The cold drove Mooney back to New Orleans. "I grew up on a farm outside Rochester, and ofAFRO-AMERICAN I'm really most comfortable in the country. New NEW ORLEANS Orleans is the first city I could really feel right in, the first place that really felt like home." 130 duotone photographs, 23 color With Ricky Cortes and Kenneth Blevins, photographs, and Journal by Mooney formed the Bluesi:ona Band that toured Michael P. Smith. Introduction by the southern circuit until the summer of 1983. Nicholas Spitzer, Director of the At that point, after more than ten steady years Louisiana on the road, Mooney needed a break. Folklife Program. He returned to Rochester and spent time at Spiritual churches, Mardi Gras the piano, working out the songs that would Indians, Social and Pleasure Clubs, appear on his second album. One afternoon he traditional street celebrations . .. stopped in on a friend, glassblower Jim Nadal. a unique chronical of Afro American "I watched him do a piece, and then he turned to me and said, 'Here, you try it', so I did. It folk life and music in New Orleans. was blind luck, but the piece I blew turned out - funded for publication by the- great. I loved it." Mooney began an apprentice­ ship under Nadal. " In a lot of ways, glass LOUISIANA blowing is like music. A piece usually doesn't COMMITTEE take longer than a song-and like music, some days it just won't happen. Then Jim would say, FOR THE 'come on' and we'd go fishing or something. It HUMANITIES wasn't a day to blow glass. The difference is that Binding For Bllptism, Holy Family Spiritual Church, 1973. when you're blowing a glass piece you don't have that audience to tell you right away how "New Orleans is very lucky. to have Mike Smith as a resident artist and creative you scholar. His photographs are unique in their did." time, certainly to be put in the same Telephone King, the album that came out of class as those of the great FSA series in the period of the New DeaL that sabbatical from the road, has a definite -Alan Lomax, folklorist New Orleans sound. "After Son House, Columbia University Professor Longhair probably has had the strongest influence on my playing." On "Smith has brought to his work a deep understanding of the functions of folk and Telephone King, Mooney manages to build on quasi-folk cultures in an urban environment as well as immense photographic skilL the already complex Delta rhythms. There's a Not just technique in the usual sense, but the more complex ability to gain and mambo beat behind the National Steel, and in maintain access to a subject matter, to understand that subject matter, and to places the hard piercing vocals are clear tribute translate it into visual imagery that communiciates understanding." to Fess. -Dr. Howard S. Becker Mooney has once again returned to New MacArthur Professor of Arts and Sciences Orleans, and around town he can be heard Northwestern University playing solo, or backed up by Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter and Amasa Miller. He's also done some touring with harp player SPIRIT WORLD is a publication of the New Orleans Urban Folklife Soc1ety - a n on-profit Fingers Taylor (formerly of Jimmy Buffett's corporation formed to support primary cultural groups which constitute and present the livi ng, Coral Reefer Band). cultural and mus1cal heritage of the City of New Orleans. A new album is scheduled to be released this spring. It's a return to Mooney's first love-the acoustic Delta sound-and it features the soul classic "Take Time to Know Her." The album YES, Please send ____ copies of SPIRIT WORLD to: is a joint effort with Jimmy Thackery of the Nighthawks. "We recorded it in Jamaica. Jimmy was down there and he had the idea to name $10.00 + $2 00 postane & h.tnrllmn \e) record the whole thing next to this swimming $ ______enclosed. Please make pool. It's all acoustic-National Steel, six-and address twelve-string guitar, mandolin and mandolin checks payable to Waoelenglh Magazine. cello-and it sounds great reverberating off elty state ZIP P 0. BOX 15667 • NEW OR LEANS, LA 70175 those tiles." phone Poolside in Jamaica ... the Delta blues never had it so good. I c--1\ 28 Wavelength/February 1985 -·

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<' • ...• The Danny White Story By Almost Slim

1e singer Danny White neve·r was "When the night was over the owner of the call the band Danny White and the Cavaliers. II. able to break into the national recording club offered me a full-time job as vocalist. I We played the Cadillac for five years solid." :d charts, as many of his contemporaries did told him I couldn't because I was a Marine, but While at the Cadillac, White cut his first It in the early Sixties, his handful of excellent finally I agreed to sing weekends and he paid me record for Na.shville recordman Shelby lt singles rank right alongside many of New $10 a night." Singleton, who leased a single to Dot, but with e­ Orleans R&B chart successes. His best known When White's enlistment ended he returned little commercial success. He also recalls an ;s tunes "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" and "Loan to New Orleans, but with no ambitions to isolated session for a deejay from the West 't Me Your Handkerchief" are still local favorites pursue a singing career. ''I went back to school Coast, but doesn't think a record was ever 1e and justifiably remembered. Most anyone who on the G.I. Bill," he continued. "I used to go released from the session. f' ever saw White perform during the late Fifties out to clubs like Hayes' Chicken Shack, the-Dew • ''A lot of club owners started coming down to It and early Sixties knows White fronted perhaps Drop and the Shadowland to hear music. I got the Cadillac to see what was happening and lt the most popular R&B band of the era. to know a lot of musicians and me and a guy asking me if I wanted to work for them. I'd 't Fellow New Orleans composer and performer called Jack decided to form a small band and always said no, but after awhile I wanted to w Allen Toussaint