Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Jesse Thomas Came To Mind...


These images are by Stan Carpenter.
The 1st is from the Keatchie Folk Festival, circa 1992. The 2nd is from New Orleans Jazz Fest, circa 1993.
Charles Chamberlain called from The Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans and wants to include Jesse in an exhibit of Louisiana Blues legends. Sounds fitting to me.

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Louisiana Dan: The Highbrow...


...I forgot that I once performed with the symphony. You can check it out by clicking on the image.

Mustang Sally...

...is an all woman band from Nashville that is currently playing at Sam's Town Casino, here in Shreveport, LA through this Sunday. I've got to try to go see them because their lead player is Lynn Campbell, one of the best blues guitarist you'll ever meet, not to mention an incredible vocalist and songwriter. She's gorgeous, too! She hails from New Zealand and spent some time here in Shreveport playing with a number of bands, as well as fronting a few (Lynn Campbell and the Dashboard Saints and Lynn Campbell and Campbell Soup come to mind) and here is a shot of Lynn (in the middle) along with Dr. Cookie and me at The Noble Savage. We worked briefly as a trio and would use Lynn as a gun for hire in a couple of bands that we ran through the casinos, down here. We even did blues festivals and made television appearances together in New Orleans. If she comes touring through your neighborhood, I highly recommend that you check her out!!