The Soul of New Orleans : A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues

Introduction 1(2) Part One: THE FOUNDERS 3(84) The Champion 5(7) Jack Dupree Chicken Hearted Woman 12(5) Clarence Samuels True 17(6) Paul Gayten The New Orleans King of the Stroll 23(6) Tommy Ridgley 3 X 7 = 21 29(2) Jewel King The Fat Man 31(27) Fats Domino Genius + New Orleans = Soul 58(6) Ray Charles I Didn't Want To Do It 64(6) Chuck Carbo Check Mr. Popeye 70(4) Eddie Bo Rich Woman 74(3) Li'l Millet The Frogman 77(6) Clarence Henry Carnival Time 83(4) Al Johnson Part Two: THE SUPPORTERS 87(40) Providing the Bass 88(4) Billy Diamond Edgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers: Let's Get It 92(5) Lefty 97(7) Frank Mitchell Simply Red 104(4) Alvin Tyler I Had To Be A Hustler 108(4) Bill Sinigal Count Me In 112(4) Chuck Badie Playing the Good Notes 116(4) Lloyd Lambert Behind the Best 120(7) Irving Banister Part Three: CLUBS AND R&B CULTURE 127(24) The Dew Drop Inn: The South's Swankiest Night Spot 128(7) The Toast of New Orleans 135(4) Patsy Valdalia The Sugar Bowl Hosea's Place 139(5) The Rural Bandit 144(4) Percy Stovall The Popeye: Strong To The Finish 148(3) Part Four: THE RECORD LABELS 151(24) Imperial Records 153(4) Lew Chudd Ric & Ron Records: Records With Class 157(4) AFO All For One 161(2) Frisco Records 163(4) Connie LaRocca Scram Records: Seafood Platters 167(3) Hep' Me Records: Senator Jones 170(5) Part Five: BLUE EYED R&B 175(34) Dr. John 177(15) Mac Rebennack Just A Moment 192(6) Roland Stone Bad Neighborhood 198(3) Ronnie Barron Skip Easterling: The Blued Soul Brother 201(8) Part Six: THE SECOND GENERATION AND BEYOND 209(100) The Creole Chameleon 211(8) Deacon John The Voice 219(6) Aaron Neville Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 225(5) Danny White Climb The Ladder 230(4) Warren Lee You Can If You Think You Can 234(2) Martha Carter Barefootin' 236(5) Robert Parker She Put the Hurt On Me 241(4) Prince La La I'm Grown 245(4) Wallace Johnson Did You Have Fun? 249(3) Willie West The President Of Soul 252(5) Rockie Charles Bad Understanding 257(3) Lee Bates Mr. Big Stuff 260(5) Jean Knight Where Have You Been 265(4) Charles Brimmer Confessin' A Feelin' 269(4) Tony Owens C. P. Love: You Call The Shots 273(4) Wild Man On the Guitar 277(5) Snooks Eaglin Little Freddie King: New Orleans Country Bluesman 282(3) Ironing Board Sam The Eight Wonder of the World 285(5) Wrong Too Long 290(3) Mathilda Jones Big Chief Jolly 293(3) George Landry The Neville Brothers: Uptown Rulers 296(6) Cab Driver's Blues 302(4) Mem Shannon The Future? 306(3) Al Jackson Epilogue 309(15) Reference Bibliography Oral Histories 316(2) Books and Articles 318(1) CD Discography 319(5) Index 324