Sonny Landreth Teams with Fellow Greats for 9th Album

[bluesgirl]

bluesgirl fan girl sigh....

Louisiana-based singer, songwriter and slide-guitar monster Sonny Landreth will release his ninth album, titled From The Reach and his first on his own Landfall Records label (distributed by Ryko Distribution), on May 20. On it, Landreth does something unprecedented in his body of work as he collaborates with five of the greatest guitar players on the planet — Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and Vince Gill — in some jaw-dropping performances. Also making appearances are the legendary New Orleans pianist and singer Dr. John and Margaritaville’s iconic troubadour Jimmy Buffett.


http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004345.html


BTW - I'm lovin' that picture!

[saturn]

I cannot wait to get this one. :D

[Uncle Slayton]

May 20? Sonny's site sez Apr. 20. Be great to have this for the drive down and get Sonny to sign it:

http://home.earthlink.net/~uncleslayton/photos/JazzFest/2005/SusanSonny2.jpg
"Yeah, that's me right there" - EM Fest '05

[bluesgirl]

May 20? Sonny's site sez Apr. 20. Be great to have this for the drive down and get Sonny to sign it:

http://home.earthlink.net/~uncleslayton/photos/JazzFest/2005/SusanSonny2.jpg
"Yeah, that's me right there" - EM Fest '05

He was announcing April 20 back in Nov., but May 20 this time around. We were hoping for a FI/JF release. :cool:

[sophisticated sissy]

Great news, bluesgirl! :)

[jdmit]

Wow! Thanks for the tip BG. 3 of my favs - esp Mark K. Really looking forward to his tour this summer.

[bluesgirl]

I'm 100% sure it's going to be really awesome. ;)

[noblues]

Thanks for the info. This looks like a day-1 purchase!

and Hey, I just realized something
- Jimmy Buffett is on the album
- Jimmy plays 2nd Saturday, Sonny plays 2nd Sunday

so.... who do you think will be playing on who's set? :D

[Orleansnj]

yeah - i really hope that it is released april 20th - but all of the sites day may 20th....either way - it will definitely be worth the wait. that lineup is unreal.

[Belle]

Thanks for the info. This looks like a day-1 purchase!

and Hey, I just realized something
- Jimmy Buffett is on the album
- Jimmy plays 2nd Saturday, Sonny plays 2nd Sunday

so.... who do you think will be playing on who's set? :D


I was hoping Buffett would support him 1st weekend and vice versa

[denbear]

OOOh WOW! Can't wait to wrap my ears around this 1. From the Reach, huh? To Sonny's comments regarding this title, I'll add that his guitar guests all are vets (including Landreth) of the Crossroads Guitar Fest ... voluntary participants from a reach by Clapton for a fundraiser. I hope there's many more recording collaborations to come outta this. Anybody not yet familiar w/ dbl DVD of Crossroads '07 & '08, skip renting & just buy 'em!

[Michelino]

I cannot wait to get this one. :D

Yes, it sounds like it is countdown worthy!

[bluesgirl]

yeah - i really hope that it is released april 20th - but all of the sites day may 20th....either way - it will definitely be worth the wait. that lineup is unreal.

It's May 20th, but, it's Sonny's album and Sonny's label, so...:D

[denbear]

sure smells like a JF release, don't it? ;)

[bluesgirl]

sure smells like a JF release, don't it? ;)

I'm thinkin' an FI release for the home town crowd if it happens.

[Chas_P]

Of course, the OTHERS weren't there, but he did play 3 tracks from it at the show we saw last weekend.

IT IS Sonny. Nuff said!

[bluesgirl]

Of course, the OTHERS weren't there, but he did play 3 tracks from it at the show we saw last weekend.

IT IS Sonny. Nuff said!

Well, if I went to 4 shows in one week, and he played 3 songs at each of the 4 shows, does that mean I've heard 12 songs from the new CD? :D

[sophisticated sissy]

I don't know, bluesgirl. Those tricky word problems in math class always gave me the hives. Yer obviously asking the wrong person.

