Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans

Originally published in the UK in 1974 as Walking to New Orleans, this edition adds new information, research, and interviews with musicians, producers, songwriters, and others in the industry on the history of rhythm and blues in New Orleans. It describes the careers and music of R&B artists, such as Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Huey “Piano” Smith, Allen Toussaint, Wardell Quezergue, and Dr. John, and the history of the music industry in the city, focusing on independent record labels like Imperial, Specialty, Atlantic, and Chess. This edition also has new interviews with Danny Barker, Dave Bartholomew, Harold Battiste, Roy Brown, Bobby Charles, Otis Ducker, Frankie Ford, Paul Gayten, Smokey Johnson, Joe Jones, Cosimo Matassa, Earl Palmer, and Warren Parker, and information on Jeff Hannusch, Rick Coleman, Bend Sandmel, Ira “Dr. Ike” Padnos, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, community radio station WWOZ, and Offbeat magazine. The appendix includes more biographies and revised chart data. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)