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...