Key to the Highway, Mardi Gras edition   --- 2-11-2015 ---

   show in advance of Mardi Gras (February17th)

So, is it too early for a Mardi Gras party?  It seems like it to me because I think of it as being much closer to St. Patrick’s Day so I am too often unprepared and late; a little early is better.  Once again this year’s annual presentation features doses of good rockin’ Blues, Cajun and Zydeco, and Rock ‘n’ Roll and Jazz, just the right things to put you in the mood.  Come on, get out that French to English dictionary and start thinking about it.

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Mardi Gras in New Orleans
   The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
New Orleans Bound
   Lightning Slim
Carnival Time
   Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias
It’s Mardi Gras Day
   The Gumbo Cajun Band
Chansons de Mardi Gras
   Jambalaya
New Orleans
   Gary “U.S.” Bonds
Over in Gloryland
   Glen Andrews and the Lazy Boys
Louisiana Blues
   Jo-El Sonnier

Some Iko
   Henry Butler
Who’s Afraid of Midnight
   John Campbell
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
   Buckwheat Zydeco
I Ain’t Broke
   Jimmy Thackery and Tab Benoit
Oh Yeh Yai
   Terrance Simeon and the Mallet Playboys
Zydeco Gris Gris
   Beausoliel

Mojo Hannah
   Aaron Neville
Your Mama Don’t Know
   Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
You Can Have My Husband
   Irma Thomas
Zydeco Sont Pas Sale
   Keith Franks
Shoo Fly
   Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux
       and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Tonight’s a Good Night
   Morris Francis
J’ai Reveille Ce Matin 
   Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Junco Partner
   James Booker
Roll Me
   Zachary Richard
Give ‘em Cornbread
   Beau Jocque and the Zydeco High Rollers
Do Whatcha Wanna (Part Three)
   The Rebirth Brass Band

Working in a Coal Mine
   Lee Dorsey
Sugar Bee
   Cleveland Crochet
Shoo Rah
   Allan Toussaint
I Hear You Knockin’
   Smiley Lewis
Sweet Stoup Shuffle
   Wayne Toups and Zydecajun
Eh Petite Fille
   Clifton Chenier
I Got Loaded
   Li’l Bob and the Lollipops

Li’l Liza Jane
   The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Storm Warning
   Dr. John
Tu Casse Mon Couer (You Broke My Heart)
   Terrance Simeon and the Mallet Playboys
Out of Nowhere
   Snooks Eaglin  
How You Carry On
   Marcia Ball
When the Saints Come Marching In
   Louis Armstrong
I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
   Bobby Mitchell and the Toppers

You Ain't Nothin' But Fine
   Rockin’ Sidney   (added time permitting)
Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part One)
   Jessie Hill
Lonesome Whistler
   Lonesome Sundown
Meet de Boys at the Battlefront
   The Wild Tchoupitoulas
I’m Wise (Slippin’ and Slidin’)
   Eddie Bo
The Promised Land
   Johnny Allan  (added time permitting)
Dancin’ at Double D’s
   Zachary Richard