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PART 4
Mardi Gras Indians
Another music form that has been represented at the festival since the very beginning is Mardi Gras Indian music. One of my earliest mentors, photographer Jules Cahn, introduced me to jazz funerals, "second line" processions, and Indian parades. He would drag me to every event that was going on, and we would film and photograph until I was exhausted. I'd say, "Jules, please. I'm starving. Can we get something to eat. Without even a glance my way he'd say, "Oh, Allison, don't be such a slave to your stomach!"
One night Jules and I went to Barrows and Sons Lounge. Jules had me holding lights and the microphones while he was filming. When we got home, we listened to the tape and noticed Bo Dollis's voice for the first time, since we had been so busy working at the lounge. Both of us said, "Who in the hell is that? What a voice! Listen to that guy!" Then we had to find him.
We got a phone number of a bar on Washington Avenue where Bo hung out. I called and asked if we could set up a meeting with him. Well, not only did we meet with him but about thirty other Indians. When Quint and I walked into the meeting place, a bar on Dryades Street, they were all just standing there looking at us: two young white kids. We were children trying to describe the festival as best we could, and they said that they would do it. I think we were all shocked, but they were a superb part of the festival. They paraded from Jackson Square to Congo Square, and it was really magnificent. The Wild Magnolias and the Golden Eagles have been at the festival since the very first one.
The festival was a labor of love. Quint and I didn't even get paid. George took us out to dinner to all the finest restaurants in town. We loved every minute of what we were doing. We were committed to the music and knew we were doing something worthwhile, something that counted, something that would be a lasting memorial to the people and the music that they were making. Seeing Mahalia Jackson was all the reward that I could ever have wanted.
Mahalia Jackson simply appeared at the first festival. She was singing at a musical in town and heard about the festival. She came out and started singing with one of the brass bands. This gorgeous, unbelievably majestic soul sang "A Closer Walk." Next to Louis Armstrong, she is probably the greatest singer to come out of New Orleans. I was in awe of her! Everyone was.
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