MOG Editorial Review

New Orleans native Lee Dorsey was best known in the ‘60s for “Working in the Coalmine” and “Yes We Can”, which was made into a big hit by The Pointer Sisters. But his 1966 albums Ride Your Pony and The New Lee Dorsey embody the best of classic, bouncy New Orleans R&B. With back beats like those on “Feelin’,” “Hello Mama,” and “Get Out of My Life, Woman,” it’s no surprise they were produced and written by New Orleans’ songwriter-producer extraordinaire Allen Toussaint, whose unmistakable piano chops are all over the record. Dorsey’s originals also shine: having been an auto mechanic, “My Old Car” comes across as something its singer really knows about. To top it all off, the short, sweet horn riffs and funky, simple guitar parts help to punctuate the grooves on Ride Your Pony. It’s a formula Toussain and Dorsey maneuver with great fun and high style.