Dialtone Records http://www.dialtonerecords.com Texas Blues, Gospel, Jazz & more in Austin, Texas Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Texas Southside Kings http://www.dialtonerecords.com/texas-southside-kings/ http://www.dialtonerecords.com/texas-southside-kings/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:39:47 +0000 admin http://www.dialtonerecords.com/?p=15 After playing “Battle of the Harmonicas” in San Francisco a few times, I created Texas’ own Harmonica Rumble and expanded the idea by making the harp players use the same back-up band. I booked the festival in Dallas at the Prohibition room for 4 years and then moved it to Antone’s in Austin for another 6 years. The festival did 3 tours in Europe and 1 in Russia. During this time, two Texas Harmonica Rumble albums were recorded. This new recording is a tribute to the great memories and a reunion of some of the best Harmonica players in the world.
Eddie Stout

Orange Jefferson
“The harp will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no harp.”

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Amused by his uninvited pronouncement, I handed him the instrument and said, “OK, show us.” Without the benefit of a shoulder strap or amplifier, he launched into a muted yet impressive version of “Hideaway” by Freddie King, followed by an adept romp through Clifton Chenier’s “Hot Tamale Baby.” Though he was eager to perform yet another tune, I stopped him, stared with astonishment into his unfamiliar face, and blurted out, “Who are you?”
“I’m Joe Doucet,” the wiry little man responded with a grin, then added triumphantly, “And I told you I could play that guitar.”
As this recording demonstrates, he can sing too—and not just in English but also in the Creole French dialect that is his birthright. Mixing original compositions with interpretations from the wide-ranging repertoire he first mastered years ago working in various bands (including those of the aforementioned King and Chenier), Doucet is a living embodiment of some of the key permutations of classic blues from Texas and the upper Gulf Coast.

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