Until Quite Recently soul has been the poor relation in New Orleans' uniquely rich musical heritage. As the cradle of jazz, the city's pre-war black musical heritage has been extremely well documented, and post-war the rock 'n' roll of Fats Domino, Little Richard and others is rightly considered amongst the best of the genre. The catchy good-time R&B that Allen Toussaint and Harold Batiste larg...
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This week, after reflecting on my life and burning what was left of my brain, I reached a conclusion that I may need a MOG time-out.(The thing is, there's this big play I want to be part of and this week I gotta prepare myself for its casting. If I pass, there will be lotta work 'til flying to Czechs Republic, so... there won't be much time left for me to spend in front of my computer.) It sadd...
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outside of soul fans or new orleans aficionados, mentioning the name betty harris is likely only to draw blank stares. for 7 seven years she recorded 8 singles for jubilee rds, 18 for sansu and 2 for sss. all those sides can be found on the uk westside rds cd compilation "betty harris: soul perfection plus". "mean man" is my favorite betty harris song (i like my tunes tight). an allen toussain...
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Yesterday evening, August 12, 2009, the soul legend Betty Harris performed out front of the Old Point for the finale of the Wednesdays on the Point series. Marc Stone’s All Star Soul Band backed her up. Here’s how it went down- Marc opens the show with Joshua Paxton on keys, Sam Price on bass and [...]
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