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Papa Grows Funk gets its 'Groove' on with Allen Toussaint and Tom Drummond
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The members of Papa Grows Funk nearly did. Papa Grows Funk features, from left, bassist Marc Pero, guitarist June Yamagishi, keyboardist/vocalist John Gros, drummer Jeffrey Alexander and saxophonist Jason Mingledorff. In early 2011, they booked two ...


 
Luther Dickinson, Eric Lindell and more music for Friday and beyond
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Spera's 3 to See: Papa Grows Funk, BJ Crosby and Steve Masakowski In this week's episode of 3 to See, music writer Keith Spera's picks for the three best local live music acts to see, we have Papa Grows Funk, Steve Masakowski channeling Ignatius J.

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Papa Grows Funk release "Needle In The Groove" March 27
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Booty shaking party music best sums up the inimitable Papa Grows Funk, one of the most successful funk bands to emanate from New Orleans. The group of all-star musicians teamed up with the legendary Allen Toussaint and fellow 'who dat' Tom Drummond of ...

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Papa Grows Funk Previews Album with Allen Toussaint and Tom Drummond
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New Orleans-based Papa Grows Funk has enlisted some notable area residents to co-produce its forthcoming studio album. The legendary Allen Toussaint and Better Than Ezra's Tom Drummond shared the duties on Needle In The Groove, which is set for a March ...


 
Stanton Moore, Lil' Nathan and more music for Thursday
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Spera's 3 to See: Papa Grows Funk, BJ Crosby and Steve Masakowski In this week's episode of 3 to See, music writer Keith Spera's picks for the three best local live music acts to see, we have Papa Grows Funk, Steve Masakowski channeling Ignatius J.


 
Del McCoury Releases "Old Memories" CD In Time For Grammy's
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Booty shaking party music best sums up the inimitable Papa Grows Funk, one of the most successful... The Del McCoury Band's tribute to Bill Monroe, Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe, will be released on CD just in time for the Grammy Awards.


 
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Original Meters to perform at Howlin' Wolf on May 5
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Papa Grows Funk and the Rebirth Brass Band are also on the bill. The original Meters, the band that essentially defined New Orleans funk in the late 1960s and early 1970s, features founding keyboardist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, ...