Maybe one of the THREADHEADS in the house might be an arithmetic genius, but ya sure got me stumped. :confused: :D

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Sonny played a couple of songs from the new cd yesterday at Houston Fest. Great stuff! I think 90% of Houston's guitar players were there. The other 10% had gigs.

[i wanna be in NOLA]

Advance orders ordered through Sonny's website have shipped!!!

And.... IT'S BRILLIANT!

The official release date is still 5/20/08 but you can get it now if you're anxious. I think I have all the guest artists right...

http://www.sonnylandreth.com/

1. Blue Tarp Blues with Mark Knopfler
2. When I Still Had You with Eric Clapton
3. Way Past Long with Robben Ford
4. The Milky Way Home with Eric Johnson
5. Storm Of Worry with Eric Clapton
6. Howlin' Moon with Dr. John & Jimmy Buffett
7. The Goin' On with Vince Gill
8. Let It Fly with Nadirah Shakoor
9. Blue Angel with Robben Ford & Vince Gill
10. Überesso
11. Universe with Vince Gill

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Waiting on next Tuesday......

[frangooch]

There are a couple of great duets with Knopfler on YouTube. Sorry I don't have the links here, but both Gravy Train and Cannibals are worth the look.

[frangooch]

BTW, I thought Blue Tarp Blues smoked when Sonny played it at the fest.

[i wanna be in NOLA]

R'cd by email (Slidelines)

“From the Reach” is here!

The week of May 19 marks the first simultaneous worldwide release of a Sonny Landreth album, and you can pick up a copy via SonnyLandreth.com now! “From the Reach” will be available all at once in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia, and it’s Sonny’s first disc on his own imprint, Landfall Records.

The new album features guest appearances from a number of especially noteworthy friends: Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Vince Gill, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Dr. John, Jimmy Buffet and Nadirah Shakoor. Longtime collaborator Dave Ranson is again on bass, Mike Burch is on drums, and friends Steve Conn and Sam Broussard are featured on keys and acoustic guitar, respectively. The new disc can also be purchased electronically from iTunes and other digital media outlets.

“It’s the classic dream come true,” Sonny says of the all-star affair. “I wrote these songs with these guests in mind, as a tribute to their influence on me. Inviting them to come aboard led us down some amazing paths.” The album’s been in the works for the better part of a year, though a couple of tunes have longer lineages: the riff from “The Goin’ On” dates back to Sonny’s first stint with John Hiatt and was written years later with Wendy Waldman during pre-production for “Levee Town;” and “Howlin’ Moon” came together during demo sessions for “The Road We’re On.”

“From the Reach” also features Jack Spencer’s photography and graphic design by Grammy nominee Megan Barra. “Megan’s work has been inspirational and very much a part of the music itself. I’ll always embrace the LP concept with the music and artwork going hand in hand,” Sonny says. “And my old friend Jack Spencer’s incredible imagery projects the essence of what this album is about.”

The disc’s title, Landreth notes, pulls in many meanings. “When I write, I try to surrender to the flow of it all and see what bubbles to the top. This time around, the word reach kept coming up. In addition to its obvious meaning, it can relate to an expanse – a reach of sky, desert, water, or in particular a channel or body of water. Also, it can refer to the direction of the wind in nautical terms, so Megan utilized waterway maps in the package design. I felt like that all really fit well thematically with the album. For me, the title is the connecting thread in terms of the writing process and the project as a whole. I reached out to all these great artists and what you hear on this disc is what came back.”

“The band was impeccable,” Sonny adds. “Though we’ve recorded before, this time Dave and Mike were involved in every step of my writing process. I wrote the songs specifically for each artist in hopes of catching their vibe and their magic, and together the three of us tested the songs live in various venues.”