perhaps best puts White's work weekends. - circulate. So I told the club owner .I wanted to importance into perspective: '' Dar.my White was "One of the first places we played was play at some other places. He said, 'I hate to •f never really a big-name recording artists, but he Dupree's Lounge, on Claiborne and St. lose you, but you can always come back.' e had a great band that used to work at the Sho Bernard, right across from the Circle Food "Then we started playing at some other clubs ., Bar on Bourbon Street that was really hot. Store. We played in there one Saturday night around New Orleans. My saxophone player at e Danny inspired me to write soine songs but· and I mean the place was packed. During the the time was John Payne; he had a gig on n unfortunately we weren't recording him and break someone came up to me and said, Bourbon Street at the Dream Room too. I n gave the tunes to K-Doe. I'm speaking specific­ 'Danny, there's a white guy outside in a Cadillac started dropping in to see him and I said to a ally about "Mother-In-Law" and "Certain who wants to talk to you.' myself, 'Hey I like this sc.ene.' n Girl," that was Danny White's style. There was "I went outside to see what he wanted. The "I talked with the club owner, Sam Anselmo, e something very influential about Danny White guy told me he was going to open a club called and gave him my card. He hired me to start a that was absorbed by a lot of artists that had big the Golden Cadillac. It was a real big club across morning jam session that p_layed from 2 am to 6 v records here." from the Fifth Precinct on Poland Avenue near' am. I didn't know if it would work out but j Born Joseph Daniel White July 6, 1931, at the Canal. It had been a country and western people started following us from our evening gig y Charity Hospital, he was the youngest of seven club (Elvis Presley had played there) but he to the Dream Room and we'd get 300 people in children and grew up in the Hollygrove section wanted to make it an R&B club. He offered to there on Friday and Saturday nights." r of the city. "There was always lots of music pay us a lot more money than we were making at Anselmo's son, Jimmy, who owns Jimmy's s around," he explained. "I sang in church' and Dupree's so I brought Jack out .to talk to him music club.on Willow Street today, still vividly for plays at school. It was really my teachers too, because it was really his band. We agreed to recalls White's early morning sets. "Danny who thought J had a good voice and encouraged work for him, and it was our band that actually White and the Cavaliers were the hottest band in me." . · opened the place up. That was in 1955. town at the time. You might be able to compare White's debut as a professional singer "We played every Friday and Saturday night him to the Cold or the Nevilles at their peak. Try occurred while he was a 20-year-old Marine at· and were really popular, so popular in fact that and imagine a Jimmy's or a Tipitina's packed Fort Pendleton in California. "We used to go to they expanded the club from 700 to 1,000 full of people with the sun coming up in the this club called the Offshore Lounge to listen to -capacity. But after a few months Jack wanted to morning. That's what it was like. And they music. Jt was a nice place, we'd see people like go back to playing black clubs and the band split really rocked the place." AI Hibbler then~. Well, they had a house band up, so I had to recruit some new musicians. I got Pianist AI Farrell also remembers. "Danny and one night the vocalist didn't show. People a six-piece band together but I di'dn't have a had a strong regular following. We'd go out to started asking the band to do requests but they name for it. At the time there was a new brand see him at the Safari on Chef Menteur Highway said they couldn't do them without the singer. I of cigarettes that I had just bought. I happened then jump in our cars to race to the Dream got up and said I could do the requests, and I to look at the label one night-they were Room for the early morning set. I'll never forget ended up singing the rest of the night. Cavaliers. I said hey, that's a great name, I'll that whenever a fight would break out the band

February 1985/Wavelength 29 would always immediately fall into Bobby wait. booked me." 'Blue' Bland's 'Further On Up the Road.' They "Funny thing, after I got the record I took it "' As luck would have, most of White's were great." out to the Safari to gauge the people's reaction. subsequent releases would be made in Memphis In 1%1, Danny While and the Cavaliers were They all liked the record and got up to dance, not New Orleans as he explains: "Hal Atkins the highest paid and perhaps most popular band but it was the flip side they liked best, 'The was transferred to WDIA up in Memphis and he in the city, despite the fact they didn't have a Little Bitty Things.' Wardell Quezergue arranged got to know Jim Stewart, Booker T, and the record out. All that soon ch both sides." gang around Stax. He arranged for me to fly up when White was approac It was "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" that to Memphis to cut at Stax Studio. (White'f LaRocca, who owned the eventually becmne the A-side and it rose to second Decca record, "Cracked Up Over You" LaRocca dropped by number one on the R&B and pop charts, as both b/w "Taking Inventory" were recorded first.) I asked me to come by black and white stations put it in heavy rotation. got with Isaac Hayes and Dave Porter and they truth I didn't even t Being a small local record company, however, recorded me with Booket T. and the MGs. because we didn't have much Frisco was hard pressed to distribute the single "A LaRocca got out of the one night off a week after we all outside of New Orleans, and eventually Arleen record between labels. Stax of the college fraternities and parties. Man we Records out of Philade!vhia agreed to distribute used to s too, not just were real professional, we had uniforms and we the single. "I guess the record could have done put their me a deal with were diciplined. We played places where they better," speculates White. "It got written up in Atlas out when 'Keep wouldn't hire any other black band. Cashbox and Billboard (although it didn't My Woman icating My "Well, she finally talked me into coming chart), but it might have done better if Connie Life' came out in down to her office one afternoon. There was had leased it to a big company sooner, but she White wasn't having much lu'Ck with his latter a guy down there, AI Reed, her writer and wasn't i in that. I didn't make any big releases and he started to look around for other arranger. He was playing something on the but I liked everyone employment. During the late Sixties he began a piano and 1 said, 'Hey that sounds real good.' •.