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The Ultimate Dr. John is a compilation album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. Focusing on his early years as a recording artist, it was released in 1987. Focusing on his early years as a recording artist, it was released in 1987.
"Mardi Gras Parade" by New Orleans Creole Jazz Band featuring Thomas Jefferson (musician) "Mardi Gras Party" by Carl Marshall "Mardi Gras Rag" by Wilbur De Paris "Mardi Gras Rock" by Bobby Freeman "Mardi Gras Second Line" by Rockin' Sidney "Mardi Gras Song" by John Delafose "Mardi Gras Strut" by Al Johnson "Mardi Gras Time" by Bayou Renegades
Allen Richard Toussaint (/ ˈ t uː s ɑː n t /; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer.He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures."
The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".
The band's final album, Mardi Gras, was released in April 1972, featuring songs written by John Fogerty, Cook and Clifford, as well as a cover of "Hello Mary Lou" (a song Gene Pitney had originally written for Ricky Nelson). Each member sang lead vocal on the songs written by that member.
John Boutté (born November 3, 1958) [1] is an American jazz singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana, who has been active since the mid-1990s.He is known for diverse music style that goes beyond jazz to R&B, gospel, Latin, and blues.
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans.Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition).
Mardi Gras was an American, New York based, rock and roll group. They released several singles which were hits throughout Europe from 1970 to 1972, followed by an eponymous album in 1972, on Peter Anders and Vini Poncia 's Map City Records label .