Show Notes
The musician, composer, and instigator was instrumental in the formation of bands such as Sex Dog, the RockAByes, the Blue Vipers, Waka Waka, Stanley and the Undesirables, and his own group, Blood & Grits. A pivotal figure in New Orleans underground music, he also played on Richard Hell's "R.I.P." and toured with Hell after that release. Having grown up in the Carrollton neighborhood, Nicky witnessed dice games outside Snake and Jake’s on his way to elementary school. Tonight he returns to the scene to name names and connect the dots with the Troubled Men.
Topics include live gigs, touring with the Iguanas, Google Image searches, Leslie Van Houten’s release from prison, buyer’s remorse, a Stalker File update, life highlights, playing Max’s Kansas City and CBGB, growing up with Cranston and Dave Clements, Johnny Mathis, public schools, a jazz fan during segregation, studying at the Sorbonne during WWII, sources, Frank Stone, early Jazz Fest gigs, Ed Blackwell’s return, the Hickory St. house, Bobby Brennan, Rosie Wilson, John and Yoko at the Dakota, a life-changing recommendation, the butterfly effect, Ross Johnson, George the Max, meeting Alex Chilton, studio playing, Howard Scott, WAR, Harold Brown, Noise Lab studio, Jack Teagarden, and much more.
Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break Music: "I Lived My Life" from "The Destiny St. Demos" by Richard Hell
Outro Music: "Junco Partner" (Live at the Maple Leaf) by James Booker
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