Los Lobos -- Will The Wolf Survive

From the songwriting team - Hidalgo, Perez, 1984.

Ain't No Sunshine -- Buddy Guy & Tracy Chapman

Two words - Have mercy...

Robben Ford -- Life Song

One of his gems as Christmas Day winds down and a New Year awaits...

John Hiatt -- If Only

It got better than this...

John Hiatt -- Bringing It Home

Said it before and will say it again, nothing like a John Hiatt tune... Thanks DeucE.

Buddy Guy -- Louisiana Style

Volume up 'cause well, well, well, there's only one...

Marc Broussard -- Jeremiah's Prayer

In memory of...

Another Petty "Classic" -- Something Good Coming

This one hits home and so it has to be...

Tom Petty -- I Should Have Known It

Kick ass Heartbreaker style...

Tom Petty --- Free Fallin'

"The Classic" from his 1989 solo effort penned and recorded with a little help from Jeff Lynne...

Eric Clapton & Doyle Bramhall II --- Key To The Highway

Nothing like taking it home...

Anders Osborne In Good Company --- Bear Creek Jam Session

Music and hammocks, now that's living...

Rosie Ledet -- Hello Baby

A little Zydeco from Church Point as I get ready to call it a day...

AC/DC's Train Song

No doubt about it...

The Verve Pipe On A Monday Night

Cannot recall the last time I heard this one...

Mike Zito -- In New Orleans

Introduced my son to the Rock n' Bowl over the Thanksgiving holiday, just so happened Mike Zito was performing, here's to getting it right as a Dad every now and again...

Tab Benoit -- Down In The Swamp

I got to go, I got to go...

Colin Lake -- Where Did We Go Wrong

A little something from the 'Easy...

Paul Carrack & Eric Clapton -- How Long

Very nice, mate...

Paul Butterfield Blues Band -- Driftin' Blues

Like a ship out on the sea...

The Band & Special Guest -- Mystery Train

Back on board, seems each song was a jam session and a great one at that...

Nikka Costa -- In This Life

One to help ease into the day...

Tab Benoit -- Night Train Live

Oh yeah! This one just claimed the Jb&S Live Train Song Award. More train songs a comin'...

Tony Joe White -- Roll Train Roll

Nothing better than a quiet house, a hot cup of coffee and a train song...

Fastball -- Out Of My Head

Seems like just yesterday...

Snooks! -- New Orleans' Own

Man, could he play...

Emmylou -- On Louisiana

Of beauty and grace, then and now...

Blackfoot -- Baby Blue

Turn it up!

Paul McCartney -- By Special Request

One for our fathers... Thanks PK7.

Sara Smile, Extended Play

Monte Montgomery style...

John Prine -- All The Best

This one came to mind just as I was about to pour my second cup, bet it's a good one...

Heaven -- Los Lonely Boys Live

My kind of prayer...

Down To New Orleans -- Mason Ruffner

To family, friends and home...

Elton John -- My Father's Gun

From this day on...

Anders Osborne -- Standing With Angels

For ADB.

Anders Osborne -- Tracking My Roots

Food for thought from New Orleans...

Hurricane Season (Still) -- Trombone Shorty

With my prayer said, this one's for the East Coast...

Jump, Jive & Wail -- Then and Now

My Dad once told me that of all the bands he had seen, nobody in New Orleans could hold a candle to Louie Prima and Sam Butera on stage. That was high praise and I hung on every word when music came up for discussion. He was there. And, he was right. Kudos to Brian Setzer for his performance and for his respect of the music that once was...

Steely Dan -- Dirty Work

Then & now...

Mark Knopfler -- Darling Pretty

One for DeucE's consideration, a lock no doubt...

Booker T & the MGs -- Green Onions

Bad ass from back in the day...

Otis Redding -- Try A Little Tenderness

Very good advice right here boyz...

Tab Benoit -- Little Girl Blues

From down on the bayou, this one is as good as it gets, trust me...

Atchafalaya Basin On A Sunday Morn

To Mom and her Cajun music playing on the radio in the old kitchen on a weekend morn, nothing better...

Dwight Yoakam -- A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

Just felt like a train ride...

Teresa James -- Put The Squeeze On Me

Please, please, please...

Zachary Richard -- Laisse Le Vent Souffler

Blow Wind Blow Cajun style...

