Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mardi Gras has been a part of Louisiana culture since 1699. Parades have rolled in New Orleans and Mobile since the early 1800's, and it's the 150th anniversary of the first official Mardi Gras krewe parade in New Orleans. We take the occasion to remember the life and passing of the leader of the Yellow Pocahontas, Allison “Tootie” Montana, the Chief of Chiefs who passed away in June of 2005. Also a history behind a burlesque tune-turned Krewe of Rex theme “If Ever I Cease To Love." And meet the hottest guys in the parade as we tote a torch with the flambeau carriers, lighting the route and accepting gratuities along the way.

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"Song" Artist
Album Title (Record Label)

February 22-28, 2006
Hour One

"Big Chief (Complete Version)" Professor Longhair with Earl King
Ultimate Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras)
"Big Chief" Donald Harrison Jr. with Dr. John
Indian Blues (Candid)
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"Mardi Gras Day" Kermit Ruffins with the Rebirth Brass Band
Throwback (Basin Street)
"Carnival Time" Al Johnson
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
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SEGMENT: Flambeau Carriers

"Street Parade" Earl King
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
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instrumental: "Mardi Gras Iko" The Chosen Few Brass Band
New Orleans Brass Bands: Down Yonder (Rounder)
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"Indian Red" Young Guardians of the Flame
New Way Pockey Way (First Tribe)
"Meet the Boyz on the Battlefront" Anders Osborne with "Big Chief" Monk Boudreaux
Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans (Shout! Factory)
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"My Indian Red" Baby Dodds Trio feat. Danny Barker
Jazz A’La Creole (GHB)
"Jock-A-Mo" Sugar Boy Crawford and His Cane Cutters
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974 (EMI)
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instrumental: "Hiko Hiko" Donald Harrison Jr.
Indian Blues (Candid)
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SEGMENT: Allison "Tootie" Montana
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"New Suit" The Wild Magnolias
They Call Us Wild (Polydor)
"Indian Blues" Donald Harrison Jr.
Indian Blues (Candid)
Hour Two
"The Second Line" Donald Harrison Jr. and the New Orleans Legacy Ensemble
Spirits of Congo Square (Candid)
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SEGMENT: Dr. Stephen Hales on "If Ever I Cease to Love"
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"La Gallina, Opus 53 (The Hen: Danse cubaine)" Louis Moreau Gottschalk
American Piano Music by Amiram Rigai (Folkways)
"Go to the Mardi Gras" Professor Longhair
Mardi Gras Essentials (Hip-O)
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instrumental: "Pasillo" Sotario Gomez Orchestra
Caribbean Voyage: Trinidad (Rounder)
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"Carnival Proclamation" Lord Melody
Calypso Awakening (Folkways)
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"(Talkin' About The) Zulu King" James and Troy Andrews
12 & Shorty (Keep Swingin')
"Mardi Gras Mambo" The Hawketts
Mardi Gras Essentials (Hip-O)
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"I Know You Mardi Gras" Eddie Bo
Carnival (Putumayo)
"Bourbon Street Parade" Olympia Brass Band
Kickin' Some Brass (Shanachie)
"Walk Through the Streets of the City"
Bill Matthews & His New Orleans Dixieland Band
Recorded in New Orleans, Vol. 1 (Good Time Jazz)
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instrumental: "Double D Two Step" Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
La Chanson Perdue (Rounder)
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"La Danse de Mardi Gras" The Balfa Brothers
The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music (Swallow)
"Mardi Gras Song" Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music (Rounder)
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End Bed: "If Ever I Cease to Love" John Rankin
Fess’ Mess (Rankomatic Music)