UNCLE JACKIE’S GUEST TODAY IS MILYN,  THE LEAD SINGER OF ROYAL AND TOULOUSE…

ROYAL AND TOULOUSE HAVE A  SONG CALLED “MONEY” THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A GRAMMY.

WE HAD FUN WITH MILYN AS SHE SPOKE ABOUT ROYAL AND TOULOUSE THROUGH THE YEARS, THE INFLUENCE OF HER GRANDMOTHER ( A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN), ON HER LIFE AS A MUSICIAN, THE RECORDING SESSIONS,  THE GIGS, AND HER PROCESS OF WRITING ORIGINAL SONGS.

IN ORDER TO CONTACT OR BOOK ROYAL AND TOULOUSE AND/ OR HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR MUSIC,

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TODAY WAS “CHA WA” DAY ON UNCLE JACKIE’S GUMBO AS WE HAD BOTH BAND LEADER , JOE GELINI, AND PRODUCER, DONNY MARKOWITZ, LIVE IN THE STUDIO.

WE PLAYED SHOWCASE SELECTIONS FROM  THEIR NEW ALBUM “RISE UP”.

AFTER PLAYING “WHY DO YOU WANT ME” WITH IRMA THOMAS AND REVIVAL WITH JOHN BOUTTE, WE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CREATION AND THE INSPIRATION OF EACH SONG AND WHAT IS WAS LIKE WORKING WITH THE ARTISTS.

CHA WA IS  THE NAME OF THE BAND AS WELL AS THE NAME OF THE TITLE SONG “HERE WE COME”.

CHA WAS IS GOING ON TOUR AFTER THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE ALBUM ON AUGUST 29th, WHICH IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF KATRINA.

CHA WA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OUR GUEST IS BASS PLAYER, COMPOSER, MUSIC EDUCATOR ;

MR. BRIAN QUEZERGUE, SON OF WARDELL QUEZERGUE, WHO ARRANGED MANY OF THE SONGS FOR THE FAMED DIXIE CUPS.

WE PLAYED SEVERAL OF BRIAN’S SONGS FROM HIS ALBUMS AND CONVERSED ABOUT THEIR INSPIRATION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING BRIAN AS A GUEST AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FALL WITH SAXAPHONIST, CLARENCE JOHNSON III.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS MS. CHARMAINE NEVILLE:

TODAY WE CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY AND JUNETEENTH, A DAY OF THE CELBRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF 250,000 ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN GALVESTON TEXAS BY UNION TROOPS IN 1865.

WE PLAY A JUNETEENTH SONG BY LOUIS JORDAN, CAN YOU TELL ME BY CHARMAINE NEVILLE, AND

HEALING CHANT FEATURING SAXAPHONIST CHARLES NEVILLE, WHICH WON A GRAMMY AWARD.

WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT EQUALITY AND HOW CHANGE CAN BE BOUGHT BY ALL US THROUGH PREMEDIATED ACTS OF REGULAR, NORMAL KINDNESS.

MS. CHARMAINE WAS A WONDERFUL GUEST AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER TO COME VISIT US AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE…

SHALOM…

JACKIE

TODAY’S GUEST WAS MR. CLARENCE JOHNSON III…

HE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM UNO, IS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, PLAYS SAXAPHONE, COMPOSES HIS OWN MUSIC, PRODUCES HIS OWN ALBUMS AND TEACHES MUSIC AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES.

HE HAS PERFORMED WITH ARETHA FRANKLIN AT THE VERY FIRST ESSENCE FESTIVAL AND IS A REGULAR PERFORMER AT BOTH JAZZ AND FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL.

HE PLAYED ” WONDERFUL WORLD” LIVE AT THE HALF HOUR BREAK AND PLAYES “SAINTS’ AT THE END.

WE PLAYED SEVERAL CUTS FROM ALBUMS PRODUCED BY CLARENCE.

IT WAS A GRAND TREAT TO HAVE HIM AS A GUEST ON OUR SHOW.

TODAY UNCLE JACKIE INTERVIEWS SAXAPHONE PLAYER, PERFORMER, EDUCATER

MR. CLARENCE JOHNSON III

WE DISCUSSED THE FIRST TIME CLARENCE WAS TAKEN TO A  CONCERT BY HIS PARENTS; WHERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC AND THE SAXAPHONE.

CLARENCE IS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN MUSIC PERFOMANCE, AND TEACHES MUSIC AT SEVERAL COLLEGES.

AT THE HALF HOUR AND AT THE END OF THE SHOW, CLARENCE PLAYED LIVE IN THE STUDIOS OF WGSO..

IT WAS A GRAND PLEASURE TO HAVE CLARENCE AS OUR GUEST TODAY…

OUR GUEST THIS  WEEK IS:

Ms. Anais St. John: Singer, Performer, Educator…

We played several of her songs, talked about her passion for music and how she entered  into the music world as a professional performer and entertainer.

We also spoke of her father Marion Brown, a saxophone player and original innovator in the avant- garde music  movement.

Anais also performs specialty shows of Tina Turner, Donna Summers etc.

She is a regular performer at the French Quarter Fest, Jazz Fest, and sings at various clubs in New Orleans and elsewhere.

It was a real treat to have Anais as our guest today….

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BRYAN BATT OF MADMEN IS THE PRIMARY GUEST OF UNCLE JACKIE TODAY…

We spoke of Bryan’s early days of Nord Theatre, Ty Tracey, and some of his early  characters in various plays.

He also told of his first time in New York seeing Gilda Radner in a comedy and how he eventually moved to New York, being in Broadway plays and his eventual move to audition for MADMEN and his landing the role of Salvatore Romano.

Bryan still acts and performs in between spending time at his store on Magazine St. called Hazelnut.

Bryan was a fun and very gracious guest and we look forward to see what’s in store for him in the future.

Thankyou Bryan..,.