" From The Lone Star...

...to The Gulf Coast "

BUY CD

Artists / Songs

John Autin

I Miss My Darlin' New Orleans

"The big hearts of Texans opened up to us by giving us the opportunity to do this CD. I will never forget how you guys saved me from the evacuation blues." - John Autin

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans ?

Jonno

Beautiful Strange

"'Beautiful Strange' came out of me steadily over the two weeks following Katrina, while I was stuck in Pensacola, unable to contact anyone who had stayed behind, not knowing what the state of my own neighborhood was, unable to do anything but watch New Orleans get gradually torn down on TV. If I succeeded, the song says everything that I was feeling then in a more emotionally immediate way than anything I could write here..."  -  Jonno

Kenny Traylor

Where Were You When The Levee Broke?

Bart Ramsey

Back In New Orleans

"It was a strange feeling for me to miss my life in New Orleans, a life that suddenly didn't exist after the flood of 2005. Now the city is in slow recovery but I wonder if it will need to grow a new soul. I am optimistic about the Reconstruction, but sad that so many people who made New Orleans great cannot return." - Bart

The Rockin' Jake Band with Kenny Traylor

Waves Of Sadness

"Originally written with a broken heart after the
dissolution of a long romance, with new additional lyrics by John Autin,
it is very expressive of the pain I'm feeling post-Katrina." - Jake

Greg Finsley

To Fall In Love

"The song was written years ago while I was toiling away with a band on Bourbon St. and wondering when I was gonna make it "bigger" some day. My boss at the time said, "Gregory, don't worry, the whole world walks up and down this street", which prompted the spark for a song, and the rest is history.  I wrote this piece, played piano, drums, all the lead and backing vocals. Aside from music, food, and architecture, New Orleans to me is "one of a kind". Probably the most culturally diverse city in the United States and beautiful because of that. You either love it, or hate it. I choose to love it, for always." - Greg

Bogged Down In The Bayou

Cool Bone

I Found A New Baby

Ken Jameson

Down In New Orleans

"Before moving to New Orleans, I had hit a creative barricade.  New Orleans became my Muse and renewed me artistically.  This song came to me at Café Du Monde, while I was sipping chicory coffee, eating a beignet and absorbing the sites and sounds of Jackson Square.  When I returned to New Orleans, after the hurricane, I went down to Bourbon Street and wandered around.   As I listened to the music pour from the clubs, I realized that the Spirit of the New Orleans was still alive and would continue to inspire others seeking her favor." - Ken

Dennis Cavalier

Fess It Up

Shotgun Sally

Dennis Cavalier

New Orleans Rising

with BUDDY WHITTINGTON

Mardi Gras

Big Daddy O'

Louisiana Moon

"Keep the faith cause everything's gonna be alright,'Lets call it a new beginning' instead of a disaster
as Lennon and McCartney said 'we'll get by with little help from our friends' ".   - Big Daddy O'

Goin' Back To The Big Easy

"This song expresses the joy I've always felt when
returning home to New Orleans from being on tour. I hope I can experience
those feelings again someday." - Jake