Another great find from my New Orleans trip! A list member/ friend from NOLA hipped me to this one and it proved very hard to find; luckily my fave record store (Domino Sound Record Shack) had a copy.
This was the first release using the Wild Magnolias name; two later albums saw the involvement of NOLA legend (and daily 45 favorite) Willie Tee (although I haven't seen anything that says he isn't on this record, it's typically not listed in his discographies).
I don't think this record has ever been reissued, so I'm very happy to present it here.
There is a great bio about Bo Dollis here: http://www.wildmagnolias.net/bios/
from 1970...
BO DOLLIS AND THE WILD MAGNOLIAS INDIAN TRIBE - HANDA WANDA
it always makes me laugh that 'crescent' is misspelled on the label..
ReplyDeletewhat i love most about this record is the band's minimal role...they're just keeping everything rolling along.......
it's Bo Dollis/Wild Magnolias who bring the serious funk, pounding away on whatever, doing their thing......
too bad that they didn't stick to this formula for the later recordings..
it's known that Willie Tee's on the piano....Zigaboo Modeliste is playing the drums...for the life of me i can't remember who the bass player is..