Rory Gallagher -- For The Last Time

Back to 1971 with one of the best then and now...

Jesse Malin -- Downliner

Something Eclectic for the Boyz on the Left 'cause it's just the way the story goes...

Poco -- One Horse Blue

Spot on, November '74 if you are wondering...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- Never Lookin' Back

When the "King" says "that kid from Shreveport can surely play" well, alright then...

subdudes -- Papa Dukie & the Mud People

Come back 'dudes...

Thin Lizzy -- Whiskey In The Jar

From way back in the day...

Lil Dude -- On The Cover

Don't go baby, please...

Rolling Stones -- Doom & Gloom

Mick done crash landed in a Louisiana swamp. Seven years rewarded, still dancing. Best not to taper off...

Sunday Gospel -- From the French Quarter

I was working construction on the Westbank Expressway when on one of the few times the crew opted to discuss music over women and sports, another rodbuster said "Hey white boy, ever see Blind Bryan Lee?" Look no further...

Dege Legg -- Dead And Gone

What, no tip?

Doobie Brothers -- Eyes Of Silver

Just something about a Tom Johnston tune, this one with the Memphis Horns for good measure...

"Elvis Was A Cajun" -- From The Commitments

"That's fookin' blasphemy! Elvis wasn't a Cajun."

CCR's Mardi Gras -- Someday Never Comes

Well I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son, you better learn it fast, you better learn it young...

The Beatles -- The Ed Sullivan Concert

And to think that this was 1965, it's good to leave no doubt...

Paul Cotton -- The More Things Change

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Lawyers, Guns & Money -- The Wallflowers & Jordan Zevon

"Dad, get me out of this!"

Bernard Allison -- Help Me Through The Day

Servin' it up just right on a Saturday afternoon...

Dege Legg -- The Girl Who Wept Stones

A touch of Louisiana Delta Blues on a fine Sunday morn...

Sonny Landreth -- Levee Town

There was a time when I thought that kids the world over played on the levees of their towns. Those were good times.

James Taylor -- Not Fade Away

Check the Slide on this one...

Neville Brothers -- Fire On The Bayou

Old school...

Tab Benoit -- Drowning On Dry Land

Ever have one of those days...

Lucia Micarelli -- Aurora/Kashmir

Out of Queens and seen in the French Quarter a time or two or three. Amazing talent and much easier on the eyes than the boyz of Zep, fo' sho'...

Iko Iko -- Dr. John & Company

RIP James "Sugar Boy" Crawford. And, per the good Doctor, the Story behind this New Orleans' classic: The song was written and recorded back in the early 1950s by a New Orleans singer named James Crawford who worked under the name of Sugar Boy & the Cane Cutters. It was recorded in the 1960s by the Dixie Cups for Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller's Red Bird Records, but the format we're following here is Sugar Boy's original. Also in the group were Professor Longhair on piano, Jake Myles, Big Boy Myles, Irv Bannister on guitar, and Eugene 'Bones' Jones on drums. The group was also known as the Chipaka Shaweez. The song was originally called 'Jockamo,' and it has a lot of Creole patois in it. Jockamo means 'jester' in the old myth. It is Mardi Gras music, and the Shaweez was one of many Mardi Gras groups who dressed up in far out Indian costumes and came on as Indian tribes. The tribes used to hang out on Claiborne Avenue and used to get juiced up there getting ready to perform and 'second line' in their own special style during Mardi Gras. That's dead and gone because there's a freeway where those grounds used to be. The tribes were like social clubs who lived all year for Mardi Gras, getting their costumes together. Many of them were musicians, gamblers, hustlers and pimps.

Marc Broussard -- Hope For Me Yet

Reflection on a Sunday Morn...

Bo Diddley -- Road Runner

The Man from McComb, Mississippi, with his "box" guitar...

Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton -- Dear Mr. Fantasy

To great partners, for the world awaits...

Tony Joe White -- Rainy Night In Georgia

One of his best...

Grayson Hugh -- The Very Best Of...

DeucE, seen this one yet? I swear he's just got to have some 'Easy in his blood, maybe a former life or something...

New Orleans' Finest -- Ivan Neville & Why Can't I Fall In Love

Some mighty fine funk right here boyz. No better, no way, no day...

