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"Mardi Gras Mambo" is a Mardi Gras-themed song written by Frankie Adams and Lou Welsch. The song's best known version was recorded in 1954 by the Hawketts , whose membership included Art Neville , a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers .
"Mardi Gras (Breeze From The River)" by Howard Blaikley "Mardi Gras Carnival" by Margie Perez "Mardi Gras Cha" by Rico Henderson and his Orchestra "Mardi Gras Day" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Mardi Gras, Down In New Orleans It's Carnival (Mardi Gras Rap)" by The Jones & Taylor Experience "Mardi Gras Gumbo" by Kenny 'Blue' Ray
There Goes Rhymin' Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released in May 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel ("Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland ("Take Me to the Mardi Gras").
"Carnival Time" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras-themed R&B song that was performed by Al Johnson and recorded in 1960. The song's composition was originally credited to Al Johnson and Joe Ruffino, though Johnson now holds exclusive rights. It is now considered an iconic festive song of the New Orleans Carnival season.
Pages in category "Mardi Gras songs" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Carnival Time (song) G.
"Iko Iko" (/ ˈ aɪ k oʊ ˈ aɪ k oʊ /) is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to ...
With help from local New Orleans musicians the Meters, the Wild Tchoupitoulas recorded an eponymous album, which featured the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians. Vocals were provided by Landry, as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation was provided in part by members of the Meters.
[3] [4] Produced by Joe Ruffino, the owner of Ric Records, the song eventually joined Professor Longhair’s "Go to the Mardi Gras" and "Big Chief", and The Hawketts "Mardi Gras Mambo" as one of the most played and requested classics of the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Johnson was drafted and subsequently served and stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. [2]