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    Louisiana Spice

    01/01/1995 | Rounder / Umgd 

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    All Music Guide Review

    This CD is a delight for a DJ or party host wanting to serve up a gumbo of Louisiana music. Aptly titled Louisiana Spice, the two-volume set features musical artists from a variety of genres, from R&B to zydeco. The selections are guaranteed to raise the spirits of listeners. Those so inclined will be out on the dancefloor for tunes such as "That's Enough of That Stuff," performed by New Orleans' favorite Marcia Ball, and piano legend Chuck Carbo's "Meet Me at the Station." Limited to just 32 selections, Louisiana Spice necessarily has to omit many great musicians; still, this CD includes many of the best. The incomparable piano wizard James Booker plays his "Three Keys," only to be countered by the immortal ivory tickling of Professor Longhair on "Tipitina," and Eddie Bo on "Hard Times." The scorching guitar of Snooks Eaglin rings out. The velvety voice of New Orleans' Tan Canary Johnny Adams croons "Down That Lonely Road," while the New Orleans Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas, goes gospel with "Hold Onto God's Unchanging Hand." The unique carnival street music of the Mardi Gras Indians is represented with two traditional offerings from Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band conjures up "Mardi Gras in New Orleans." Champion Jack Dupree, long a European expatriate, extols the virtues of his "Hometown New Orleans," while Walter "Wolfman" Washington howls in "On the Prowl." Louisiana music from outside the city of New Orleans is well-represented by a number of Cajun and zydeco cuts. The artists are a veritable who's who of those genres. There are selections from the "Cajun Hank Williams" D.L. Menard; Grammy Award winners Beausoleil; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; good-time accordionist Bruce Daigrepont; and the legendary fiddler Dewey Balfa. Among the greats of zydeco who contribute are Boozoo Chavis, Buckwheat Zydeco, Geno Delafose, and Beau Jocque. While no one compilation could cover the depth and breadth of the state's music, this CD is a good start for appreciating spicy Louisiana music. ~ Rose of Sharon Witmer, All Music Guide

    Louisiana Spice Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • 5:28
  • Sound Clip for Mardi Gras in New Orleans from Louisiana Spice


  • 2
  • That's Enough of That Stuff
  • Ball, Marcia
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for That's Enough of That Stuff from Louisiana Spice


  • 3
  • Three Keys
  • Booker, James
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Three Keys from Louisiana Spice


  • 4
  • Tee-Nah-Nah
  • Washington, Tuts
  • 1:54
  • Sound Clip for Tee-Nah-Nah from Louisiana Spice


  • 5
  • Shoo Fly
  • 6:09
  • Sound Clip for Shoo Fly from Louisiana Spice


  • 6
  • On the Prowl
  • Washington, Walter "Wolfman"
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for On the Prowl from Louisiana Spice


  • 7
  • Back on Track
  • Reed, Dalton
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Back on Track from Louisiana Spice


  • 8
  • Hold to God's Unchanging Hand
  • Thomas, Irma
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Hold to God's Unchanging Hand from Louisiana Spice


  • 9
  • Hometown New Orleans
  • Dupree, Champion Jack
  • 4:23
  • Sound Clip for Hometown New Orleans from Louisiana Spice


  • 10
  • Down That Lonely Lonely Road
  • Adams, Johnny
  • 5:20
  • Sound Clip for Down That Lonely Lonely Road from Louisiana Spice


  • 11
  • Tipitina
  • Professor Longhair
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for Tipitina from Louisiana Spice


  • 12
  • Coconut Milk
  • Dollis, Bo & Wild Magnolias
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Coconut Milk from Louisiana Spice


  • 13
  • Hard Times
  • Bo, Eddie
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Hard Times from Louisiana Spice


  • 14
  • Meet Me at the Station
  • Carbo, Chuck
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Meet Me at the Station from Louisiana Spice


  • 15 (2)
  • J'Ai Vu le Loup, le Renard et la Belette
  • Balfa Brothers
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for J'Ai Vu le Loup, le Renard et la Belette from Louisiana Spice


  • 16 (2)
  • Père et Garçon Zydeco
  • Delafose, John & The Eunice Playboys
  • 4:57
  • Sound Clip for Père et Garçon Zydeco from Louisiana Spice


  • 17 (2)
  • The Mistake I Made
  • LeJeune, Eddie
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for The Mistake I Made from Louisiana Spice


  • 18 (2)
  • Chere Toute-Toute
  • Newman, Jimmy C.
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Chere Toute-Toute from Louisiana Spice


  • 19 (2)
  • Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo
  • Chavis, Boozoo
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo from Louisiana Spice


  • 20 (2)
  • Bayou Pon Pon
  • Trio Cadien
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Bayou Pon Pon from Louisiana Spice


  • 21 (2)
  • Les Flammes d'Enfer
  • Beausoleil
  • 4:33
  • Sound Clip for Les Flammes d'Enfer from Louisiana Spice


  • 22 (2)
  • La Danse de Mardi Gras
  • Riley, Steve & The Mamou Playboys
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for La Danse de Mardi Gras from Louisiana Spice


  • 23 (2)
  • Wildwood Flower
  • Menard, D.L.
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Wildwood Flower from Louisiana Spice


  • 24 (2)
  • La Valse des Chère Bébé
  • Sonnier, Jo-El
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for La Valse des Chère Bébé from Louisiana Spice


  • 25 (2)
  • C'Est Pas la Peine Brailler (There's No Need to Cry)
  • Delafose, Geno
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for C'Est Pas la Peine Brailler (There's No Need to Cry) from Louisiana Spice


  • 26 (2)
  • Laissez Faire (Let It Be)
  • Daigrepont, Bruce
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Laissez Faire (Let It Be) from Louisiana Spice


  • 27 (2)
  • T'En as Eu
  • Doucet, David
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for T'En as Eu from Louisiana Spice


  • 28 (2)
  • Filé Gumbo
  • Richard, Zachary
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Filé Gumbo from Louisiana Spice


  • 29 (2)
  • Outside People
  • Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Outside People from Louisiana Spice


  • 30 (2)
  • Give Him Cornbread
  • Jocque, Beau & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
  • 4:54
  • Sound Clip for Give Him Cornbread from Louisiana Spice


  • 31 (2)
  • Think It over One More Time
  • Buckwheat Zydeco
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Think It over One More Time from Louisiana Spice


  • 32 (2)
  • Snap Bean
  • L'il Brian & The Zydeco Travelers
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Snap Bean from Louisiana Spice


    • Credits of Louisiana Spice

    • Penney
    • Tambourine, Vocals (Background)
    • Al Tharp
    • Banjo, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Fiddle
    • David Doucet
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Performer, Vocals, Guitar, Violin
    • Geechee
    • Drums, Vocals (Background)
    • Geenie
    • Conga, Vocals (Background)
    • Ron Levy
    • Organ, Vocals (Background), Producer, Piano, Percussion
    • Jo-El Sonnier
    • Accordion, Drums, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Performer, Producer
    • Bruce Daigrepont
    • Accordion, Guitar (Rhythm), Triangle, Vocals, Producer, Performer


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