The Steeldrivers -- Sticks That Made Thunder

If that old oak could talk...

Keith Richards -- Wicked As It Seems

Ole Keith, always been like Paul Newman cool, dig?

Same In Any Language -- I Nine

Ms. Carmen belts with the best of 'em...

Billy D & the Hoodoos -- More Chicago Style

Powerful stuff...

Honey Island Swamp Band -- Cast The First Stone

Something good from that mean ass Katrina...

Robert Cray -- Right Next Door

Just something about a Robert Cray tune on a Friday night...

Anders Osborne -- Summertime in New Orleans

Been waiting for a good video of this gem for some time... Patience is my virtue. Anders for President, ya'll!

Hadden Sayers & Ruthie Foster -- By Special Request

A repeat performance of "Back to the Blues." Don't think that I will ever get tired of this one. Thanks ALB.

Labor Day Blues -- Bernard Allison Group

On the Cadillac Assembly Line...

Charlie Hunter -- On A Sunday Morn

Just stumbled across this instrumental, check out the wicked combo guitar...

Ana Popovic & Bernard Allison -- Chicago Style

Bringing it home all day long...

Ana Popovic & Mike Zito -- For D2E

Pedal to the metal, boyz & girlz...

Trombone Shorty -- KEXP Studio, Seattle

One for the folks back home in LaPlace searching for dry land...

New Orleans -- One for Home

On this Anniversary...

Old Days -- Chicago

Man, what a drum kit we have here...

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials -- One for Evan

I know deep down you are wondering how I do it. Or perhaps you are wondering why I do it. Either way, wake up!!!

Dave Matthews -- One for Alexis Lily

What will be, will be... Good things!

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards & Company

"Same reason I'm wearing a tux..." Brilliant!

Tom Petty -- Square One

One for Evan...

Ana Popovic -- The One & Only

Right here...

Bart Walker Band -- Slow My Roll

Is this Heaven? - Bad ass Slide and Reese on the keyboards...

Drive-By Truckers -- Danko/Manuel

On a Friday night...

Mississippi Queen -- Mountain

One from the vault...

Blues from the Bayou -- Chris Thomas King

One for the Honey Badger...

Head East -- Never Been Any Reason

Believe it was '74 give or take...

Robert Cray Band -- Better Than This?

Don't think so, best turn it up...

Rick Danko & Company -- It Makes No Difference

For it gets no better than this... To PK7, one for a good man.

Levon Helm -- On A Sunday Morn

A fine touch of Arkansas Gospel...

Ponderosa -- Old Gin Road

One courtesy of DeucE...

Tipitina Special -- Listening to Levon by Marc Cohn

One for that place in time...

Stevie Ray Vaughan -- Life Without You

The Word from the late great SRV - "Are you with me?"

Arcangels -- Sent By Angels

One for My Angels...

The Revivalists -- Criminal

Cannot wait to see these guys again...

Anders Osborne -- Louisiana Gold

My kind of Gospel. Down on Bayou St. John on a Sunday morn...

Peter Green -- Jumpin' At Shadows

On Reflection, tomorrow's lesson a day early...

Uncollected -- Brightest Light

One step at a time...

Mark Knopfler & Sonny Landreth -- Gravy Train

Slide right across that pond...

Lucinda Williams -- Blessed

On a Sunday Morn... Guitar anyone?

Kathleen Edwards -- Summerlong

Better late than never...

George Benson -- Breezin'

For the Who Dat Nation - From "Drew Brees!" to "Drew Greed!" and back again. $100MM and he's finally signed. Can I get an Amen?

L'Angelus --- River Road

Three minutes of Home at sunrise...

Doyle Bramhall II & Friends -- Say One Thing

Just something about that Sound... For my family over Texas way.

Storyville -- Good Day For The Blues

Well alright then...

Kermit Ruffins -- Sleepy Time Down South

Happy Birthday Dad, this one is for you...

Royal Southern Brotherhood -- New Horizon

A Neville Brother, Gregg Allman's son and one of my favorites, Blues Man Mike Zito - what more could you ask for...

Billy Iuso --- Valerie

It is without question the little things in life, big oaks count too...

Ryan Adams -- Come Pick Me Up

The Jb&S "Just One of Those Days" Award goes to...

