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ROGER LEWIS...DIRTY OLD MAN

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SHAKE SUMTHIN'!!Roger H. Lewis, saxophonist, joined Gregory Davis, Kevin Harris, and Efrem Towns over 30 years ago to form The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Lewis and the Dozen are known for playing everything from birthdays to funerals...and everything in between.Try to put this cat in one category...it just ain't possible.Roger Lewis is one of the most prolific horn players around. Known as the OLD MAN & the most OUT THERE of the Dozen, he creates magic as well as an ass-shakin' good time when on stage.

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Member Since: 9/6/2007
Band Website: www.dirtydozenbrass.com
Band Members:
DISCOGRAPHY:THIS IS JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET... ** MY FEET CAN'T FAIL ME NOW (Concord Jazz, 1984) ** LIVE: MARDI GRAS IN MONTREAUX (Rounder, 1985) ** VOODOO (Columbia, 1987) Featuring Dr. John, Dizzy Gillespie and Branford Marsalis ** THE NEW ORLEANS ALBUM (Columbia, 1989) Featuring Danny Barker, Dave Bartholomew, Eddie Bo and Elvis Costello ** OPEN UP: WATCHA GONNA DO FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? (Columbia, 1991) ** JELLY (Columbia, 1992) ** THIS IS JAZZ, VOL. 30 (Sony, 1993) ** EARS TO THE WALL (Mammoth, 1998) ** BUCK JUMP (Mammoth, 1999) Featuring John Medeski ** WIDESPREAD PANIC AND THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND "ANOTHER JOYOUS OCCASION" (Widespread/Sanctuary, 2000) ** MEDICATED MAGIC (Ropeadope, 2002) Featuring John Bell (Widespread Panic), Dr. John, Olu Dara, Norah Jones, DJ Logic, and Robert Randolph ** WE GOT ROBBED – LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS (Self-released, 2003) ** WIDESPREAD PANIC AND THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND "NIGHT OF JOY" (Widespread/Sanctuary, 2004) ** FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (Ropeadope, 2004) Featuring the Davell Crawford Singers and David Hidalgo ** THIS IS THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND COLLECTION (Shout! Factory, 2005) ** WHAT'S GOING ON (Shout! Factory, 2006) Featuring Chuck D, Bettye LaVette, Ivan Neville, G Love, and Guru **SESSION WORK** ** PHIL ALVIN "UN'SUNG' STORIES" (Slash, 1986) ** PHIL ALVIN "COUNTY FAIR 2000" (Hightone, 1994) ** THE BLACK CROWES "THREE SNAKES & ONE CHARM" (American, 1996) ** THE BLACK CROWES "BY YOUR SIDE" (American, 1999) ** BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO "BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO STORY: A 20 YEAR PARTY" (Tomorrow Recordings, 1999) ** ELVIS COSTELLO "SPIKE" (Warner Bros.,1989) ** ELVIS COSTELLO "MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE" (Warner Bros., 1991) ** GOV'T MULE "THE DEEPEST END" (ATO, 2003) ** JOE HENRY "FUSE" (Mammoth, 1999) ** MANHATTAN TRANSFER "OFFBEAT OF AVENUES" (Columbia, 1991) ** DAVE MATTHEWS "SOME DEVIL" (RCA, 2003) ** MODEST MOUSE "GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS" (Epic, 2004) ** NEVILLE BROTHERS "YELLOW MOON" (A&M, 1989) ** AARON NEVILLE "BELIEVE" (EMI Gospel, 2003) ** SONIA DADA "DAY AT THE BEACH" (Capricorn, 1995) ** BOYD TINSLEY "TRUE REFLECTIONS" (RCA, 2003) ** WIDESPREAD PANIC "TILL THE MEDICINE TAKES" (Widespread/Sanctuary, 1999) **AND MANY MORE...
Influences: Obviously, from "OUT THERE""Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sounds Like: Old School meets New School...brass meets rock and everything in between..Put your dancing shoes on...get your funk on...MAKES YA WANT TO SPANK SOMEBODY!ADD Roger H. Lewis
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Record Label: SHOUT! FACTORY
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Swampgrease - Bayou Boogaloo 2008

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Carl LeBlanc, Sr.

Carl LeBlanc, Sr., father of guitarist/banjoist/vocalist Carl LeBlanc, Jr. succumbed to cancer last week. He will be put to rest this Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Our thoughts and prayers are with M...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:45:00 GMT

Terence Higgins’ Swampgrease Funk Blow Out - Tipitina’s

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Terence Higgins’ Swampgrease BlowOut 12/22/ Tip’s

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Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:56:00 GMT

Vote for NOMRF as a MySpace Impact Awards finalist

Vote for NOMRF as a MySpace Impact Awards finalistMySpace Impact Awards have nominated the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund, Inc. for a Community Building grant.The $10,000 grant will make a differen...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:55:00 GMT

Terence Higgins’ Swampgrease Funk Blowout - Tipitina’s - Sat., 12/22

Tipitina's & Shy-Anne Social Club proudly PRESENT...Terence Higgins & SwampgreaseFUNK BLOWOUT!!LINEUP TO INCLUDE:Terence Higgins, Monster Drummer - Dirty Dozen Brass BandRoger Lewis, Dirty Old Man & B...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:03:00 GMT