-u~.<.. " two-year association with the Meters, who had He said, 'Yeah. It's called Kiss Tomorrow a couple of good just hit the charts with "Cissy Strut." White Goodbye.' But it was uptempo then and I said if Her Mine" and "The had an in with the group already since Leo I was gonna cut it I'd slow it down. -~m~ruea to catch on. His next Nocentelli played with the Cavaliers, and he "Mrs. LaRocca said, 'Why don't you cut it?' big record · 1962, "Loan Me Your showed them the ropes of the road. Well at first I wasn't interested but then I agreed Handkerchief," penned by Earl King. A stirring After 1972, White got out of the because I didn't think anything would come of ballad, buoyed by a spirited female vocal entertainment business almost entirely, and it. The next week we went down to Cosimo's accompaniment, the record jumped to the top took a job with a furniture company in Studio to cut it. I remember Allen Toussaint of the local charts, stirring the interest of a Washington, D.C., where he works today as played on the session. number of major labels. Decca eventually leased sales manager. He still sings on occasion. In "Well, Cosimo told Connie LaRocca that the record with an option on the second. 1980, he returned to New Orleans and headlined 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' sounded like a hit. Although it just missed charting, White a show for the Southern Yat Club and again two She called Hal Atkins, who was her partner and estimates the record sold well in excess of years later appeared at Bobby's Place in a deejay at WYLD, to come down and listen to 100,000. Chalmette. it. He got real excited and got Cosimo to press That record did real well in other areas," said "I still like to get out there and sing," him up a demo so he could break it on his show White. "I started going on the road with some concludes White. "Some day I'd like to return the next day. People started calling him to find package shows with Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding to New Orleans and start performing and open out where they could get the record right away, and Jimmy Reed. Played the Rockland, the up a booking agency. 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32 Wavelength/February 1985 LIVE MUSIC The Archea, 7437 Lapalco, 348·2945. Call for this month's listings. Artist Cafe, 608 lberville, 523·9358. Mon· days: Mike Flemming, 6·9. Tuesdays: Har· mony River. 6·10, and Cindy Sm1the, 10·2 a m. Wednesdays: Mickey (Mouse? Rourke? Easterling?) from 10·2 a.m. Thursdays: Harmony River, 5·9, and White Heat. 10·2 a.m. Fridays: Amencan Gypsy Theatre, or Romany Wry, 10·2 a.m. Satur· days: Harmony River. 6·10, and Cindy Smithe, 10·2 a.m. Sundays Mickey, 10·2 a.m. Augle'• Delago, West End Park Fri.1 through Sun.3, Stitch. Tues.5 Aroen Lo. Wed.6 and Thurs.?: Zone One. Fri.8 through Sun.1 0: Perfect Strangers. Wed.13 and Thurs.14: If. Fri.15 and Sat.16 Penny Lane. Sun.17 Generics. Mon.18: Mardi Gras Warm-Up All· Night Costume Extravaganza with gateau du roi, costume contest, door pnze, etc Music. Stitch plays until 1 a.m. and the Generics go on until a couple hours short of Zulu's hitting the streets. Tues.19: Zone One. Thurs.21 : 13th Floor. Fri.22 through Sun.24 Force of Hab1t. Upstairs: Fn.1 through Sun.3: Generics. Fri.8 through Sun.10: Murmurs. Fri.15: Murmurs. Sat.16: Impulse. Sun.17: Murmurs Beau Qeate, 7011 Read Blvd, 242·9710. Fridays and Saturdays. 10-3 am.. B1lly Bell Prince-roll over Little Richard and tell Bobby Marchan and Patsy Vidalia and the Dominoes. the news-at the Louisiana Superdome, February 1. Blue Room, 1n the Fairmont Hotel. 529·7111. Through Thurs.12: Sha Na Na. Wed.13 through Thurs.26: Allen and Rossi. berg Bride," and of course recall the old Church Cathedral, 2919 St. Charles Ave. From Wed.27: the still ridiculously hand· Chas. Addams cartoon of one of these un· some Rick Nelson (cf.Boyd Macdonald's wieldy metal mamas casting a shadow that remarks in a Christopher Street of about a looks like that of a Vargas girl. CONCERT year and a half ago on R1ck Nelson as an Umpteenth Annual Grand, AII·Out, City· edible commodity-a major contribution to Wide, No Holds Bard Mardi Gras Poetry the scholarship of rock iconography) whose Prose Extravaganza, open mike, costumes SERIES vo1ce and eyelashes have remained intact optional (you can always just skip baths for through the living memory of most of us. a while and go as Auden). "intolerance will Saturdays, 1 0:30 a.m. Bonaparte's Retreat, 1007 Decatur St., not be tolerated." Feb.24: Cindy Levee, Jay Sight and Insight: The Poet A• 561·9473. Sundays: string band, from 4:30. Collum, Frank Potvin. Free; piano bar by Hlatorlan, a trio of programs on WWNO Wednesdays guitarist Drew Possner, from Fred Kasten after the readings. devoted to three black poets, in order, Paul 8. Thursdays: guitarist Frank McClory, from Laurence Dunbar, the irreplacebale Ster· 8. Alternate Fridays: a guitarist and blues Sunday, 24 ling Brown (0 Ma Rainey, li'l and low), and harpist named Mike... well, if all this sounds · Cathedrel Concerts, a program by The Gwendolyn Brooks. absurdly vague you can just lump it until we American Borcholr, John Kuzma, find out a bit more. Musical Director, of Princeton, NJ; co­ Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Bronco'•• 1409 Romain. Gretna, sponsored with the Church of the Holy Maple Leaf Readlnga, Feb.3: Bill Patter· 368-1000. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Comforter. Free and open, 4 p.m., Christ son and Pat Chriscott. Feb.1 0: Robin Aibel and Saturdays, Mississippi South. Sun.10: (a program designed for children). Feb.17: John Anderson in concert; two shows. Cajun Country, 327 Bourbon, 523-8630 Thursday through Sunday, the Gela Kaye SYMPHONY Band at 8. Mondays through Wednesdays· Thursday, 14 Mike Casico. Momus (N) Carrollton Station, 8140 W1llow, Mardi Gras Minerva. N.O. East (N) Saturday, 23 865-9190. Sat.2: Jonathan Harder Sat.9 Parades Marc Antony, West Bank (N) Pope Concert No.2, Orpheum, 8 p .m Johnny J and the Hitmen. Sat.23 The Aquila. Metairie {N) Joseph Turrin conducts, Ronald Rogers is Distractions. Friday, 15 baritone soloist, and the New Orleans Sym· Chinatown, 1717 Canal St., 525-7937 leturday, 2 Hermes (N) phony Chorus lends a tonsil or two 1n selec· Nightly(?): Voi nhung chuong trinh dac sac Saturn, Metairie (N) Nefertari, West Bank (N) lions from £vita, 42nd Street, A Chorus Une do cac nghe si thoi danh tu San Franc1sco, Prldar, 8 Amor, Chalmette (N) etc. Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston ... ve trinh Cleopatra, West Bank (N) Diana, Metairie (N) Tuesday,28,VWednesday,27 d1en. Vo1 cac 1oa1 thuc pham kho dac sac. Atlas, Metairie (N) S.turday, 18 Co ban va cho muon bang nhac, video tape, 8 p.m. Gladiators, Chalmette (N) Ins (D) Subscription Concert, Orpheum, cassette. Andrew Massey conducts, pianist Brigitte ..turdar, 8 Selena, N.O. East (D) Columna Hotel, 3811 St. Charles . Samt-Saens, Pandora (D) Nomtoc, Alg1ers (D) Engerer is soloist. Works by 899·9308. Wednesdays: Andrew Hall's Palmares (D) Tucks, Uptown (D) Webern. Britten and Strauss. Ticket infor· Society Jazz Band from 8 Choctaw, West Bank (D) Endymion (N) mation at 525·0500. eo.tmo•a, 1201 Burgundy, 561·9018. Sun· Shangri·La, Chalmette (N) Isis. Metairie (N) days, T-n, The Survivors. Sparta (N) King Arthur, West Bank (N) Courtyard Reataurant, Hyatt Hotel, Octav1a, Gretna (N) Quote• of the Month: "She had 561·1234. Sundays: jazz brunch w1th Chuck Sundar, 17 something expectant and glistening about Credo and the Basin Street Six from 10 a.m. Caesar, Metairie (N) Thoth (D) her, like a penguin wa1ting for a fish."­ until 2. Iunday, 10 Venus (D) Cyril Connolly, The Rock Pool, 1935. Dorothy~• Medallion, 3232 Orleans. Carrollton (D) Bank (D) Poseidon, West Fridays and Saturdays, Johnny Adams and Pontchartrain, N.O. East (D) "And this is called society; and amongst Mid-City (D) such people I have lived, do live, and shall Walter Washington with the House Band Alia, West Bank (D) Bacchus (N) live-I who have seen, known. and had the Dream Palace, 534 Frenchmen, Okeanos (D) Metairie (N) Napoleon, choice of better things. Eating, dnnking, and 943-6860. Fri.1: Marcia Ball. Sat.2 Uncle Rhea, Metairie (D) Monday, 18 lcanus (N) amusement is the occupatiOn of these peo­ Stan and Auntie Vera. Thurs.?: The Distrac­ Proteus (N) ple's lives, and I am ashamed to say such tions. Fri.8: Woodenhead and the Continen­ Monday, 11 Zeus, Metairie (N) has been mine. I was reading Charles tal Drifters. Sun.10: a Caribbean pre­ Frere! (N) Tueaday, 18 Lamb's Letters in the carriage, and very Valentine Valentine dance w1th Los Com­ Hercules, Lakefront (N) Zulu (D) remarkable they are, among the very best etas, and ethnic de/ices, 1n benefit for the Thor, Metairie (N) Rex (D) I think I ever read. I was struck by one Committee in Solidarity with the People of Tuesday, 12 Arabi, Chalmette (D) passage, which I applied to myself: 'I ga1n El Salvador. Sat.9: The Radiators' Beaux Pegasus (N) Samson and Delilah, Chalmette (D) nothing by being with such as myself; we Arts (or is that booze-arts?) Ball. Thurs.14: Centurions, Metairie (N) Grela, Gretna (D) encourage one another in mediocnty.' Th1s Java. Fri.15: The Radiators. Sat.16: Marcia Wedneadar, 13 Argus. Metairie (D) IS it. We go on herding with inferior com· Ball. Sun.17: Son Seals. Mon.18: Marcia Babylon (N) Atreus, Chalmette (D) pamons, till we are really unfit for better Ball presents her Proteus-n·Protoplasm Mard1 Gras, Metairie (N) Comus (N) company."- Sir Charles Greville, The Revue. Tues.19: Java assisted by George Grevil/e Memoirs, entry for October 31, Porter's latest configuration. Thurs.28· 1843. Java.

February 1985/Wavefength 33 Riverboat 1801 Club, 1801 Stumpf Blvd., 367·9670. Sun.3: Wabash Co. Tues.5: Ray Bonnevilt Wednesdays through Saturdays: Janet Wed.6: J.Monque'D Blues Band (with a PRESIDENT Lynn and Ya Ya. lineup-my metaphor is drawn P&M Patio, 4841 Tchoupitoulas, criminology, as Miss Prism would 895-6784. Sun.17: earl King and Timothechicken ranch) Allen and R.S.V.P., 1700 Louisiana Ave., 891-RSVP. Jerry Clark. Mondays: Pie Productions By Candlelight. Leisure Landing, 5500 Magazine, Thursdays: E.L.S. Call the club for the Sat., Feb. 23 SPECIAL,DOCKSIDE CONCERT 895-8713. Feb.15: The Survivors. balance of the month's listings. 11 $6.00 Farewell to the SHIIKS '' (all tickets) Melaon Bourbon, 641 Bourbon, .. Rincon de Ia Vle)a Guardia, 2105 522-8818. Thursdays through Tuesdays Hancock, Gretna, 367-0733. Fridays and Tues., Feb. 26 SPECIAL DOCKSIDE CONCERT from 2:30 to 7:15, Leroy Jones with Lloyd Saturdays from 10, Ritmo Caribeno. Lambert and his New Orleans Jau Band. Rran'• 800 Club, 441 Bourbon. GINIRAL PUBLIC $10.00 advance Wednesdays at the same time and Mon­ 525-7269. Mondays through Saturdays, days and Tuesdays from 2:20 to 12:15 a.m., from 9: The Celtic Folk Singers. For Funher Information Phone the Roy Liberto Jazz Band. Tuesday through ...port C.fe and ..r, 424 Bourbon, Sunday, 2:30 to 12:15 a.m., the Lou Sino 568-0981 . Wednesdays through Saturdays NEW ORLEANS STEAMBOAT COMPANY Jazz Band. from 9 to 1 a.m., Sundays 2 to 6, Sally 524-SAR (concert line) 586-8777 (office) 587-0740 Ma~tle Leaf ..r, 8315 Oak, 866-9359. Townes. Call for Sunday night and Monday Fri.1: File Cajun Band. Sat.2: Radiators. listings.