[freebo]

Just heard 'Blue Tarp Blues' (w/ mark Knopfler) this morning on our Community Radio station WMNF.

Good stuff!

"Air Force One had a wonderful view,
Lookin' down on those blue tarp blues..."

[bluesgirl]

I can't wait to hear this one!!!

[bluesgirl]

Just heard 'Blue Tarp Blues' (w/ mark Knopfler) this morning on our Community Radio station WMNF.

Good stuff!

"Air Force One had a wonderful view,
Lookin' down on those blue tarp blues..."

"Throw me somethin', mister..."

Until that song, I really didn't know how pissed Sonny was by the events after Katrina.

[bluesgirl]

The local boy story (http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/ENTERTAINMENT/805160302/1040) :D

[Delta]

Advance orders ordered through Sonny's website have shipped!!!

And.... IT'S BRILLIANT!

The official release date is still 5/20/08 but you can get it now if you're anxious. I think I have all the guest artists right...

http://www.sonnylandreth.com/

1. Blue Tarp Blues with Mark Knopfler
2. When I Still Had You with Eric Clapton
3. Way Past Long with Robben Ford
4. The Milky Way Home with Eric Johnson
5. Storm Of Worry with Eric Clapton
6. Howlin' Moon with Dr. John & Jimmy Buffett
7. The Goin' On with Vince Gill
8. Let It Fly with Nadirah Shakoor
9. Blue Angel with Robben Ford & Vince Gill
10. Überesso
11. Universe with Vince Gill

How long did it take to get yours delivered if you ordered through the website?

[bluesgirl]

How long did it take to get yours delivered if you ordered through the website?

Ummmm, well, about -21 days. ;)

[bluesgirl]

Advance orders ordered through Sonny's website have shipped!!!

And.... IT'S BRILLIANT!

The official release date is still 5/20/08 but you can get it now if you're anxious. I think I have all the guest artists right...

http://www.sonnylandreth.com/

1. Blue Tarp Blues with Mark Knopfler
2. When I Still Had You with Eric Clapton
3. Way Past Long with Robben Ford
4. The Milky Way Home with Eric Johnson
5. Storm Of Worry with Eric Clapton
6. Howlin' Moon with Dr. John & Jimmy Buffett
7. The Goin' On with Vince Gill
8. Let It Fly with Nadirah Shakoor
9. Blue Angel with Robben Ford & Vince Gill
10. Überesso
11. Universe with Vince Gill

Sam Broussard is on Universe, too. So is Nadirah.

[i wanna be in NOLA]

Ummmm, well, about -21 days. ;)

:cool:

um, yeah me too.

[Delta]

Disregard. It was in the mailbox when I got back to the house.

[bluesgirl]

I got mine today. The CD is the same color as my favorite dress. I hope it has some good songs on it. ;)

I wanna...congrats on being in the liners. :D

[i wanna be in NOLA]

Sonny 'splains the title and more...

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=39762

[bluesgirl]

Sonny 'splains the title and more...

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=39762

I think they're too busy watching AI. :D

[i wanna be in NOLA]

I got mine today. The CD is the same color as my favorite dress. I hope it has some good songs on it. ;)

I wanna...congrats on being in the liners. :D


wassat? Those standing in line for yer boyfriend? :p

[bluesgirl]

wassat? Those standing in line for yer boyfriend? :p

No, silly, the LINER NOTES. :D

And which boyfriend is that? I have so many now ya know. And that's not even counting the ones I have to share with mamaroux. :eek:

[saturn]

I have now acquired this new album and I love it. The guest artists enhance Sonny's work, but do not ever take over. Wonderful! :)

Also, I had never heard of the guitarist Eric Johnson before. How did I miss him?:confused:

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

I have now acquired this new album and I love it. The guest artists enhance Sonny's work, but do not ever take over. Wonderful! :)

Also, I had never heard of the guitarist Eric Johnson before. How did I miss him?:confused:

The first time I was able to just sit down and listen was yesterday driving in from New Orleans. So I want to listen without looking to see who is playing on each cut. As #4 starts, I just smile and say to myself that is Eric Johnson. I'm sure glad you discovered Eric. Last time I saw EJ was at Clapton's Guitar Festival in Dallas 3 or 4 years ago. I sure like #5 with the other Eric playing. Great cd!