Davy Knowles --- Riverbed

After this brilliant performance, the Kid pays tribute to the likes of Peter Frampton and John Hiatt among others. Could very well be the Eric Clapton of his generation. Well the train just left the station in New Orleans...

New Orleans' Own -- Warren Battiste

Let me make your day with this two-part lesson in music and life from one of the greats of New Orleans...

Johnny Sansone & Anders Osborne -- On A Sunday Morn

Johnny offers good advice while Anders tears it up on guitar...

Hadden Sayers -- No Tears Left To Cry

Mr. Sayers plays some bad ass Texas Blues, volume up boyz...

Andy J Forest -- NOLA Blues

"I don't mind having a boss as long as he doesn't tell me what to do." Methinks I just found Anders a running partner for the upcoming election...

Tom Petty -- Mary Jane's Last Dance

Tearin' it up in the 'Easy...

Tedeschi Trucks Band -- Everybody's Talkin'

One to get the weekend started off right by special request... Thanks PK7.

The Band -- The Weight

Once in a lifetime...

A Father's Journey

For me and mine, for you and yours... Thanks Tom Petty.

Anders Osborne -- When Will I See You Again

Just went home with this one...

The Revivalists -- One for DeucE & Son

For there will come a day...

funky Meters -- Ain't No Use

So I know what I want to do when I grow up...

Wheat -- Don't I Hold You

Lost in '99...

funky Meters -- For SK7

Just today the incredibly talented lead guitarist of the SK7 Band asked me if I liked funk. Make it NOLA funk, my young Brother...

Guitar Shorty -- Born Under A Bad Sign

By special request from Bayou Teche...

Rickie Lee Jones -- Two for Alexis Lily

Congrats on the straight A's! Your hard work paid off so turn it up as loud as you want...

Elton John -- My Father's Gun

To where the riverboat sails tonight...

Gary Clark Jr. -- Things Are Changing

One for just before the sun comes up...

Tony Joe White -- London Town

Just perfect...

Sonny Landreth -- Elemental Journey

Track 3, Heavy Heart Rising says it all and without a word...

Lil Queenie & the Percolators -- My Darlin' New Orleans

Once upon a time...

JJ Grey --- Hide & Seek

About that cup of coffee this Sunday morn...

Steely Dan --- Dirty Work

By request...

Anders Osborne -- One for our Sons

May the road rise up to meet them...

Galactic & Special Guests -- You Know Where

Volume up as DeucE would say. Just keeps gettin' better and better...

Marcia Ball @ the NOLA Jazz Fest

Hey Boyz, it's sure good to see Louisiana's own swingin' that leg...

Bruce Springsteen @ the NOLA Jazz Fest

If this one doesn't touch your heart then you're not breathing. The "Big Man" had to be smiling down...

Michael Burks @ the Bradfordville Blues Club

He could Make It Rain all night long. RIP Mr. B.

Joe Walsh -- In The City

One for PK7. JW always had the sound that left no doubt...

Better Than Ezra -- NOLA Jazz Fest 2012

Always a target rich environment when the Boyz from LSU play...

The Revivalists -- Jazz Fest 2012

First up, first Friday and they did not disappoint. Proof positive with this performance right here, even spotted DeucE's flag (on YouTube @ 3:30) as lagniappe...

Jimmy Buffett & Friends -- Jazz Fest 2012

A favorite tune with Sonny Landreth on Slide no less, just perfect...

Foo Fighters at the Jazz Fest

Methinks DG and the Boyz kicked it just a touch, hey?

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Jazz Fest

The smiles say it all...

Dire Straits --- So Far Away

Always good to remember that there was just such a time not so very long ago...

Beach Boys at the 2012 'Fest

Proof positive DeucE & the Boyz were there. Check his flag!

James Andrews -- Keep That Music Playin'

Mr. Andrews and his band put on quite the show at the Jazzfest this year. Just ask DeucE...

Eric Lindell -- Lady Jane & John Coltrane

Next up at the Jazzfest, more NOLA funk...

Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

Second up at the Jazzfest, for your consideration although likely a lock since they are eclectic by their own admission, the boyz from Loyola University of New Orleans...

The Revivalists -- Hurricane Winslow

My pick for our opening act, Jazzfest 2012. Methinks the RateStraight Boyz will dig 'em. Let's see if DeucE concurs...

