Happy Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday today! Per Discogs members are: Aron Dubois, Bernard Gasté, Jacques Cas, Louis Marquant, Marcel Durand, Robert Eluist. Will have a Jesse Jackson [R.I.P.] post next week.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
THE LEFT BANK BEARCATS - IN HI-FI LP 58
Happy Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday today! Per Discogs members are: Aron Dubois, Bernard Gasté, Jacques Cas, Louis Marquant, Marcel Durand, Robert Eluist. Will have a Jesse Jackson [R.I.P.] post next week.
VA - THE ROOTS OF DIXIELAND JAZZ tape 73
This is tops for cassette compilations like some of the first hillbilly ones I was hoisting up. For Mardi Gras today. Enjoy!
THE DIXIE JUBILEE VOL. 1 [CALVIN GILMORE PRESENTS] tape 90
Cleanin' the vaults on Dixie for this year at least. A Mardi Gras inspired post.
JOHN PHILLIPS - John Phillips (JOHN THE WOLFKING OF L.A.) LP 70
This was his only solo record and a very fine one it is and just in time for the Mardi Gras today perhaps. Per Discogs: Real Name: John Edmund Andrew Phillips
Profile: American singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and promoter, best known as leader of the vocal group The Mamas & The Papas. Born on August 30th, 1935, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA; died March 18th, 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Co-owner of Honest John Studios, built in his & Michelle Phillips' home in Bel Air, California. In 1967, he co-organized the Monterey International Pop Festival and served as its Director.
He married Susan Adams on 7 May 1957 with whom they had a daughter, the actress MacKenzie Phillips. He divorced Susan to marry Michelle Phillips (on 31 December 1962); they filed for divorce in a Los Angeles County court in May 1969. They had a daughter, singer Chynna Phillips (of group (Wilson Phillips). He married his third wife, actress and model Genevieve Waite on 30 January 1972. The couple had two children, Tamerlane and singer/actress Bijou Phillips. Phillips and Waïte divorced in 1985.
VA - COUNTRY & WESTERN JAMBOREE LP
About as festive as I could get for Mardi Gras post in the Country Comp. series and an oldy but a very goody IMO. Features: Tom Tall, Tex Atchison, Charley Williams, Whitley Knight and Eddie Dean.
TERESA BREWER - st LP 59 w Naughty, Naughty, Naughty LP 60
Profile: Born: 7th May 1931 Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: 17th October 2007 New Rochelle, New York, USA
American popular and jazz singer. Married to Bob Thiele.
MARJORIE MEINERT - VIVE LA DIFFERENCE LP 60
One of three French type releases for Mardi Gras today. Per Discogs: American organist popular on local and national radio and television in the US throughout 40s and 50s. At the height of her career she appeared on 5 radio shows and 5 TV shows weekly. In 1951-52, she co-hosted a weekly TV series called "Two for the Show" with George Sontag. In 1954 she appeared on Ken Griffin’s national TV show "67 Melody Lane" playing Flight of the Bumble Bee. Marjorie was a child prodigy, with her first broadcast performance on the piano at age 7. She was a professional organist nearly all her life, touring coast-to-coast as well as fitting in the TV and radio shows plus recordings and live gigs. She died at the age of 88 in 2009.
JUNKIE O'ROURKE, PLUNKY STYLES - FOR THE BOYS IN THE BACK ROOM-HONKY TONK LP
I guess ragtime piano release fits Mardi Gras to some degree.
THE TROUBADORS - 13 - A Paris - PARIS IN STEREO LP 59
Another French-inspired post for Mardi Gras...this one to a lesser degree I'd say.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST OLD-TIME RADIO SHOWS #42 tape - THE GREEN HORNET
Those who like the Batman series in the old days back when that grey t-shirt defined me as a youth since I wore it everyday, will like The Green Hornet--a TV series I encourage you to check out and maybe someday when I have more time I can post it. My older brothers born in 1960 & 1963 were into the TV show and had a cool doll you could put on a different masks, boots, clothes and stood about a foot and a half that I got to play with as well as their comic books ended up in my bedroom play closet. Episodes: The Prodigal Brother [10-27-46] and The Wrapped Book [10-03-46].
ROBB STRANDLUND - st LP 76
As promised the 'masterpiece' so described by Josef (Austria) that I have fitted into this week and will let it speak for itself as I tend to agree. Enjoy1
STEPHEN FOSTER, ERIC ROGERS C&O - THE BELOVED MELODIES OF STEPHEN FOSTER LP 64 w RICHARD CROOKS WITH THE BALLADEERS - THE SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER LP 58
Following the Cole Porter post last week here as promised what I have so far for Stephen Foster. Per Discogs: Real Name: Stephen Collins Foster
Profile: American composer born July 4, 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania and died January 13, 1864 in New York City, known as "the father of American music", primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century".
He wrote more than 200 songs such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home", "Swanee River", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" and many remain popular Today. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
JERRY CLOWER FROM YAZOO CITY - Mississippi Talkin' LLP 71 w The Ambassador Of Goodwill LP 76 w On The Road LP 77
Profile: Jerry Clower was a popular "country comedian" best known for his stories of the rural South and nicknamed "The Mouth of Mississippi".
Born: September 28, 1926 in Liberty, Mississippi
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Died: August 24, 1998 in Jackson, Mississippi
Geneviève with Gianni Monese AHO - Frankly French LP 57
A lovely French release for Mardi Gras today. Per Discog: Real Name: Ginette Marguerite Auger
Profile: Geneviève was born Ginette Marguerite Auger in Paris on April 17, 1920 and died March 14th, 2004 at her home in Los Angeles.
She became popular in the US after her debut appearance on the Jack Paar Show in November of 1957. As noted in her New York Times obituary, she is: "...best remembered for her unfailing ability to mangle the English language during regular appearances on Jack Paar's ''Tonight Show...'' Previous to arriving in America she had run a small night club in Paris named "Chez Geneviève", which had opened in 1949. Her other early fame came in 1958 as a star in John Kenley's production of Cole Porter's "Can-Can". Girlfriend of musician and composer Luc Poret
HONK - Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand 7 w Don't Take Anything (You Don't Need) 7 70 w The Original Soundtrack from Five Summer Stories CD 72 05 w st CD 73 04 w st CD 74 12 w Coach House Live CD 91
Tag team on this one with GABE who I thank immensely. He just needed the first 7 inch (not dated) so I ripped it and added to all the rest that he had gathered. Per Discogs: Honk is an American rock band, based in Laguna Beach, California. It's best known for providing the soundtrack for the surf documentary film, Five Summer Stories.
BOB HARRINGTON, WALLY FOWLER, RONNIE KOLE - THE CHAPLAIN OF BOURBON STREET LP 66
A fine collector's piece I will hang onto with lots of knowledge spoken forth. Like he says you are either 'saved' or 'lost'...no inbetweens. Enjoy Mardi Gras today!
The Original DUKES OF DIXIELAND - The Dixieland Greats LP w On Bourbon Street Vol. 4 LP w Circus Time Vol. 7 LP w added The Phenominal Dukes Of Dixieland - ...You Have To Hear It To Believe It! Vol. 2 LP 57
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