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The James Booker re-post from last week has reinvigorated my interest in my New Orleans funk and soul collection which — with Mardi Gras in a couple of months — couldn’t have happened at a better time. So consider the Booker post the first in a series of NOLA themed features from now until Fat Tuesday.

Some of you really dug on the Booker sessions at Montruex and requested more information on his style of playing, etc. The short answer is that it all leads back to Roland (Roy) Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair. Dr. John has often been quoted as saying that ‘Fess was the true originator of funk and I couldn’t agree more. His syncopated left hand kept the beat while his right worked everything else in a style all his own. Straight funky and hotter than a fish fry in July.

For folks just getting into the Fess I always recc the superb two-disc Rhino anthology — after that taste you’ll most definitely move on to other live ’70s recordings and deep dish pickins. Three cuts below off Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology.

Previously: james-booker-live-montreux-july-9-1978

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First Off: If you have yet to make your way to vote for the nominees in this years PLUG Independent Music Awards – head on over and cast your vote. And if you’re local, grab your tickets ($10) and be there in person at the awards in New York City on February 10th. It’s worth the price of admission for Stephen Malkmus’ performance alone, let alone the other great artists lined up.

The first annual PLUG LA hit Little Radio Saturday night which also happened to be the coldest night on record for Los Angeles since 1932. Cold weather be damned — the masses turned out in full for a night of great music. Artists on the bill included: Foreign Born, the Gray Kid, Great Northern, and J. Rocc’s Stones Throw “Tribute to J Dilla” DJ Set. Highlights for me were the Foreign Born’s end-of-set rave-up cum revival and J. Rocc’s unbelievable DJ set. Much respect.

Your own Aquarium Drunkard DJ’d three separate sets in between artists. I had a lot of inquiries as to the tracklist so here it is listed below.

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The James Booker re-post from last week has reinvigorated my interest in my New Orleans funk and soul collection which — with Mardi Gras in a couple of months — couldn’t have happened at a better time. So consider the Booker post the first in a series of NOLA themed features from now until Fat Tuesday.

Some of you really dug on the Booker sessions at Montruex and requested more information on his style of playing, etc. The short answer is that it all leads back to Roland (Roy) Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair. Dr. John has often been quoted as saying that ‘Fess was the true originator of funk and I couldn’t agree more. His syncopated left hand kept the beat while his right worked everything else in a style all his own. Straight funky and hotter than a fish fry in July.

For folks just getting into the Fess I always recc the superb two-disc Rhino anthology — after that taste you’ll most definitely move on to other live ’70s recordings and deep dish pickins. Three cuts below off Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology.

Previously: james-booker-live-montreux-july-9-1978

filed under: Music | comments off | read more...