Jazzfest Countdown -- Rebirth Brass Band

While in the Quarter, one should go for a walk with friends and get a little exercise...

Levon Helm --- The Last Waltz

A musician's musician from day one...

Royal Southern Brotherhood -- Gotta Keep Rockin'

Recognize anyone back in the 'Easy...

Mike Zito --- Slow It Down

Got your guitar solo right here...

Anders Osborne -- Black Eye Galaxy

Jb's like a kid in a candy store with this new release... Oh yeah, almost forgot - Anders for President!

Memphis Horns

And this year's Jb&S Legend Award goes to...

Robben Ford -- Indianola

All about the connection...

Mississippi Style

One for the King.

Zachary Richard -- Colinda

From back in the Day...

Kevin Welch -- I Look For You

Without even meaning to...

Minature Cowbells

Only in New Orleans...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue -- Where Y'at

Nailin' it at the Louisiana Music Factory... Simply amazing and Joey P even manages to make the old drums there sound good. These boyz deserve a bounty!

Zachary Richard -- Au Bord Du Lac Bijou

Poetry indeed... Your wish is my command.

Robert Cray -- Smoking Gun

'86 was a good year...

Anders Osborne --- My Old Heart

Between the heartaches and the hurricanes...

Anders Osborne for President!

L'Angelus -- Au Bord Du Lac Bijou

A Zachary Richard "classic" from the shore of Jewel Lake.

Dr John -- Right Place Wrong Time

From the Night Tripper...

Gary Clark Jr. -- When My Train Pulls In

Long time coming for some of us, no doubt... One a young Brother SK7 should dig if I don't miss my guess. Bet he's playing it before the sun comes up.

Gary Clark Jr. -- Don't Owe You A Thing

Two words - Just right...

John Waite -- Hanging Tree

DeucE came to town bearing gifts including this one right here...

Robert Palmer -- Allen Toussaint's Sneaking Sally Through The Alley

A touch of NOLA Funk on a Sunday morn... Hey John & Pika!

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Got to see 'em last night with Evan and friends. It was a performance like no other. Even DeucE said he had never seen anything like it in all his years...

Allman Brothers -- Stormy Monday

Something to go with my morning prayer...

John Hiatt -- My Old Friend

To family and friends...

The Smithereens -- A Girl Like You

One the L'Man might just remember...

The Radiators -- Honey From The Bee

It's the simple things in life...

Mavis Staples -- Last Train

One out of New Orleans for PK7. All aboard, Who Dat, Drew Brees, oh yeah...

W. C. Clark -- Funny How Time Slips Away

A classic for my Dad who, back in the day, was always up at this hour ready for work...

Anders Osborne -- Call On Me

One for my Alexis Lily...

Huey Lewis -- But It's Alright

Early on a Sunday morn...

The Black Keys --- Things Ain't Like They Used To Be

Sure seems so...

Corey Stevens -- Headshrinker

Just one of those days...

Tab Benoit --- Down In The Swamp

From Tab's first release, nice and warm. Man, this young kid from Houma, La., sure could play. 1992 was a pretty good year back in the 'Easy as I recall...

the subdudes -- Street Symphony

One for DeucE, some modern-day harmony out of New Orleans not unlike the music he grew up on back in Cali...

John Waite --- Rough & Tumble

And the 2011 Jb&S Bad Ass Guitar Award goes to...

Mike Zito -- Pearl River

Just outside of Slidell...

New Orleans Blues -- It Takes A Long Time

Vintage Tab Benoit with Tabby Thomas for the Saints to help ease the pain...

Ruthie Foster -- Stone Love

Blues nice & tight back at Antone's...

Doobie Brothers --- Toulouse Street

Today's history lesson...

Johnny Winter -- Messin' With The Kid

A Texas-style jam with the Kid. Hold on tight...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue -- Do To Me

One for Drew Brees - Oh Yeah!

Rockin' Sidney -- Don't Mess With My Toot Toot

Ah, memories flood as another year begins - watched my youngest brother run the table in nine ball while this song played in the background on the old jukebox. He nailed the nine just as the song ended, sat down to his beer without a word, Paul Newman Cool...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Del McCoury Band -- American Legacies

Ben Jaffe & the Boyz in Good Company...