[i wanna be in NOLA]

Blue Tarp Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxkQXX7Q6g

[Frosty]

I have now acquired this new album and I love it. The guest artists enhance Sonny's work, but do not ever take over. Wonderful! :)

Also, I had never heard of the guitarist Eric Johnson before. How did I miss him?:confused:


I agree completely with your comments. I was worried that guest artists would render him a backing musician to songs that don't fit him. But, that is definitely not the case.

BTW, I have Eric Johnson's Ah Music Viacom CD from the eary 80's and love it. There are some excellent instrumentals and his singing is similar to Sonny Landreth in in a light but not syrupy way.

[bluesgirl]

#1 BLUES ALBUM

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/genre_index.jsp


GEAUX SONNY!!!!!

[i wanna be in NOLA]

How cool is that?









Veddy, veddy cool!

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

For the Houston area T-heads.
Sonny plays Continental Club Friday August 8.
Be sure to buy your tickets early.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Great news at #1 so catch him in small clubs while you still have a chance.

[MzJoey]

..as usual the calyfornia stick people didn't even get up and dance!
He played an awesome set, with stuff from new cd....it was such a welcome breath of fine blues music and raucus guitar slidin' and pickin'...
Supper club right, so I had a filet mignon with some crazy tasty wine reduction and one of the freshest tastiest farmers' market salad. I never, never heard music like that while dining on such wonderful food...
BUT...
i woulda gladly been eatin' catfish and drinkin beer in a dive, hearing him as long as the peeps were dancin and having a good time!
I'm sorry Sonny, caly folks are so freakin' jaded...they didn't do you justice...but one lil brown girl was rockin' and yellin' for ya's!!

Wish i could see him in Austin...that would be sweet...so Fred you're just gonna hold it up for me too! woohoo...sweet guitar pickin still echoing in my head...God bless Louisiana!!

[i wanna be in NOLA]

I think it depends a lot on the venue. We saw him last summer at a casino in Milwaukee and couldn't believe that everyone was sitting down in their booths looking like they were watching Wayne Newton. A different venue and/or a different crowd would have had them standing and rocking their socks off.

I'm guessing that fancy foods and sitting through a 'show' might go hand-in-hand. I don't think its the folks present at a given venue so much as the venue itself.

[VWGal]

We have Sonny here this year at our Calgary Folk Festival in late July, his first visit to that event, maybe first to Calgary as John Hiatt brought the Guilty Dogs the last time he played here with a band.

Regardless, Calgary is a notoriously dull crowd in a soft-seat venue-- Ross and I suffered through a Neville show last summer, nearly killed us, no one would get up. I expect a significant improvement this year when Maceo Parker plays in the same venue. :cool:

BUT, the folk fest is different and that audience will eat Sonny up in a sunny park/green grass/barefoot setting. Not many will know how to dance to him though...the young folkie/dread/alt crowd are not great dancers, they bob up and down and jump all around real good, just not on the beat -- weirdly entertaining. As long as they like Sonny, I'm good.

[McGregor]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

[ohio]

..as usual the calyfornia stick people didn't even get up and dance!
He played an awesome set, with stuff from new cd....it was such a welcome breath of fine blues music and raucus guitar slidin' and pickin'...
Supper club right, so I had a filet mignon with some crazy tasty wine reduction and one of the freshest tastiest farmers' market salad. I never, never heard music like that while dining on such wonderful food...
BUT...
i woulda gladly been eatin' catfish and drinkin beer in a dive, hearing him as long as the peeps were dancin and having a good time!
I'm sorry Sonny, caly folks are so freakin' jaded...they didn't do you justice...but one lil brown girl was rockin' and yellin' for ya's!!