34 W•velengthiFebru•ry 1985 Alex North score, Branda in a mustache, shots and sequences derived lazily from Eisenstein: but the attack of the women in black on the train is hard to forget, and Fulton Street Mall, at the Brando-still stretching as an actor then­ 569·5025. Call for dates. is good. The rest of the cast is highly ••llltN~r. 626 Frenchmen, 949-0696. variable-Jean Peters, Margo, Anthony Ststers, recent victors in Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Frank Silvera, .,...,,..uor•n match with what's left of Mildred Dunnock. Tues.26: Kuhle Wampe, held at the Cajun Centro­ this 1932 film written by Brecht and and refereed by Olga San directed by Slatan Dudow is about life in the Von Erick Brothers. Sat.2: The a commune of the unemployed in the period Sun.3: Ellis Marsalis and Lady BJ. immediately preceding Hitler's assumption Walter Washington and Johnny of power. Need one add, that though the Thurs.? Katrina's birthday and the film still has the hobo terribilita that so many All-Stars. Fri.8· AI Belletto depression documents do, the sentiments Sat.9 . Earl Turbinton All-Stars. did not find !avo; at the time, either with the Ellis Marsalis and Lady BJ once Reich or anywhere else much; with Hertha .11: Wayne Bennett and Mighty Thiele, Ernst Busch, Martha Wolter, music Thurs .14: John Mooney and by Hanns Eisler. Wed.27: Citizen Kane, rough and ready guys but oh Orson Welles' famous 1941 film about a could harmonize) Bluesiana Band. lonely and deservedly unloved newspaper Dtrty Dozen. Sat.16 Edu and the tycoon; still the most exhilarating debut in of Brazil. Sun.17: Ellis Marsalis and movies. With Welles, Ruth Warrick and agam and again. Mon.18: Dorothy Commingore as the two Mrs. Earl King and Timothea Kanes, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, The Survtvors, gallons of coffee to Agnes Moorehead, Erskine Sanford, Paul down. bicarbonated soda by the Stewart, Ray Collins, Fortunio Bonanova · Chuck Easterling's Bad At· and George Coulouris as Walter Par1Snooks Eaglin Sha Na Na, at the Blue Room through February 12. the third floor, at 7:30: admission by season HouH Hotel, 315 Julia St., subscription ($15) or $1.50 at the door . Gall for listings. Prytanla, 5339 Prytania, 895·4513. Fri.1 ct ..a, 3812 Frenchmen. Political Satire," achieved through the through Thurs.?: Francesco Rosi 's film of 6, Braids Come Alive in '85, a hair medium of puppets from Bali and Haute CINEMA Carmen with Julia Mignes-Johnson as that Volta. Lady BJ participating somehow cigarette girl and Placido Domingo as Don Lorola'a Pllm Buffa lnatltute, appearance by the Marcels?). DeVIlle Gallery, 132 Carondelet, Jose, the perfect odd man out, Ruggero Rai· 522·2363. 19th and 20th century prints. 895-3196. Fri.1: Bonjour Trlstesse, Otto 5234 Magazine, 891·4989. mondi as Escamilla, the toreador. Fri8 Duplantler Gallery, 818 Baronne, Preminger's sombre version of the Fran· raw oysters Mondays: through Thurs.14: The Times of Harvey 524·1071 Through Feb 13: cityscape coise Sagan teenage-bestseller which really Tuesdays and Thursdays, Milk, a documentary about the San Fran· photos by Tom J1mison. deals with that most Gallic pair of subjects, and Co. Wednesdays: Ellis cisco supervisor who was, along with that Galerle Slmonne Stern, 518 Julia, the Loss Of Feeling and the Death of Steve Masakowski. Fridays city's mayor Moscone, blown away by a Pleasure; David Niven is the roue da&1y SattJrda1vs : The James Rtvers Move­ 529·1118. Call the gallery for schedule. disgruntled psychopath; since Milk was not Oaaperl Folk Art Gallery, 831 St. Peter and Jean Seberg is the daughter, Deborah Sundays: Willie Tee. only a champion of minorities, human St. 524·9373. A group show of gallery Kerr the woman who (foolishly, fatally) in­ Veranda, in the lntercontmental rights, fair play and decency, but also a artists. terferes, Geoffrey Horne, Mylene Demon­ 525·5566. Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2:30, pretty funny guy, much of the material here geot, Martita Hunt. Tues.?· Otto e Mezzo, Jones Trio. Hlatorlc New Orlean• Collection, is not as sombre as the long shadow cast or Fellini's 8V2 and comment about this par· Filla, 940 Chartres, 517·525 Tchoup1toulas St. Seldom Seen II, by Milk's murder in 1978; compiled by portraits from pnvate collections ticular mile-high-pie ought to be superfluous Carnival m Rto, from 4 un· (local Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, by now, save that when seen at Loyola last w1th Edu and the Sounds of ones); at 525 Royal, the exhibit of Boyd edited by Deborah Hoffman. Fri.15 through. Cruse's Louisiana Alphabet continues with year, the contributions of Rota, di Venan­ Rafael Cruz. Thurs.28: Choose Me, a romantic comedy a select1on of related paraphernalia. zo, and Gherardi seemed even more more , 1610 Belle Chasse Hwy., of sub-rosa L.A. life (is there any other kind?) Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road. 488·5488. legenday than before, and Fellini's associa· Tuesdays-Saturdays: Firewater, by Alan Rudolph, supposed to be an amus­ Through Feb.! 0: Image and Reality: Jewish tiona! method has never worked to greater , ....