Artist description Any day of the year is Mardi Gras with Filé Gumbo! Folks from SW Lopuisiana have often come up to us at shows to say, "You sound just like home to us!"

Music Style Rockin' Cajun, Zydeco Soul, New Orleans R&B, Swamp Pop & MORE!

Musical Influences Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Doug Kershaw, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jellyroll Morton, Professor Longhair, and many more

Similar Artists Dr. John, Lynn August, Clifton Chenier

Artist History Formed to fill a regular Tuesday evening gig at the New Orleans in Seattle in April of 1987, the group had its seeds in a cassette album made by Will Peoples called "Good Things Comin'". But it goes much further back - Doug Bright made his debut on accordion and vocals on Stan Boreson's King Klubhouse TV show in Seattle in 1958! Doug had been turned onto Excello Records and an accordion at age 6, and those swamp blues began to take hold. The rehearsal tape for Will's recording project landed us our gig that lasted 15 years, and we still play there occasionally, and all over the NW!

Group Members Doug Bright: accordion/vocals/piano Marc Bristol: guitar/washboard/vocals Orville Johnson: lead guitar/vocals Rob Moitoza: bass/vocals Robert Merrihew: drums

Instruments Accordion, guitars, washboard, bass, drums, piano, fiddle, harmonica, clarinet

Albums Travelin' Mood (2001), Mardi Gras In New Orleans, Big Big Love, Bon ton Two Tone, Let The Good Times Roll

Press Reviews  "This is no toe-in-the-water band striving for authenticity, but rather a full-blooded high-energy band who, without necessarily being strictly zydeco have absorbed the tradition to remarkably good effect." -Chris Woodford, Now Dig This "As fine a collection of various related southern roots styles linked with a common zydeco base as you could hope for" -Marc Fenech, Southern & Rockin' "You guys are my favorite band! "-Buddy Knox Rock'n'Roll Legend - author of "Party Doll"  "I thought they was some boogly band from down here in the swamps! "- Johnny Vincent, Ace Records "How in the hell did you guys learn how to play this kind of music?" -Stan Lewis, Paula Records

Additional Info Bookings: 425-788-2776 Shakinboss@aol.com

Location Duvall, WA - USA

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