Dr. John, New Orleans Swamp 1974.

RE: Dr. John, New Orleans Swamp 1974., posted on October 7, 2016 at 19:55:33
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Life would not be worth living w/o Dr John. My fave New Orleans artist.

That's a priceless hour of wonderful music..., posted on October 7, 2016 at 21:15:24
musetap Audiophile Posts: 31875 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	even with that annoying and not very good conga player! Thanks! "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

RE: That's a priceless hour of wonderful music..., posted on October 8, 2016 at 17:55:27
dancingseamonkey Audiophile Posts: 3455 Location: New Orleans, birth place of jazz. Joined: May 1, 2006 Contributor Since: November 24, 2009	Well the early 70's you had to have a conga player (something they should bring back IMHO)unfortunately they picked a lousy one, I don't think he was part of the Meters so he must have been a pick up. "Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson

RE: Dr. John, New Orleans Swamp 1974., posted on October 8, 2016 at 17:56:32
dancingseamonkey Audiophile Posts: 3455 Location: New Orleans, birth place of jazz. Joined: May 1, 2006 Contributor Since: November 24, 2009	Yes life would certainly not be as colorful with out him. "Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson

I think he's a stray Neville... N/T, posted on October 8, 2016 at 20:13:10
musetap Audiophile Posts: 31875 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	aa "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

RE: That's a priceless hour of wonderful music..., posted on October 9, 2016 at 09:38:29

belyin
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It's Uganda Roberts-a New Orleans legend. To my ears, he has always filled up space instead of creating it. But then I would make the same charge of 99% of the "funk" that animates the jam band scene. (Well, perhaps it is the substances that really animate the jam band scene . . . )

Uganda Roberts

Good info..., posted on October 9, 2016 at 14:48:11
musetap Audiophile Posts: 31875 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	thanks! His playing on the non PL stuff was mixed too high in that video for my tastes which I found distracting and I love congas! "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

RE: Dr. John, New Orleans Swamp 1974., posted on October 11, 2016 at 11:41:10
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Ah, the "good" Doctor, doing what he does best!

RE: That's a priceless hour of wonderful music..., posted on October 11, 2016 at 23:58:01
belyin Audiophile Posts: 1285 Location: New Orleans Joined: November 1, 2003	Uganda is best known for playing with Professor Longhair in his revival years, and he has appeared with Dr. John a number of times. He is on some Meters sessions (and other Allen Toussaint productions that the Meters played on,) but the conga player the Meters used in their later years was Art Neville's brother Cyril, who also sang with the group.

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Dr. John, New Orleans Swamp 1974.

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