Roots and Rhythms
Sunday October 7th, 2018 with Revelry Renny
DIZ & THE DOORMAN - The hottest New Orleans R&B combo that was never from the Crescent City.
| Bluecoat Man DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Bluecoat Man - '82/'02 Ace Records |
| Cover of Eddie Boyd Trio. Eddy Boyd was a pianist from the Mississippi Delta. |
| Blow Wind Blow DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Bluecoat Man - '82/'02 Ace Records |
| A Huey "Piano" Smith composition, originally sung by Junior Gordon with the Huey Smith Orch. in 1957 on Ace Records (not the English Ace Records label but the American one that was based out of Jackson, Mississippi from 1955-62). |
| She Walks Right In DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Bluecoat Man - '82/'02 Ace Records |
| A Professor Longhair a.k.a. Roy Byrd song from the Fifties. |
| Junco Partner DIZ WATSON - Rhumbalero - '84 Ace Records |
| Written by Bob Shad and first recorded by James Waynes in 1951 on the Sitting In With label. |
| Mardi Gras In New Orleans DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Bluecoat Man - '82/'02 Ace Records |
| Another cover of Professor Longhair. This song is the anthem of Mardi Gras. |
| Miss Bombilla Brown DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| Written by Raymond Quevedo, this is an old Trinidadian calypso number first recorded by Attila The Hun in 1937. |
| Rattlesnake Rhumba DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| Happy Man DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| There Is Something On Your Mind DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| This is a song that was written and recorded by Big Jay McNeely in 1959 on the Swingin' label. This song has been covered by over thirty artists in all manner of styles over the years. |
| Cursed With A Thirst DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| It's A Sin To Tell A Lie DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| A moldy oldy, originally written by Billy Mayhew and first recorded by Fred Ellis & His Orchestra in 1936. |
| Evolution DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| A song originally written and performed by Cousin Joe Pleasant and Sam Price. |
| Tonky Honk DIZ & THE DOORMEN with special guest BIG JAY McNEELY - Tonky Honk - '95/'09 Ace Records |
| Diz's Dream DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Bluecoat Man - '82 previously unissued/'02 Ace Records |
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Some New Orleans R&B to lighten the mood. Perhaps the happiest music on earth.
8:06 PM, October 7th, 2018