Carnival Knowledge 2002: Mardi Gras Masks, Music and Mischief
As Mardi Gras rolls around again, visit the late king of Krewe du Vieux, R & B hero Ernie K-Doe. Ride high with the oldest women’s Mardi Gras parade, Iris, and get down in the streets with a krewe of dogs in costume, Barkus. Plus Mardi Gras music makers in New Orleans, from Al “Carnival Time” Johnson to Rio’s samba schools.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: New Second Line Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Rounder
Mardi Gras Mambo The Hawketts
Chess New Orleans, Chess/MCA
Mambo Gozon Tito Puente
Top Percussion / Dance Mania, Bear Family
Mardi Gras In New Orleans Olympia Brass Band
Ultimate Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Day Dr. John
Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
Instrumental: Jambalaya The Ventures
Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock, EMI
SEGMENT: Iris Parade
Louisiana Twist ‘June Bug' Bailey
Shreveport Stomp: Ram Records Vol. 1, Ace
New Orleans Elvis Presley
King Creole, RCA
Mardi Gras Boogie Joe Turner
Tell Me Pretty Baby, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Burgundy Astral Project
Elevado, Astral Project
SEGMENT: Krewe du Vieux parade with Ernie K-Doe
Popeye Joe Ernie K-Doe
Minit Records Story, EMI
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Champion Jack Dupree
A Portrait of Champion Jack Dupree, Rounder
Saturday Night Blowout John Buddy Williams Band
John Buddy Williams Band, Folkways
Big Chief Rebirth Brass Band
Hey Mardi Gras, EasyDisc
Take Me to the Mardi Gras Paul Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Warner Brothers
HOUR TWO
INTERVIEW: Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
Carnival Time Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
I'm Back… at Carnival Time!, Rounder
Hey Pocky Way The Meters
Anthology: Funkify Your Life, Rhino
Hiko Hiko Donald Harrison
Indian Blues, Candid
Instrumental: Red Beans and Rice Scatman Patin with Linda Brannon
Shreveport Stomp: Ram Records Vol. 1, Ace
Zulus Ball Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders
In Search of King Oliver, APV
New Bon Ton Roulay (aka Bon Ton #2) Clarence ‘Bon Ton' Garlow
Louisiana Swamp Blues, Capitol
Le Negue Antillais Sam Castendet et son orchestre Creole
Beguine å la canne å sucre 1946-1949, Frémeaux & Assoc.
La Danse Des Mardi Gras Balfa Brothers
Kings of Cajun: 15 Stomps From the Swamps, Swallow
Zydeco Mardi Gras Boozoo Chavis
Zydeco Trail Ride, Maison de Soul
Carnaval Cuarteto Patria
Carnival, Putamayo
Peanut Vendor Alvin ‘Red' Tyler & The Gyros
New Orleans Party Classics, Rhino
Instrumental: Carnival Dizzy Gillespie
Bahiana, Pablo
I Know You Mardi Gras Eddie Bo
Carnival, Putamayo
While We Danced At The Mardi Gras Al Hirt and his Jazz Band
Mardi Gras Parade Music from New Orleans, GHB
SEGMENT: Barkus
If Dogs Ran Free Bob Dylan
New Morning, Sony
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Lucinda Williams
Ramblin, Folkways
Just a Little While To Stay Here Rebirth Brass Band
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Rounder