~ •-' am during the week and as late as ingly quirky little roundelay. W1th Kerth Car­ Life advantage. One can only cite the glories of am. on the weekends. when the Le m Terezm, an exhrb1t1on of art by adults radine, Patrick Bachau, Lesley Ann Warren, and children in the so-called "model ghet· Sandra Milo, Barbara Steele, Caterina Brothers tallow wtth a 1am session Rae Dawn Chong to" dunng the Holocaust: these works were Boratto, Edra Gale, Eugene Walter, Guido and Genevieve Bujold as on unttl 6 a m. . Sunday and Monday· a character named done 1n secret and under condition of ex· Alberti, and of course the Principessa Dr. Love. luz1anne Band, from 9 until 1. UNO treme peril Sanseverina playing Blue Moon on her Cinema, 286-6349. Thurs.?: Rebel Without Loulalana State Muaeum, on Jackson v1olin in Civitas Diaboli. Tues.12: Das Blaue A Cause, Nicholas Ray's emblematic Square and elsewhere. Through the month, Licht, this 1932 confection by Leni 1955 mixed-up-kids soap opera which, almost alone, 1n the Presbytere's cloth1ng gallery, In­ Riefenstahl ts a more sinister and almost established the James Dean legend/cult. The peculiarities of the timately Revealmg, underclothes trom the paralyzingly exquisite folk-tale that film remain: the kids waiting for personal Victorian and Edwardian penods. Also, Mike represents the culmination of a weird film disaster listening restlessly to a lecture on •llllletryfor Fine Photography, 5432 Smith's Splfit World rema1ns a burst of joy sub-genre about mountains popular in Ger· The Big Bang Theory at the Griffith Park .,.,,,;"" 891 ·1002 Joshua Pallet's gallery amid the dozens of dour faces of [some· many then (Arnold Fanck, etc.); Riefenstahl Planetarium, the out 1ts ftrst decade of acttvtty with one's, not ours] Lou1s1ana ancestors. looking gorgeously wounded is the peasant very isosceles triangle bet· ween anmversary shOw, Including works by Marlo VIlla Gallery, 3908'Magazme. girl who is the only inhabitant of the town Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo IUCil g1ants as Cart1er-Bresson, Ansel 895-8731 Call for schedule. who can with impunity scale the mountain (Plato!). Legitimately tragic but hardly in· cendiary, despite bms. Andre Kertesz and many others New Orleana Muaeum Of Art, C1ty whence emanates the Blue Light which some of Ray's overnpe directorial gestures ...... Hasting• Gallery, 3814 Maga­ Park. 488·2631 Through Feb.10: Pamting takes away all the young ones. As dotty and . With Nick Adams, Corey Allen, ln! 891-4665. Through Feb.22· work by m the South: 1564·1980. a large survey ex· as rich as Caspar Friednch or Runge, which Dennis Hopper, J1m Backus and Ann Doran 11aty Meyers and Laura Brentholtz·Gtbson. hiblt denved, one •Yould 1mag1ne, in no ht· is about the period they were trying for. as the parents, Rochelle Feb23 through March 15' work by Mary tie part from D1 ,!ess1e Poesch's recent Tues.12 and Wed.13 The Leopard, Visean· Hudson and darling old Louise Beavers as Plato's mammy. Films are at 8 in The Com­ Meyers and Bradley Wester volume on I he same subject: The Prec10us ti's 1963 film (in a basically restored mons at Bienville Hall: $1 general leltlemy Gallery, 5256 Magazine. Legacy: Judatc 185-minute subtitled print), out of Lam­ Treasures from the Czech­ admiSSIOn. 19-8111 Through Feb.20, watercolors by oslovak State Collections, an exhibition of pedusa's novel about a Sicilian prince lleltyWood and otis by Jere Allen: Feb 23 over 350 histone and artistic objects, most witnessing the collapse of feudal Italy dur­ ltrougl> March 13 watercolors and draw· of them confiscated from Czech Jews ear­ ing the Risorg1mento, the collapse of his THEATRE 11g5 by Walter Anderson and Auseklis ly m the last World War, from the State class, all elegiac--but this is the most Ozols Jewish Museum in Prague wonderfully colored and detailed twilight Theatre Marlgny, 616 F,enchmen, 1r111ur Roger, 3005 Magaztne, 895·5287. Newcomb Collage Art Gallery, Tulane ever seen. The last fourth or so of the film 944·2653. The Boys In The Band, Mart Through Valentme's Day recent works by campus Through Sun.10: "New and K1netic is a ball with lots of ladies In lngres gowns Crowley's play about a birthday party of Ttna Gerard Graphic Images.·· photographs by Norman and hairdos, clusters of flowers, bouncy gays which must seem now like a period Alii Council. 522 ARTS a telephone Boothby. galops playing, and it is to Visconti's credit piece (which is not to denigrate 1ts impor­ JJiiler wh1ch dtspenses Information about Poaaelt·Baker Gallerr. 631 Toulouse, that he sustains 11. With Burt Lancaster, tance, as self-flagellating and as meal arl events of some currency. 