AR Live: Louisiana New Year’s Party with Cajun & Zydeco and New Orleans Piano & Song
Join us for a Louisiana New Year’s Party, complete with Cajun and Creole zydeco tunes to get you up and dancing, and New Orleans piano and song. First stop, live on stage in Lafayette with Beausoleil and Terrance Simien’s Zydeco Experience. Then, back home to New Orleans for a special live set with pianoman Tom McDermott and vocalist Meschiya Lake, who bring us favorites from pianists Allen Toussaint and Dr. John and singers Memphis Minnie, Mahalia Jackson and Patsy Cline.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Parlez Nous à Boire Beausoleil
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Water, Water Beausoleil
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99 Year Waltz Beausoleil
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Instrumental: Zydeco Gris Gris Beausoleil
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The Mamou Reels Beausoleil
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SEGMENT: Michael Doucet and Terrance Simien
Dog Hill Terrance Simien's Zydeco Experience
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Instrumental: Blue Runner BeBe and Eraste Carriere
La-La--Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul
Valse de Chére Catin Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
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Iko Iko Medley Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
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End Bed: Oh Bye-Bye Delton Broussard and the Lawtell Playboys
La-La--Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Java Tom McDermott
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SEGMENT: Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake
The Crave Tom McDermott
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Me and My Man Meschiya Lake
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Meschiya Lake
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Dorothy Tom McDermott
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Instrumental: Wade in the Water Hank Jones and Charlie Haden
Steal Away, Verve
Sermonette Tom McDermott
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I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Songs Meschiya Lake
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Sixteen Tons Meschiya Lake
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Georgia Grind Meschiya Lake
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Never No More Meschiya Lake
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Instrumental: Auld Lang Syne Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington--Recollections of the Big Band Era, Atlantic
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Lou Rawls
Merry Christmas Baby, Capitol
After Midnight JJ Cale
JJ Cale--Naturally, Universal
New Year's Resolution Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
King and Queen, Atlantic
Bringing in a Brand New Year Charles Brown
Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs, King
Turn, Turn, Turn (to Everything There Is a Season) Nina Simone
To Love Somebody, RCA
End Bed: My Favorite Things John Coltrane
My Favorite Things, Atlantic