SCREW BEADS. WHERE'S THE BEER?

Well, here we are, Fat Tuesday. My bet is that half of New Orleans is drunk by now. Where I am on the West coast of the U.S. there's only a few hours before this whole Mardi Gras thing is over and, for the believers, laying low and staying clean takes over. But let's not forget good ol' Hawaii who still have a few hours to celebrate, at least the half dozen Hawaiians that even give a shit about Mardi Gras.

So here we go, a random assortment of New Orleans shake. Some of these are better known than others, but all have that certain N'Orleans beat. You might already be too in the bag to deal with them. Not my problem.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:

Warren Lee - Star Revue mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Shirley & Lee - Feel So Good mp3 at Rocky 52
Dave Bartholomew - Carnival Time mp3 at Home of the Groove
Professor Longhair - In the Night mp3 at DJ Perro
Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin' mp3 at DJ Perro
The Meters - Funky Miracle mp3 at Drummer World
Roger and the Gypsies - Pass the Hatchet (Pts 1 and 2) mp3 at A Terrible Blogger Is Born
Champion Jack Dupree - Drunk Again mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Huey "Piano" Smith - Popeye mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Jessie Hill - Whip It On Me mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Al Tousan (Allen Toussaint) - Pelican Parade mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Frankie Ford - Roberta mp3 at Rocky 52
Eddie Lang - Something Within Me mp3 at Soul Garage
Eddie Bo - Roamin-itis mp3 at Groove Addict
Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can, Pt 2 mp3 at Videogotz
Huey "Piano" Smith - Would You Believe It mp3 at Modern Kicks
Jessie Hill - Oogsey Moo mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That mp3 at Corey Barksdale
Wax Wonders: The Soul Of NOLA at Aquarium Drunkard Five New Orleans sides, Irma Thomas, Bobby Parker, Little Bob and two by Willie Tee. Worth the click.