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Tracey Cayolle

About Me

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I'm a guitarist/songwriter formerly from New Orleans, STILL exiled in Memphis thanks to Hurricane Katrina (and all the criminal negligence that implies). I hope to find a way home, as soon as I figure out where that is now. In the meantime, I’ve recorded some of my songs, playing all the instruments myself. I hope you enjoy what you hear, please send me your comments. Special thanks to Kymm and Sandy for their encouragement. Cheers, Tracey

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/10/2007
Band Members: Tracey Cayolle: guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals
Influences: Songwriters, Guitarists, Pianists - Allen Toussaint, Curtis Mayfield, Willie Dixon, The Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bill Withers, Bobby Womack, Freddie King, Ron Wood, The Staple Singers, Earl King, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Sly Stone, Chuck Berry, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Albert Collins, Snooks Eaglin, Walter Wolfman Washington, Al Green…
My Dad who turned me on to the blues.

And of course all of the incredible musicians of New Orleans I’ve had the pleasure of knowing, living with, learning from and working with. Special thanks to Anthony "AB" Brown for getting my guitars set up.
And the late greats: Sammy Berfect, Eugene Ross, Tommy Ridgeley and Scott Thomas, Harry Hippolyte. Bruce Malament – we miss you!

Also on my ipod:

Albert Nicholas, Aretha Franklin, Arnett Cobb, Art Pepper, Asie Payton, Aswad,Bach, Bad Brains, Betty Davis, Billie Holiday, Black Uhuru, Bob Dylan, Bobby Blue Bland, Brothers Johnson, Bud Powell, The Caravans, CeU, Chaka Khan, Chico Cesar, Chris Kenner, Chuck Brown, The Clash, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, David Bowie, Desmond Dekker, Dexter Gordon, Dinah Washington, Dr. John, Earl Hooker, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Elis Regina, Elvis Costello, Erykah Badu, Etta James, EWF, The Faces, Fats Domino, Fela Kuti, Gene Ammons, Gerry Mulligan, GNR, Habib Koite, Hank Crawford/Jimmy McGriff, Howlin Wolf, Iggy Pop, Ike & Tina, Illinois Jacquet, Irma Thomas, Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, James Booker, James Brown, Jay Z, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Cliff, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Jorge Ben, Junior Walker, Keith Richards, King Curtis, LaBelle, Lee Dorsey, Leonard Cohen, Lightnin Hopkins, Little Richard, Little Walter, Louis Armstrong, Maceo Parker, Marianne Faithfull, Mart’Nalia, Marvin Gaye,Toots & The Maytalls, The Meters, Miles Davis, Mothers Finest, Muddy Waters, Neville Brothers, New Orleans Party Classics, New York Dolls, Nick Drake, NIN, Nikka Costa, Oliver Nelson, Ornette Coleman, Oscar Peterson, Otis Spann, Parliment/Funkadelic, Paul Desmond, Peter Tosh, Prince, Professor Longhair, Rachid Taha, Ramones, Ray Charles, Rick James, Rodrigo Pita, Rufus, Salif Keita, Secos E Molhados, The Selecter, Shuggie Otis, Sidney Bechet, The Slickers, Sonny Criss, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stax Records 50th Anniversary, Stevie Wonder, T-Rex, Sananda/TTD, Thelonious Monk, Tinariwen, Tito Puente, TVOR, The Verve, Willy DeVille, The Who, Yusef Lateef, Zeca Pagodinho…

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

MARVA WRIGHT

Everyone please keep a kind thought in your heart for the Glitter Queen, Miss Marva. She's been a huge maternal figure in my life. I don't call her Ma for nothing. We need to keep her and the blues al...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:40:00 GMT

RIP Sam Butera

Another Great One from New Orleans.... We're losing them way too fast, so appreciate them while you canSam Butera, former Louis Prima saxophonist, dies in Las Vegas at age 81Posted by Keith Spera, Mus...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

RIP - Miss Koko Taylor

They gon' pitch a Wang Dang Doodle all night long in music heaven for Miss Koko!1 hr 8 mins agoCHICAGO (Reuters)  Grammy-winning blues singer Koko Taylor, the "Queen of the Blues" who belted out her ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Sweet Surrender/Pete Burns

Everyone do yourself a favor and check out the page of my friend Mr. Peter Burns www.myspace.com/burnspete Pete is a fantastic Celtic musician, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and DIY inspirat...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:03:00 GMT

EDDIE BO @ Louisiana Music Factory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3JBiHToJk
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:47:00 GMT

RIP - Eddie Bo

I'm really late in posting this but after Snooks passed away, I'd said out loud that Eddie Bo was now one the last of the New Orleans R&B legends still around. Then a few weeks later I got the call......
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVFT7i94zQU
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:47:00 GMT

Snooks Eaglin with George Porter Jr. - I Just Cried Oh [1/6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbT5FWuTXs Snooks, Gatemouth, Earl King, Eugene Ross, Wayne Bennett - I miss them all. What a jam in guitar heaven!
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Snooks Eaglin with George Porter Jr.- Lipstick Traces [3/6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdMDexoMSlc Long live Snooks!
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Snooks Eaglin RIP

If you never got the chance to see Snooks Eaglin live, I pity you. One of the funkiest guitarists ever. Boogie on Snooks. New Orleans will not be the same without you. R&B, jazz guitarist Snooks Eagli...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:28:00 GMT