Wish i could see him in Austin...that would be sweet...so Fred you're just gonna hold it up for me too! woohoo...sweet guitar pickin still echoing in my head...God bless Louisiana!!
Hi Joey!
Ohio crowds are no better...met Corona for Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph yesterday, most folks weren't even bobbing their heads! We were shushed by a crabby woman and the people behind us were told by securioty to Sit Down! and we were in the LAWN...

[VWGal]

Hi Joey!
Ohio crowds are no better...met Corona for Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph yesterday, most folks weren't even bobbing their heads! We were shushed by a crabby woman and the people behind us were told by securioty to Sit Down! and we were in the LAWN...

Well that is SAD Bry....events like this, even here, have designated dancing areas so those who are motivated can get right up front and jump around, but no one ever tells you to sit down, even if you get up and groove in other spots.

[i wanna be in NOLA]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

Probably Grant Street

It's a live album vs a studio release and most closely represents his small venue gigs which are THE BEST! I don't generally go for live albums but I'd make a definite exception in this case. Do you like to drive? This is the best driving cd I've ever heard.

The new one, From The Reach, is fantastic. It includes a number of guest artists that only add to the recordings without distracting in any way from Sonny and his music.

[ohio]

Well that is SAD Bry....events like this, even here, have designated dancing areas so those who are motivated can get right up front and jump around, but no one ever tells you to sit down, even if you get up and groove in other spots.yep! This particular venue was Blossom Center near Akron, OH. I've never been asked to sit down while in the lawn at any other venue, but I go all over the midwest for shows, and with rare exception folks tend to sit on their hands.

[ohio]

Probably Grant Street

It's a live album vs a studio release and most closely represents his small venue gigs which are THE BEST! I don't generally go for live albums but I'd make a definite exception in this case. Do you like to drive? This is the best driving cd I've ever heard.

The new one, From The Reach, is fantastic. It includes a number of guest artists that only add to the recordings without distracting in any way from Sonny and his music.
I'd agree with Grant St., but I haven't heard the new one except for a cut on the radio. I have it ordered, should be here this week!

[MzJoey]

Hi Joey!
Ohio crowds are no better...met Corona for Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph yesterday, most folks weren't even bobbing their heads! We were shushed by a crabby woman and the people behind us were told by securioty to Sit Down! and we were in the LAWN...

Hey hey Cincy..howrya Dahlin??
sheesh...how can you NOT shake to RR and company...and Clapton!! Lawd have mercy!
Hell I got up in the supper club, found myself a spot near a pillar and danced my self happy...yeah, everybody looked...but eh...i was in the groove with the music, thinkin' about cypress trees, slow rivers and the guitar that Sonny made sing and cry for us...
and wouldn't you know, i was invited to stay for the second set by the GM of the club...hehe. wish i coulda stayed but had worked all week, and had Jack Riley Fri night and all day Saturday...i was one tired chica! (but happy)...be kewl!!

[bluesgirl]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

Start with "From the Reach" and work your way backwards through his catalog would be my suggestion. If you don't want to do that, get "From the Reach" then "South of I-10" and go from there.

[ozzie]

Hi Joey!
Ohio crowds are no better...met Corona for Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph yesterday, most folks weren't even bobbing their heads! We were shushed by a crabby woman and the people behind us were told by securioty to Sit Down! and we were in the LAWN...

Hey! I thought Corona was one of RR's backup singers!

[Frosty]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

South of I-10. Beautifully composed, deeply personal songs. It's the CD I fell in love with once for the music when it first came out and again for the compositions when I made my first trip to the South.

