New Orleans Suspects
12/05/2015
Fitzgerald's Night Club
Berwyn, IL

Fitzgerald's 35th anniversary show

1 Swamp Thing
2 Get Back
3 Happy Birthday "Nickie"
4 Sacred Ground
5 Things in your mind
6 Pocket Full Of Grits
7 Classified
8 Yo Flambeaux!
9 Magdalena
10 Band Intro
11 Pass The Peas ( James Brown Melody)
12 Country Side Of Life
13 Encore Intro's
14 Funky Miracle
15 All Over Now

“Mean” Willie Green was the drummer for the Neville Brothers for over thirty years. His unparalleled style has helped shape New Orleans funk, and his drumming has graced recorded tracks by dozens of artists, including The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Edie Brickell.

Jake Eckert was the longtime lead guitarist in the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Traveling the world, he has performed everywhere from Palace Square in Russia to 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony. He has other talents as well, receiving a Grammy Award in 2011 for recording engineer and producing albums for John Mooney, Cedric Burnside, and New Orleans Suspects, among others.

CR Gruver is a classically trained pianist who immersed himself in New Orleans piano styles after touring with national bands such as Outformation and singer/songwriter Angie Aparo. Adept at James Booker-style piano and the swelling B-3 stylings of Art Neville, Gruver has also become a well-regarded sideman for Leo Nocentelli of The Meters.

Jeff Watkins is an accomplished sax player, engineer and producer. He spent twelve years leading the James Brown Band, including Brown’s induction into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame. He also worked for six years with Joss Stone as her producer, engineer, and bandleader.

The three albums New Orleans Suspects have released since 2011 include their eponymous debut studio album and a live recording, Caught Live at the Maple Leaf, which made it into the iTunes® highly competitive “New and Noteworthy” page.

Charlie Wooton was born and raised in Louisiana, where he was exposed to all aspects of music, from the class room to the LaLas (The Dance) in the backwoods and in the streets of New Orleans. His first touring gig was with Zydeco icon Chubby Carrier, where Charlie claims he learned how to put on a show and take care of business. Charlie worked at 3rd Encore Studios in L.A., then made his way to Atlanta where he formed and lead his band Zydefunk, which featured the likes of Oliver Wood, Willie Green, Alvin Ford Jr.and Marcus James Henderson. Needing to get back to his roots, Charlie moved back to Louisiana and since has played with the best of New Orleans: Bonerama, Zigaboo, Johnny Vidacovich, Cyril Neville, Chief Monk Boudreaux and many more. He now tours the world with Royal Southern Brotherhood, consisting of Cyril Neville, Yonrico Scott, Bart Walker, Tyrone Vaughun and himself. Recently, Charlie formed a new project, ZABADODAT, with world-renowned percussionist Rafael Pereira, featuring Laura Reed!

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