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GREENHOUSE RESTAURANT and FLORIST Ras Cloud­ .. Lafayette to Tuff Gong '# Wh:n ~as ~loud made on~ of his period1c pJlgnmages to Jama1ca last December, the Lafayette-based reg­ gae musician and songwriter had no idea that he would end up in Tuff Gong studio, the recording studio "Authentic which was owned by the late king local cuisine of reggae, Bob Marley. Nor did he and foot-stomping Cajun think he would be recording with music ...." Bob Marley's rhythm section­ USA TODAY, 6/87 mansion with his Mercedes runn­ For the last half decade or so bassist Aston "Family Man" Bar­ ing." Ras Cloud and his Sons of Selassie- rett and his brother, drummer Carl­ Cloud and Thibeaux ended up 1 band have been a permanent fix­ ton "Carty" Barrett. recording at Sound Lab Studio with ture on the Lafayette music scene. After checking out the rates at Aston Barrett on keyboards and Though the band has seen many some of the studios around Lafayet­ Jamaican drummer Sir George Mal­ personnel changes over the years, te, Cloud, through his ". brought raves from connections colm laying down percussion. its current lineup has remained con­ in Jamaica, found he could record everyone in our tasting." Cloud recorded ten tracks - in­ stant for the last three years: Cloud in Jamaica for much less. FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE Cloud cluding a timely piece called on guitar, harmonica and vocals; and bassist Walter Thibeaux, from ''AIDS is the Plague'' and a cover Walter Thibeaux on bass; and Terry Cloud's Sons of Selassie-1 band, in­ of Bobby Womack's "Woman's Broussard on drums. itially went to Jamaica in December Got To Have It" - six of which Besides the obvious reggae com­ to "check the studios and just cool he hopes to release on an EP. He ponent of Ras Cloud's music, his out," says Cloud. "There were no plans to finance the pressing of the style also contains elements of breakthroughs," he says of his first 2320 Kaloste Soloom Rd Lafayette LA record himself and he has been sell­ blues, R&B, soul, gospel, rock and Open Daly 5-10 PM couple of weeks in Jamaica on last ing individually-dubbed cassettes of zydeco - the sum of all the music­ year's trip. "We were about to some of the tracks recorded on his al influences of his past. come home when I met a Rasta last trip. Born in Lafayette in 1948 and named Blue who said he had just come from Tuff Gong (a new Tuff Gong recording studio was recently built; the original has been turned into a museum). I said, 'Tuff Gong?! I'm a musician too, and I've been looking to do some rec­ ording here.' "He said he could hook it up (a session at Tuff Gong) for about $200 U.S. All I had was about $200, but we took a minibus to Kingston and next thing I know I'm in Tuff Gong, recording with the Barrett brothers.'' Pool table, darts, a great For that session, Cloud recorded jukebox and a wide one song, titled "Reach Out," with selection of imported Aston on keyboards, Carlton on drums, Thibeaux on bass and Cloud beers! played guitar, harmonica and sang HAPPY HOUR on the track. He returned to 4-7 Louisiana 50¢ DRAFT/$1 BAR DRINKS with the master tape and one objective in mind: to go to Serving Sandwiches Jamaica and record an album. It was one of those steamy summer nights that New Orleans does so well. & Po-boys ... By late April of this year Cloud Sound Chek threw its second anniversary party at Tipitina's featuring and now our had pulled together enough cash to Austin guitar wizard Eric Johnson and New Orleans guitarist Lou Rojas. In GRILL IS OPEN at ... record an album in Jamaica with the a touch of generosity or public relations savvy - take your pick - owners Barrett brothers at Tuff Gong. But Charles Brady, Chris Brown and Michael Paz raffled off three super gifts. within an hour after he had landed Looking like a half-bad schoolboy in narrow black jeans, Johnson pulled THE in Jamaica he was told by a taxi the winning names from a dusty black hat. Some things never change. The driver that he wouldn't be recording person whose name he pulled doesn't even play guitar! A reissue of the with Carlton Barrett - the drum­ 1957 Fender Vintage Stratocaster in ad-nauseum surf green made its way KVENUE PUB mer had been killed by a gunman in into the hands of J1m Morrison - an enthusiastic man who now aims to 1732 St Charles Ave .