TMP227 DIRK BILLIE TAKES CHARGE
Episode description
The affable guitarist, sound engineer, tour manager, and studio builder with Gatemouth Brown, George Porter Jr., Ultrasonic Studios, and Daniel Lanois’ Kingsway studio has been involved with every aspect of the New Orleans music scene for decades. As a Jazz Fest stage manager, he’s a friendly face you’re always happy to have on your side. Cool as a cucumber in any situation, his good humor is put to the test as he joins the Troubled Men for a going-over.
Topics include Mel Gibson, Jason Ricci dodging a bullet, an ATM smash-and-grab, Krystal burgers, New Year’s Eve with Dolly, Miley, and David Byrne, “The Whale,” garbage popcorn, a sports fan, the Clements Brothers on acid, Luigi’s, the Playboy Club, the Golliwog, Charlie Blancq, Kerry Brown, the Warehouse, the Allman Brothers, LSU dorms, Leisure Landing, Julie Ebel, the Pearls, Gentilly, Tom Fitzpatrick, the Cars, Mighty Sam McLain, Wayne Bennett, the Colt 38, a vodka problem, Eugene Ross, Ray Charles, a John Lee Hooker session, the Ascona Jazz festival, the Harlem Allstars, Tribe Nunzio, the Song Dogs, the Egyptian Room, Zak Starkey, Omari Neville, the Shapeshifters, and much more.
Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break and Outro Music: "Blue Light" and "Holy Infidel" from "Bough" by Eric Schiller (produced by Dirk Billie and Ethan Allen)
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