[ohio]

Hey hey Cincy..howrya Dahlin??
sheesh...how can you NOT shake to RR and company...and Clapton!! Lawd have mercy!
Hell I got up in the supper club, found myself a spot near a pillar and danced my self happy...yeah, everybody looked...but eh...i was in the groove with the music, thinkin' about cypress trees, slow rivers and the guitar that Sonny made sing and cry for us...
and wouldn't you know, i was invited to stay for the second set by the GM of the club...hehe. wish i coulda stayed but had worked all week, and had Jack Riley Fri night and all day Saturday...i was one tired chica! (but happy)...be kewl!!:)

[ohio]

Hey! I thought Corona was one of RR's backup singers!alas, no chickas on stage at this one.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Hey Mz Joey!!! Hope to see ya at Voodoo or acl. Looks like we are doing both this year. acl cubes come out tomorrow.
I thought it was just a Houston thing. Brain dead crowds unless it is country. Makes it easy to "work" the crowd and get up front. JF just has to many people who know their stuff.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

McGregor, everyone has their favorite so.......
From the Reach is a great place to start.
The Road We're On has been a favorite.
btw: Greaux Tigers!!! Just had to throw that in.
Great news for Bama fans, LSU star QB was kicked off the team.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

alas, no chickas on stage at this one.

He just didn't know Corona was in town.
Hey Ohio, who played guitar with Clapton.

[ohio]

He just didn't know Corona was in town.
Hey Ohio, who played guitar with Clapton.
Doyle Bramhall II
They opened with a ripping slide duel on "Motherless Children"! One of my all time favs and I've never seen him do it live. Worth the price of admission alone!

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Doyle Bramhall II
They opened with a ripping slide duel on "Motherless Children"! One of my all time favs and I've never seen him do it live. Worth the price of admission alone!

Sounds like a great show. Last fall Clapton had Doyle II and Derek Trucks with him. Another great Clapton show.

[ohio]

Sounds like a great show. Last fall Clapton had Doyle II and Derek Trucks with him. Another great Clapton show.I almost didn't go to this one since I'd just seen him with Winwood in NYC & at Crossroads last summer. Sure glad I did! plus- the company was most wonderful!

[Uncle Slayton]

Sonny is playing 2 sets at Mel Meltons Cajun Restautrant (http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/)this Sunday. 100 seats for each set. 7:00 pm sold out. Still tics for the 4:00 pm show.

WooHoo. Sonny, Mel's Cochon de Lait BBQ, and a cold Abita.

For those who don't know who Mel is (Sonny co-wrote Congo Square w/ Mel and Dave):

A North Carolina native, Mel went to Lafayette, Louisiana in the summer of 1969 to visit a college friend and play a little music before going back to UNC. His plans changed when he became totally immersed in the rich culture and physical beauty of southwest Louisiana. He moved permanently to Lafayette at the end of the summer and began playing in a band he co-founded with Sonny Landreth, the Louisiana slide guitar-playing superstar.

To help support his new musical career, Mel took a series of jobs in the best Cajun restaurants in the city and discovered a new talent and another part of Cajun lifestyle, Louisiana cooking. Over the next few years he honed his musical and cooking skills, eventually becoming a well known Cajun chef. At the same time, he was becoming known as a singer and harmonica player specializing in a zydeco style of harp playing that has become his trademark.

Mel arrived in Austin, Texas in 1972 at the start of the Austin music scene. He took a job at a BBQ joint near Lake Travis as a dishwasher, but eventually moved up the ranks to cook. The restaurant happened to be a hang out for several European chefs who worked at the resorts situated on Lake Travis and Melton was offered a cook position at one of them. While there, he joined Austin’s Chef Association and after several years, became chef at the Tarry House, a private club frequented by many Texas luminaries such as Walter Cronkite, Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy Spacek, and many Texas politicians including the Governor, who held a weekly staff lunch at the club.

