TOM MORGAN’S MARDI GRAS SPECIAL (PART 1): I met up with my good friend and colleague Tom Morgan at the new WWOZ studios in the French Market on the Tuesday morning before Mardi Gras to make a “joint production” with his New Orleans Music Show. Before I got to the studio Tom had laid down a beautiful tapestry of music and commentary on the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, including contributions from Dr. John, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Dumaine, a bunch of Mardi Gras Indians recorded in 1956 by Sam Charters, Donald Harrison Jr, the Meters, Algiers Brass Band, Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, Indians of the Nation, the Dixie Cups, the late Big Chief Tootie Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas, and the great Dave Bartholomew.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
MY INDIAN RED
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 76
John Sinclair & Tom Morgan, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, February 21, 2006 [20-0605]
Paul Gayten: Back Trackin’
Dr. John: My Indian Red
Jelly Roll Morton on the Wild Indians & Tu-way-bac-a-way
Louis Dumaine: Tu-wa-bac-a-wa
Mardi Gras Indians: Conversation & Indian Race
Donald Harrison Jr: Hey Pocky Way
The Meters: Hey Pocky Way
Algiers Brass Band: Hey Pocky Way
Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr: Tu-way-pak-e-way
The Wild Tchoupitoulas: Hey Pocky Way
Indians of the Nation: Indian Red > Tu-way-pak-e-way
The Dixie Cups: Two-way-pak-a-way
Wild Magnolias: Indian Red
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Tom Morgan for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Tom Morgan at WWOZ-FM, New Orlean
Edited & mastered by Tom Morgan at Elysian Fields, New Orleans
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Special thanks to Celia Sinclair & Tom Morgan
© 2006, 2018 The John Sinclair Foundation