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http://homeofthegroove.blogspot.com/ - This audioblog is based on the premise that the true Home of the Groove, at least on the North American landmass, is New Orleans, Louisiana. We cannot afford to lose it. I feature selected rare, hard to find, vintage New Orleans-related R&B and 

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DEM NEW SWEET MEMORIES CONTINUED. . . .

Published 2 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (Dan Phillips) at Home of the Groove

SAINTS DOMINATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER BOWL XLIV IT'S TRULY A WHO DAT UNIVERSE NOW. . . . and to quote my wife, "The fat lady finally came!" Last night we went to the Blue Moon Saloon to hear Jon Cleary's Piano, Bass & Drums; and I knew the energy was right for the ...
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Who Dats @ Da Mardi Gras. . . & Everywhere
homeofthegroove.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
Who Dats @ Da Mardi Gras. . . & Everywhere
— homeofthegroove.blogspot.com — Back in 1983, two New Orleans musicians, Carlo Nuccio and Steve Monistere conspired to make a Saints'... rally song based around a chant they heard a local high school marching band doing, "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say they gonna beat them Saints?" They wrote it using the music of the ... Who Dats @ Da Mardi Gras. . . & Everywhere

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HOTG ventures to other internet venues

Published 9 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (Dan Phillips) at Home of the Groove

Well. pigs are flying over the glaciers of Hell with the Saints now set for the Superbowl and the Who Dat Nation gone international, at least according to one comment here of support from. . . France. So, I guess it should be no surprise that I have been doing some things in my "spare time" ...
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Two More From Toussaint

Published 15 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (Dan Phillips) at Home of the Groove

Oh well, another month is about shot; and my reach once again has exceeded my grasp. So much to post, and very little time to do it. And, of course, who can do anything when the Saints are playing, except gnaw our nails up to our elbows. WHO DAT? They pulled it out last night. As promised, ...
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Bobby Charles Must Be In A Good Place Now. . . .

Published 23 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (Dan Phillips) at Home of the Groove

I was saddened to learn Thursday of the passing of Robert Charles Guidry, a/k/a Bobby Charles, without a doubt one of the great songwriters of American popular music. With no musical training, and unable, or unwilling, to play an instrument, he managed to write countless songs, lyrics and ...
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Throw Me Some Second Line, Mister

Published 25 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (Dan Phillips) at Home of the Groove

As I mentioned last week, Carniva l season 2010 has begun in New Orleans and elsewhere in South Louisiana; and what better way to get in the mood than to hear some brass band throwdown. First up is Dejan's Olympia Brass Band doing their take of Professor Longhair's Carnival classic  ...
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