At
8:20pm, the N'awlins bluesy-funk extravaganza began with the legendary keyboardist/singer
Dr. John!!!!! The band started off with some of that N'awlins party
flavor....."Iko Iko"!! Dr. John came out and enticed every ear with
some of that flavorful piano riffs!! The song was a hilarious blues cut called
"Why Don't My Dog Bark When You Come Around?" (correct me, if I am
wrong!) Standout funky
bass riffs were the order on "Walk on Gilded Splinters".....also
great was the hot lead guitar solo and Dr. John's work on percussion midway
through the song.....interesting enough, there were some ear-pleasing
spaced-out sound effects on guitar (?) during the Dr.'s percussion work!! The bass and organ worked in perfect,
funky harmony on "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That
Swing"!!! "Junko Partner" was a good song, but it really needs
some baritone sax to add some punch to it. The band even got down to a
Professor Longhair original. The drumming was good,
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