524·7242 Through March 1, paintings, con­ Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale (who has a demographically "perfect" as it is): Gallery, 1800 Has11ngs Place. structions and monotypes by Rick wild laughing scene), Serge Reggiani, Rina Crowley, who was Natalie Wood's secre· 523·5889. Call the gallery for Information. Shopfner. Morelli. Wed.20: La Peau Douce, Truflaut's tary, supposedly wrote a play (unpublish­ lllelmporary Arts Center, 900 CamJ,J, Tahir Gallery, 823 Chartres, 525·3095. deceptively straightforward, but wonderfully ed and unperformed) about the romantic 521-1216 From Sat.5 Electromc Vis10n::. II, Amencan master pnnts by Dean Meeker, adorned, version of the eternal triangle: a tmbroglios of Miss Wood and her husband. llltCil demonstrates that unlike the world Stow Wengenroth and recent Art News literary critic, his tempestuou!' wife and a Robert Wagner, that is reputedly both hot d popular culture (as demonstrated in covergirl Alice Neel. stewardess. This still·i1tne-known 1964 film stuff and good stuff. 110\'ieS like Runaway or Tne Termmator). nlden-Foley, 4119 Magazine. 897·5300. is actually one of Truffaut's finest and the Mlnacapelll's Dinner Theatre, 7901 S lie arl world a1n't atra1d 01 no machmes: Through Feb.20: paintings by Margaret performance by one-shot Nelly Benedeth Claiborne, 888·7000. Call for schedule. lie VISUal arts section of the Fest ivai of New Wirstrom. as the Wife is something for history Players Dinner Theatre, 1221 Airline Worl

February 1985/Wavelength 35 Placlde Adams "Original Dixie­ Productions, (601) 769-5109. Luther Kent land Hall Jazz Band." Placide 282-6640. Placide Adams, The Originals Main~tream and original material. David Waldren "Frog" Joseph, Jack and Andy Ellis, Trick Bag '85 Willis, Ralph Johnson, Joseph John Linam and Huber. Dave or Andy, Thursday. Friday and Saturday "Smokey" Johnson, Lawrence (504) 1720. Cotton. Features New Orleans 12:30 A.M. to 4:30A.M. jazz. Paula & The Pontlacs R&B, bl Call Paula at (504) 822-6567. The Big Bang Funk, Rock, Reggae. Keith deBolt, Tracey Williams, P.O.M. Debra Laine, (504) 2 Lady B.J. (213) 674-4323 (Los Angeles). 5874. The Kerry Brown Band Rhythm & Jlml Ray Acoustic, pop-ola. (21 and Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll. Jim, 827-9020. David Torkanowsky Ken, Jeff, Tom, Kerry, Cherrie. K. Sentimental Journey Fifteen p Trio Brown, 368-4783. Big Band. Call Band Wednesday and Sunday. Midnight Chris Burke and His New Orleans Entertainment, (504) 387-5709 Music Traditional Jazz. 943-4273. Vernon Taranto, Jr., (504) 1594 . Heavy Alden • Metal Scott (lead); 759 Original rock. Call P;wl Pedro Cloter ·TRADITIONAL (bass); Walter (504) 897-2618. Wright (drums). (504) 488-3976. Sometimes Blue Mary Ann St JAZZ Hickory Variety Dance Every night at 8 P.M. to Midnight Band. 50's, (vocalist); Lloyd Daigle (bass, . 60's, 70's, 80's (Pop - Country - and vocals); Gary Landry (dr Rock & Roll). Tommy & Marie Horace Shows (flugclhorn a LeBlanc, FOOD W .A. Clements, Boogie bass); and Tony Tarant Hebert, Dale Bruce. Varied menu plus a good finger food Tommy, 347- (keyboards). Baton Rouge, (5 9170. W.A., selection. A great place for late 340-1116. Boogie, 769-2836 and 925-1594. Gon;a 347-5249. night or early morning breakfast. (504) 622-3195 and 673-3870. Try our house special. The J.J. Muggier Band Southern The Southern Bouillabaisse! Rock & Blues with Balls! Rick Metal Band T Forty Rock & Roll. Windhorst, Hookie G. Jertsen, Ca Meredity (lead vocals) P.J. Brown, Calvin "J.J." Huber. : R Breaud BOOZE J.J., 626-8510. (guitar & vocals); R All your favorite spirits. plus Kennair (guitar & vocals); Ch frozen drinks and house specials. Luther Kent R&B, jan. l.ut her, Maus (bass & vocals); Ri One drink minimum per set. (504) 737-8698. Cabrejo (keyboards & vocals Beer. $2.00. Bar highballs $2.75 Keystone featuring: Doug Baron. Rico Espirito (drums). J (Other stuff higher). Pop, dance, original. E.M.P. Kennair, (504) 271-6261. Productions, 866-5167, 897-3362. Storyvllle Stampers New Orlca DANCING Metalust Heavy Metal!! Dennis Second Line Music and One of the very few dance floors in Papaleo, Jack Schulman, Sam Jan. Rico (trumpet and ba the French Quarter. Picolo. Dennis, 279-1779. Sam, Craig (trombone); Woody (Tu 391-9575. Karl (bass drum); Ray ( FREE ADMISSION drum); Jerry (clarinet). W Monsters Modern Mutant popola. 949-3188. A.G. Parr, Bubba Clement, Jimi Ray and Robert Simmons. (213) The Tangents R&B, Redneck Ja1 827-9020. Rock 'n' Roll, Obscurities. F Moon Tan Rock & Roll, high Michie, Duff Dorrough, Chari energy blues and originals. Colin Jacobs, Bob Barbee, Dav Maher, Damon Maher, Paul Parker. (601) 748-2468. Delgea, Tim Burgess and Kenny UnliMited Jass Group Variety Jays. Paul, (504) 436-1469. James Dee (wind instrument Robert (Bugs) Vingle (drum f etherlands Original music with Andy Kauffman (bass); thought, now music, Rock & Roll. Char Farmer (keyboards). Ja Ivan Colon, Ken Cryer and Ray Stafford, 525-7728. Benear. (504) 649-1006. Uptow• IIHs Orta•Jzatlon Funk.v IN THE FRENCH QUARTER 10 Rules Beautiful music played R&B. Little Frankie Kin like hell. Steve, Dave, Ruben, Cottonmouth Keith Daccett, 1104 DECATUR STREET Darrin. Absolutely the wildest Silverman, Archille R . O'Neal. 525-8199 presentation of complex music, it's UBO Productions, Katrina. 581- just damn wild. Revenge 9361 ext. 132.

