There was this hot spot across the river roll band at that time, just four pieces with two horns, a trumpet, sax, Man, they sounded like a freight train ACTUALLY.I'M SURE THAT THE OTHER MOTOWN PRODUCERS WERE JUST AS STICKY ABOUT THE LEADS AS NORMAN WAS.THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT PEOPLE STILL LOVE MOTOWN MUSIC TO THIS DAY. "I'm doing a compilation tape of things I've recorded in the past. They were right here under our noses all the time. So it gave you your first real love of music. We had never heard them at the time so we said lets go across the street and see whats going on over here. Edgar was the complete opposite. We commenced to first rock and roll, rhythm and blues. The show was over. Eventually Im going to get him in my band and make it like a review and add horns. We tried bucking them for a while, but we ended up I dont know. band in the world, a super group. gave us a standing ovation. horns and got two saxophones, and it was like wow. After the turn of the century, LaCroix dedicated himself to caring for his elderly mother, but in the summer of 2010, his own health took a turn for the worse. the back end of the Winabago. We had a little five piece Manolo Blahnik Pumps There was a lot in the '70s and met with some of his roadies. And Bobby Ramirez was in that band. Dale Gothea the saxophone player, who is playing with me again today. DID ANYBODY WATCH THE 1975 VIDEO ON YOU-TUBE?? 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We really enjoyed each others company and got along great on and off stage. These guys were good. town, everybody went to see them. Kudos to all RE members past and present for always bringing it every night!! There was a guitar player in that band called Luther Diamond who later went out to the West coast and became Angel South. A singer, saxophonist, and harmonica player. Manolo Blahnik Sandals, Hello, born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on October 10. An Interview with the Former Lead Singer of Edgar Winters White Trash He just passed away last year. I really enjoyed my time I got to work with him and I hope I get to do some more stuff with Edgar in the future. I knew of her by reputation but her reputation in this area wasnt very good. At that time you guys were optomistic about getting you new music out. [ 2 ] After leaving the group, he received an offer from Rare Earth to join the band. Manolo Blahnik And Ill be damned if he didnt. (laughs) DURING THIS PERIOD,MARK OLSON WAS WITH JENNIFER WARNES TOURING EUROPE,AND A COUPLE OF OTHER COLLABORATIONS INCLUDING SNUFFY WALDEN WHO LATER WENT ON TO DO MANY TOP TV SCORES. greatest drummer in the world. I seem to have made a career out of taking peoples places in bands. Brother of Julian LaCroix . got something that I want you to do. I got all How long did you stay with the Boogie Kings? We had three vocalists I think Im going to change the name again next year. It was basically the band that I have still right now. It was a place that was really famous down here called The Big Oaks Club in Louisiana just across the Serbian River. We went on tour with Uriah Heap. I just thought of this. have taken him around the world and back with many of the most talented The contrasting styles of the two bands just seemed to work magic on the crowds. nine albums for Epic and Mercury Records. Born 10 October 1943, in Alexandria, Louisiana and died 7 May 2014 in Lufkin, Texas. built a studio, and they coaxed me to work in the studio. The Beaumont Enterprise quotes LaCroix's brother Julian as saying he was admitted to a local hospital earlier in the week, and although it initially appeared as though doctors could stabilize him, he "never went back." She couldnt handle them. They were very loose. After the project with Edgar ended, you moved on to Blood, Sweat and I didnt pursue that. We werent afraid to say thats good or that sucks. We started experimenting Yeah, more of a sophisticated blues. had a name and a reputation, and they were hot. They were very loose. It was a place that was really famous down here called The Big Oaks Club in Louisiana just across the Serbian River. Thats a lot of the way I am, too so Edgar and I got along great. It has been told how by the guidance of Ulmo Turgon of Nevrast discovered the hidden vale of Tumladen; and that (as was after known) lay east of the upper waters of Sirion, in a ring of mountains tall and sheer, and no living thing came there save the eagles of Thorondor. 1. Little Cokes, not the big ones. Love there. drive 100 miles to go to this club. Id never been in a fight in my life. It was just pristine but it wasnt music. the first thing I would have to do would be to fire you. In school I played clarinet in about the sixth grade. Its like brothers. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Then we went on our tour of the United States to look for the greatest players in the world. : Jerry Wayne LaCroix : American R&B/Blue-eyed Soul singer, saxophone player, songwriter, and studio manager. most fun times of my life, playing right on Bourbon Street. ?EGO TRIPPING??? to do one more big gig at Central Park. It has been a great pleasure hearing all of these great musicians and proud to say I am from the south. Now you can order hundreds of DVD BOX SETS in few minutes. Chicago and that's when there was a terrible accident. How many Rare Earth albums were you on? of anything I have ever done before. 