In the early 80’s Sonny and Mel formed the band “Bayou Rhythm”, adding C.J. Chenier to the lineup. The band headlined shows nationally and also opened shows for a number of legendary musicians including: Ray Charles, B.B. King, Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dave Edmonds, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

During his time with Bayou Rhythm, Mel was challenged to a gumbo cook-off by Rockin’ Dopsie at the 1986 American Music Festival in Chicago. The event was so well received that Melton decided to always cook for the band’s gigs and his peerless Cajun cooking quickly become a signature twist to his shows.

In 1986, Melton left Bayou Rhythm and moved to Chicago to pursue a full time chef career. In his first month there he won the prestigious Grand Prize at the Rolls Royce-Krug Champagne Invitational Chef Competition. Melton opened two new restaurants while in Chicago, one of which was named as one of the top ten new restaurants in the area. He frequently did cooking demonstrations and prepared food for a variety of events, including The Chicago Jazz Festival, The American Cancer Society Ball, Mardi Gras at The Limelight Club, and many others. He also appeared on the local television program “Two on Two,” and several radio programs.

The year 1990 found Melton back in North Carolina, where he still continues to spread his interpretation of the food and music he grew to love down in the bayou country. Mel is back in the spotlight, cooking on stage with his band, The Wicked Mojos, as well as off-stage. He has served as executive chef and independent restaurant consultant to many of the Triangle’s most notable restaurants and food service organizations.

A frequent guest chef at the Southern Season Cooking School in Chapel Hill, NC, Mel has parlayed his unique cooking and musical innovation into a new restaurant venture. Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse blurs the lines between food and entertainment, taste and sounds, visual and musical. The restaurant features Mel’s renowned Cajun recipes, appearances with his own band, and other live Cajun/Zydeco musical acts from around the southeast.

In an attempt to describe the roots of his music and food, Mel recited all of the influences that came to him from his long stay in the Bayou State. “There’s zydeco of course, and Cajun and blues, and New Orleans jazz and funk. But as far as what we’re playing, I like to call it ‘Mojo Music.’ It’s a lot like the food. Down there everyone cooks, but they all have their own little way of stirring it up. When people leave one of our shows or my restaurant, I want them to feel like they’ve been down in the swamp at a big party and they’ve had a great time. That’s what it’s all about.”

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Must be nice to catch Sonny in a small venue. We will see him in a small club (200 ?) in August.

[bluesgirl]

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=308&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Blues+Albums&ci=3096691&cdi=9798333&cid=06%2F14%2F2008

Geaux, baby, geaux!!!

[Uncle Slayton]

Friend can't make it, so we have 1 extra ticket for the 4:00 pm set at Papa Mojo's (http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/) in Durham. Email is in my user profile for anyone interested.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Friend can't make it, so we have 1 extra ticket for the 4:00 pm set at Papa Mojo's (http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/) in Durham. Email is in my user profile for anyone interested.

I'm interested...... :)

[Uncle Slayton]

Come on down, Fred. Let us know what time yer flight #.......:D

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Come on down, Fred. Let us know what time yer flight #.......:D

<Huge Smile>
Have fun, drink one for me. Ask Susan to save me a seat on the front row.

[ohio]

From The Reach arrived yesterday, grovin' on it right now!

[i wanna be in NOLA]

ENJOY!!!!

Great news, bluesgirl, about week 2 at number 1!!!

[Earthmother]

Well Fred it was second row, but I saved your seat and drank a mojito for you! Wasn't quite the same, we missed you! Show was great,saw some old friends (hi monalisa!), and discovered a cool new place in the hood to get great food and entertainment. Mel's place is a jewel in RTP!
For any of the Carolina contingent, look here:
http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Well Fred it was second row, but I saved your seat and drank a mojito for you! Wasn't quite the same, we missed you! Show was great,saw some old friends (hi monalisa!), and discovered a cool new place in the hood to get great food and entertainment. Mel's place is a jewel in RTP!
For any of the Carolina contingent, look here:
http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/

Sure wish I could have made it. Sonny will be in town on Aug 8 and I might end up at Grant Street on Sept 19. I know of the name (monalisa) from www.sonnyskrewe.org