36 Wavelength/February 1985 At WERLEIN'S StoQ~~'t\ !n:NIGIIfl ACCOMMODATIONS VOCALIST WANTED for young Studio available for Jazz Fest, p rogressive. Disciplined and all -around An exciting lind for jazz music skills necessary. Don't be afraid to E3 prices are modest ($25 to $45 call. Male or female. Steve 529-1614. GUITAR CASE the ambiance is upbeat and the "S·TRACK.. is downright southern. Call or " Did you hear the one about the $30 demo?" SALE Noise reduction, ure: 906 Mazant, NOLA BELIEVE IT! Send self-addressed stamped Analog and digital envelope to Blue Rose Productions, P .O. delays, flanger, Box 850, Chalmette, LA 70044. 100 CASES AT chorus, reveJ't), LEARN L EAD GUITAR drum machine, progressive band looking for dis­ Michael Harmeyer 504/887-5554. amps, drums, piano bass player and all-around 1/2 PRICE. Steve 529-16 14. and synthesizer EX PERT DRUM I NSTRUCTION Bring your guitar included. Beginners to a d vanced, all styles, J azz, for proper fit. UNICORN Fl DELITY STUDIO Latin, Rock, a lso conga and conga set $20 an Hr. • 3 Hr. Min. recording only $20.00 per hour. instruction. Call for appointment, Dru m studio equi cassette Dupes pment a nd engineer. St udio 504/523-2517. WERLEIN'S visitors by appointment, so ca ll Stonee a call at 504/632-2226 or 632-71 17. MUSICIANS WANTED! 605 CANAL ONLY I, Box 3, Galliano, LA 70354. Bassist, vocalist, keyboardist for New (504) 467·3655 M usic/Punk band. Call Fred at 5041282- 67 12.

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February 1985/Waveler.gth 37 Soon to be joining the ranks of coif, and Randy, who looks like a Gras, to you folks in more civilized Patrice Fisher are among the Major Label Jazz Horn Player Orig­ well-fed Michael. parts of the country... ") of Clones' Beaux and Sweet inally from New Orleans But Hope­ Pete Fountain was the recent sub­ Rebel Rouser is John Seminerio's this year. The Sweet Arts Ball fully Not Over-Hyped is home boy ject of a down beat proflle by rock 'n' roll newsletter out of NYC take place on February 1, '"'"''"'""" Bad Bad Leroy Jones who recently Howard Mandel, which included and this month features a nice set of by the Clones parade on the 2nd received a personal invitation and such memorable quotes as: "I Lisa Seiffert photos that show Long Tall Marcia Ball was in round trip plane ticket to New York bought a saloon twenty-five years Johnny Winter, Brian Seltzer, and recently relaxing and looking from Capitol Records' President ago because the guy I was workin' Dickie Betts comparing tattoos... tunes for her upcoming release Bruce l .. undvall. Jones auditioned for wouldn't give me another day The Neville Brothers' Neville-ization Rounder. Marcia's h for a proposed album which will off. I knew the only way I was gon­ lp made both Time Magazine's Gordon Fowler (of Two-Alarm showcase "young, unidentified jazz na get two days to dry out was to get "Best of '84" listing and The Village Fame), had just given his missus artists" being released sometime this my own place" ...The "Young Black Voice's Top Ten for 1984. In two new beige XKE Jaguar for year on the Blue Note label, recent­ Programmers Coalition," Black related notes, Pamela Gibbons mas ... Zachary Richard is hosting ly taken over by Capitol. Lundvall, Music Association, and the Missis­ wants everyone to know that she is one-hour Mardi Gras special former president of CBS Records, sippi Delta Blues Festival are declar­ not booking gigs for the Meters and French television. also listened to the work of drum­ ing tile week of February 17-23, Michael Fourcade wants everybody Some of New Orleans' mer Louis Nash, and alto sax­ 1985, as "National Blues Week." to know that he is tuning guitars for restaurants have donated dinners ophonist Victor Herring. MCA, Malaco, and Alligator the NevHie Brothers. Michael's been two to radio station WWOZ Red Rockers will begin a nation­ Records have agreed to produce with the group a year now and has their first annual over-the-air amlllcrjl wide tour with U2 on Feb.25. FSA tapes to publicize the event and become an indispensable member. auction. Listeners can phone StanJey "Buckwheat" Dural and his station program directors may ob­ Pop Combo will be emerging bids at auction time and the amme11• Us Soot Partis Band were the lead­ tain copies of the tapes by writing from a five-month hibernation with go to the highest bidder. The auct.JODII off group at the 600-year centennial the YBPC Newsletter at P.O. Box its frrst live show since October at will be broadcast from 5 p.m. celebration of the city of Stockholm, 11432, Jackson, MS 39213. Jimmy's on March 1. Sporting a 8:30p.m. on Feb.7, 8, and 10, and Sweden ... More baby veal on the way The 9th Annual Red River Revel new bass player (Lenny Jorns, 10 a.m. to I :30 p.m. on Feb.9. for Sleepy Labeef and his wife Lin­ in Shreveport featured a Leadbelly formerly of the Generics), the Com­ of the participating restaurants da: the couple announced that they tribute that stimulated the crowd of bo will also enlist the services of a elude Dooky Chase, Upperline are expecting their third child soon 30,000 revelers to join in on such keyboardist to help recreate the Indulgence. ...The public relations staff of the Leadbelly classics as "Goodnight sound of their second album... We received two cards in the mail New Orleans Hyatt Regency Hotel Irene" and "Midnight Special." Jeff Beninanto, a former News­ recently from local bands who recently obtained a "rare meeting" Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry and boy, has joined the dB's. Beninato moved West to California. with three members of the Jackson Brownie McGehee and other friends will be returning to New Orleans for shows the Big Bang performing (as in "Michael") family. The ac­ of the late singer were there to help Mardi Gras with the New York en­ L.A. street happening in · · companying photo shows Hyatt ... Bill MltcheU is host of a radio pro­ semble, and a Newsboys reunion toga/leotard outfits and the other employees Laurie Smigielski, Mayra gram called "Blues Hangover" on may take place ...The Nexus Club a smiling Bob Barker on the set Pineda, and Nicole Bazanac stand­ WQFS, an alternative station in features weekend jazz with Lady BJ, The Price Is Right, sent to us by ing next to Jackson Bros. Tito, who Greensboro, NC. Bill wrote in to an­ David Torkanowsky, Chris Severin, members of The Monsters who will looks like an insurance salesman, nounce his upcoming Mardi Gras and JuHan Garcia ...Local music be on the show February 19. Come Jermaine, who has a Jheri-curled Special on February 19. ("Mardi luminaries Allen Toussaint and On Down!! the PHAROAH SANDERS QUARTET WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 8 pm DIXON HALL, TULANE UNIVERSITY Tickets At All Ticket Master Locations

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