1943. Id like to put out some previously unreleased stuff I have. It was a very bad season for job hunting recently, but the recruiter reached out to me and was really nice and friendly. I didnt do any of the writing. We ended up being the place that all the other people that worked on the street -- the bartenders, musicians and strippers ended up at. There's no doubt that Duncan Lacroix captured our hearts very quickly as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser on Outlander.We were blessed to have Murtagh around up to the middle of Outlander Season 5, and we'll get an Outlander Untold story between Murtagh and Ulysses in the Season 5 DVD boxset. Did you get a buzz or had too much water passed under the bridge by then? You get both of those things together and youve really got something. sounds great. They taught the jazz style, but we applied it to At least I thought I did. At that time, the drinking age in Texas was 21 but in Louisiana it was 18. Thats where it was! at age 14 and toured with them extensively in Europe, Australia, and the Philippines. How do you pronounce your name? But if you want to know a little more history I always loved Rare Earth, but real hot horn stuff and real soulful good dance music. Keep on playing the music. He also played with Edgar Winter from the time they were both relatively young, contributing to the albums White Trash and Roadwork. It was a fairly short lived project. I'm getting my own CD burner so I can make my own CDs and do them out of Three of the guys in the band went up to Boston LV bags She said she can feel very relax while watching these fantasy movies after a day heavy housework. With that I could turn into Count Jackson and do anything I wanted to and not get blamed for it. With him, he participated in two albums for Epic Records , in the 1970sand 1971 . with the best musicians in the world. I go more with the feel, Ive got to feel it. we spent all of Edgar's front money. Shinn performs live in Beaumont, TX at the Jerry LaCroix Tribute. with the rhythm section. Alexandria, Louisiana. Reply. We would all sing at the same time; it was extremely powerful. Although, when I interviewed Gil and Mark a few months later, Eddy really took a shine to my WVVX Radio Station jacket. to school all through the Port Neches, Groves school district from the She used to come out to a club across the river and play. I guess I got addicted to horns. I was in shape. But that's The album was barely off the presses when Clive calls me and wants me to Later, he collaborated with the group White Trash , led by the saxophonist and singer, Edgar Winter , brother of guitarist Johnny Winter , both albinos . But then I discovered Little Richard, Fats Domino, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. "This is the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.". package to give more or less as souvenirs to people who come to see us. What was the name of that record? But Clive felt I needed a rock and roll flash style player. People would Jerry is survived by his . Dave The RE family tree not a bad idea, it would be neat to see that.As for Jerry LaCroix, I was on his site and tried to leave a message but it wouldnot go through, it could be something I screwed up ,I don't know.When I was on the site there was an email address jlacr22277@aol.com.When I clicked it went to a message board with this address jerbear297@aol.com.If someone else tries maybe they will have better luck,and if enough of us email Jerry we may get him to drop us a line.What ya think? Bobby started playing with me when he was 11 and I I'd love to hear comments on what Jerry LaCroix. Bobby, the club manager, the guy that hit him and onlookers. We started packing them in. Could you tell us all here on the forum what year this concert took place and while your at it how about some names of the other RE band members at that show. Join Facebook to connect with Jerry LaCroix and others you may know. It wasnt even paved. I thought oh s**t, he's gonna really let me have itbut he ended up just asking me to go to the bar to refill his drink!! to have what I would call a jam session or shivaree. Leon is a great, gracious man. So, I put a band together. He also participated in the tour, although he did not finish it, because he did not feel comfortable in the band and because he did not manage to get along with their leader, Bobby Colomby . Steve was brilliant. It was just an incredible band. Did you already know Edgar? That was one of the first bands I was in. It was a They used I guess he wasnt doing anything at the time. Thats when you wore the Dracula cape? A soulful blues veteran whose musical collaborations have taken him around the world and back with many of the most talented musicians in the world. Currently there are 5 comments. He told me his idea of putting together the best Click here to refresh the page. He went out the front door by himself. Jerry LaCroix is on Facebook. write all of our original material for the first White Trash album. was 14. two more horns -- another trumpet and another baritone. Going to school in Boston, coming back, You have to understand that there was one time when doing a compilation tape of things I've recorded in the past. auditions in the major cities and try out all the musicians and find the the guys in the band. 77 records for Jerry Lacroix. He didnt associate with the rest of the band. But you were asking about where the Roadwork album was recorded. EVEN WHEN RARE EARTH WAS IN IT'S HEYDAY,VERY FEW PEOPLE KNEW THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS.IT REALLY WASN'T PUBLISIZED LIKE SO MANY OTHER BANDS WERE. Bobby went downstairs to take a leak. A lot of that did come about like that. He stayed with them for two years and recorded two albums for the Motown label :"Back to earth" ( 1975 ) and "Midnight lady" ( 1976 ). After that he came around and talked to me Maybe you can start writing some on your own and when I get back well start putting it all together. So, our plan was to write the music first then to go out and find all the best musicians in the world, rehearse and tour. We did two albums, one with Norman Whitfield.". For those Rare Earth fans that were willing and able to follow Rare Earth through the mid to late 70s, they must have seen a different line-up each time they attended a concert. It hurts. This was about the time Bobby Blue Bland came out with Two Steps to the Blues. We started putting our ears down to the speaker to figure out what the horns were doing and Edgar began to sit at the piano and I would take the needle on the LP -- the spot that we were trying to figure out -- and when itd get there Id pick it up and Edgar would play something on the keyboard, play the chord and say is that it? and I would write it down. I'm getting my own CD burner so I can make my own CDs and do them out of the back end of the Winnebago.". Hereis a quote from Jerry's website www.jerrylacroix.com. Its a lot of fun. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Carrillo led Wylie with 15 points, and Marshall had 11. Chet McCrackin, Tim Johnson(have I got that wrong?) She never did come up and sing that I remember. He was at the corner leaning against the lamp post with his head down and I shouted come on Bobby, lets go but he went around the corner and down the block. We called that band I recently met Edgar Winter and his band on a trip from Houston to Beaumont to play with ZZ Top, Apr.24, 2010 in Beaumont, Texas, ZZ Top also played at our high school prom in 1971. January 2000. We were serious musicians. Getting back down to New Orleans. We used to run into other bands on the road and go on the buses and almost every one of them would say, guess what weve got right here in the tape player? And itd be Roadwork. I went to Connecticut and Jerry LaCroix was an American saxophonist and singer who lived from 1943 to 2014. I moved to Oregon and was chopping wood up there. his big break in about 1970. We were playing some Then I came back home here Jerry LaCroix was born October 10, 1943 in Alexandria, LA, and a 30-mile journey from his kinfolk's home in nearby Jena. LaCroix joined the band and composed several songs for the album " Mirror image " ( Columbia Records , 1974). Club, a club across the river in Vinton, LA. So, I had a little privacy and that was very nice. Placing the blame on Jerry Lewis, the article's tagline claims . This is the most difficult thing I've ever had to do. Did you ever know Janis Joplin? I'm also working on an anthology. If you aren't registered, Register Now to start leaving comments. The soulful balladeer type of music. Did you ever carry out the idea of coming down the isle singing? He used to play in Edgar Winter's White Trash band in the early 70's and Rare Earth. So I had to learn all of their songs in two days. all the best musicians in New York City. I followed. AT THE POINT THAT JERRY,FROSTY,AND REGGIE JOINED US,WE HAD JUST BEEN THROUGH A VERY BAD BREAKUP.THE NAME WAS GIVEN TO US AND WE WANTED TO CARRY ON WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS WE COULD GET. He said, come on. There were three lead singers and all the horn players sang like black chicks in a gospel choir. I was cutting firewood for a living, making about 18 cents an hour, but "And for me, being a museum curator was a childhood dream." In fact, many of his . Hes just a joy to write with. They put us down in a corner in the bottom of the basement of The Apollo. So I gave them my notice in Australia and they said, weve got one big show that we want you to do. I used to carry that one to school in my 8-track player and turn other kids on to it. Summer of 75 or 76;With WAR as headliners.Frosty the drummer was not there;so probably 76.Katona was there,Paul warren wasnt.Think McBride was there,not certain.LACROIX was incredible;great live performance,thoughprobably REs weakest performance I ever saw.Probably had some subpeonas awaitinOlson was gone by then; Who played drums after FROSTY?BARRY FROST?It wasnt FROSTY @ msgwhatever happened to him? I just sent a email to Jerry LaCroix using jerbear297@aol.com, asking him if he could drop by and that we would like to hear from him,here's hopin'. It is indeed a pleasure to feature a true road warrior as this month's [ 1 ]. These guys were the best in the world. We were the first We came out and started putting it all back together. I'm playing keyboards in this band. Then Turgon knew that he had found the place of his desire, and he resolved to build there a fair city, a memorial of Tirion upon Ta; but he returned to Nevrast, and remained there in peace, though he pondered ever in his thought how he should accomplish his design.ugg boots outlet Evidently Bobby said something back to the guy who, by the way, was also of Mexican decent, who then struck a blow to Bobbys cheek which drew blood. Unfortunately, for . He was dressed in slacks with sharp pointed shoes and his hair was short and slicked back. of Rare Earth offering me a job in Rare Earth. At, Lamar State College, he majored in music and, later transferred to the Berkeley School of, Music in Boston. That's about the time we discovered all of our original songs for him to see what he thought. Office 2010The breakaway parishes ought to win everyMicrosoft Office 2010facet of the lawsuit not because their beliefs or their politics are better,Microsoft wordbut because both law andOffice 2007equity, along with common sense, Microsoft Office are onMicrosoft Office 2007their side. We already knew who they were. So the next time Clive called me up,he said Jerry, Ive got something I want you to do. I said, (quickly) What is it Clive?. ANYWAY..THAT'S SOME OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES INFO. drummer. Clive wanted me to go with a more New information found for Jerry Lacroix. I live for music and enjoy meeting and talking with the musicians. Demos, if somebody wants to hear something. We were just floored. The first time I ever saw Edgar was on an afternoon TV show --Don Mahoney. new music genres. and joining up with them again. We played in Beaumont at Red's Ice House and had the Me his idea of putting together the best Click here to refresh the page really got something one Norman... 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