[i wanna be in NOLA]

Sure wish I could have made it. Sonny will be in town on Aug 8 and I might end up at Grant Street on Sept 19. I know of the name (monalisa) from www.sonnyskrewe.org

er, yeah -- me too <waves to palmetto whacker>

j

[bluesgirl]

3 weeks of 3

geaux baby geaux

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=308&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Blues+Albums&ci=3096838&cdi=9803124&cid=06%2F21%2F2008

[bluesgirl]

The Offbeat review. Reviews like this are why I LOVE Offbeat. They get it.

http://offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_3158.shtml

[sophisticated sissy]

Sonny Landreth is also on the cover of the current issue of Blues Revue magazine and is the subject of one of the interviews.

[bluesgirl]

Sonny Landreth is also on the cover of the current issue of Blues Revue magazine and is the subject of one of the interviews.

Johnny Sansone is featured in the issue, also. :)

Click on "Upcoming issue" to see the cover.

[ohio]

the more I listen to this cd, the more I love it! quickly becoming my favorite Sonny work.

[Frosty]

the more I listen to this cd, the more I love it! quickly becoming my favorite Sonny work.

It is on constant replay in my CD player. Love it!

[mamaroux]

which album would you buy first if you did not have any of them?

I'd go with South of I-10, or the new one... which I love, but left at my daughters, so I'm going back to get that baby (and the baby) tomorrow. I'm gonna need it for that 8 hr drive to OBX!

[bluesgirl]

I'd go with South of I-10, or the new one... which I love, but left at my daughters, so I'm going back to get that baby (and the baby) tomorrow. I'm gonna need it for that 8 hr drive to OBX!

Have a safe trip. I'll hug & kiss my boyfriend for you. :)

[Carolina Beadhead]

I'd go with South of I-10, or the new one... which I love, but left at my daughters, so I'm going back to get that baby (and the baby) tomorrow. I'm gonna need it for that 8 hr drive to OBX!

My picks would be South of I-10 & Levee Town....

[bluesgirl]

I'd get them in this order, instead of the one that I used...


[1]Levee Town - Very South La.
[2]South of I-10 - Little bit more New Orleans
[3]From the Reach - My guitar heroes passed by Lafayette
[4]Grant Street - Live!!!
[5]Outward Bound - To complete the trio with the Levee Town & South of I-10
[6]The Road We're On - Some resonator!!!
[7]Blues Attack - Get the B&W cover one to see the picture of David in the wife beater!!
[8]Way Down in Louisiana
[9]One of the John Hiatt and the Goners CDs
[10]The other John Hiatt & The Goners CDs
[11]Crazy Cajun and/or Prodigal Son


There's some other ones that you can pick up on eBay, but ask for those for Christmas gifts or something. :D

[charlotte]

All of them! For starters, though "South of I-10" is the classic of course. The live "Grant Street" has a nice selection - a good mix from several of his releases, and it includes "Congo Square", so it would be a good starter, too.
And any of the John Hiatt with the Goners, too.

[Frosty]

All of them! For starters, though "South of I-10" is the classic of course. The live "Grant Street" has a nice selection - a good mix from several of his releases, and it includes "Congo Square", so it would be a good starter, too.
And any of the John Hiatt with the Goners, too.

Has it gotten out of the 40's yet in Duluth? We were up there a few weeks ago and boy was it cold! Took the train ride along the coast and drove to some of the waterfalls. Too bad we could barely see Split Rock lighthouse from, well, Split Rock. Hopefully, we'll get back sometime when it's a little nicer weather.

[peteup]

The recording of his jazzfest show from last year is pretty good too. The version of Congo Square is a killer!! BTW, I think Wing was dancin' in the audience...

[Frosty]

The recording of his jazzfest show from last year is pretty good too. The version of Congo Square is a killer!! BTW, I think Wing was dancin' in the audience...

He was. I have pictures. He was right in front of us.