Congo Mombo #1- The Bayou Soul Bowl Barbara Lynn, Rockie Charles, Lil Bob aka Camille Bob, Ernie Vincent and Lil Buck Sinegal
The Scoop: The first in a monthly series of
shows at the Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl
in New Orleans, September 6th, 2003. Show starts at 9:00
PM.
The Stars:
Gulf Coast soul queen Barbara
Lynn doing her earliest
and best hits like "You’ll Lose A Good Thing"
and "Second Fiddle Girl" AS WELL AS her great
Crazy Cajun sides such as "Shed So Many Tears"
"I’m A Good Woman" and "Sugar Coated
Love."
South LA Soul Master Lil
Bob, (aka Camille Bob), performing
his Lil' Bob and the Loillipops smash and Mau Mau anthem "I GOT LOADED," as well as "Nobody but you
" and a rare treat - his 70's funk sides as Camille Bob with"Brother Brown."
Deep Funk guitar legend Ernie
Vincent, performing
his cult classics "Dap Walk," "Things Could
Be Better" and the obligatory "Things Are Better."
Crescent City soul and funk master
Rockie
Charles in a program
of his rarely performed early sides such as the Senator
Jones-produced classics "Riccasha" and "Sinking
Like A Ship" as well as the great "President
of Soul" and "Bring My People Around The Curve."
And last but not least, the only
glue that could hold such a stellar show together, Li’l
Buck Sinegal and his Buckaroo Orchestra,
featuring the genius drumming of Nat Jolivette.
Straight from Lafayette, Louisiana, Buck and the Orchestra
will be handling backing duties for the entire show as
well as doing their own set spotlighting their own brilliant
funk-soul classics "Monkey In A Sack" and "Cat
Scream."
The Grease:
Pre-show, post-show and in-between set entertainment will
be provided by DJs Chase 1, Soul Sister and Assphault spinning only the finest deep soul and funk rarities!
