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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesBig Chief (Complete Version) · Professor Longhair · Earl KingUltimate Mardi Gras℗ 2008 Mardi Gras RecordsReleas The "Big Chief", the "Spy Boy", the "Flag Boy" and several other roles or offices are important to the Mardi Gras Indian tradition of "masking" (parading through the street in full costume). These characters are mentioned in Earl King's song, as well as many other songs which have come out of New Orleans, such as "Jock-O-Mo" ("Iko Iko") or "My Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesBig Chief · Professor LonghairUltimate New Orleans℗ 2008 Mardi Gras RecordsReleased on: 2008-02-26Auto-generate Continuing our Music Video series during Mardi Gras 2022 we are featuring a power trio that includes Richard "Piano" Scott on piano, Ted Long on bass, and Ge Watch Records #45-1900 Album: Mardi Gras in New Orleans (1987) MG 1001 Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com Me got fire, can't put it out Heap fire water gonna make me shout I'm goin' down an-a get my squaw Me might buy a great big car I'm gonna do ev'rything I could Me Big Chief, I'm feeling good Me Big Chief, I got um tribe Got my squaw right by my The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt. 1” are as baked into the Carnival season as king cake. At its core, Big Chief is an anthem dedicated to the Mardi Gras Indians, a distinctive cultural group in New Orleans that combines African, Native American, and Creole influences. The song celebrates the tradition of these colorful and flamboyant tribes who adorn themselves in intricately beaded and feathered costumes, known as suits. The song of the Mardi Gras Indians exudes joy, defiance — and mystery. American Anthem Music that challenges, unites and celebrates. Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (right) and This communication network is important, as it allows the Big Chief time to adjust his suit, don his headdress, and prepare a song for an impending meeting with a rival tribe. Marching the streets on Mardi Gras Day on the way to meet other Indian tribes is a tribe's opportunity to have an entire year's worth of artistic effort appraised by an Big Chief Demond Melancon hand beading a part of his Mardi Gras Indian suit. (C)2019 GILES CLEMENT/DEMOND MELANCON. In 2008, after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, Melancon returned to masking. Big Chief Jake Millon and the White Eagles Mardi Gras Indians rehearse "My Big Chief's Got the Golden Crown" at Darrell's Lounge, 7th Ward, New Orleans. Shot Golden Comanches Spyboy Eric Gordon, left, and Big Chief Juan Pardo pose outside Tipitina’s in New Orleans on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Their Mardi Gras Indian tribe came out on the morning of This song turns the streets into a playful battleground of braggadocio, stating "I'm an injun ruler from the 13th ward / A big chief kahuna, and I won't be bought / I walked through fire, and I swam through mud / Snatched the feathers from the eagle, drank panther blood." Donald Harrison Jr. & Dr John | "Indian Blues" Listen to Big Chief (Complete Version) by Professor Longhair & Earl King. See lyrics and music videos, find Professor Longhair & Earl King tour dates, buy concert tickets, and more! The album features the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians. [5] Vocals were provided by George Landry, as "Big Chief Jolly", as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation was provided in part by members of the New Orleans band the Meters. Me got fire, me can't put it out Heap firewater gonna make me shout I'm going down and get my squaw I'm gonna buy me a great big car I'm gonna do everything I could Me, Big Chief, I'm feeling good Oh, me, Big Chief, I got 'em tribe Got my squaw right by my side My spy boy, he just went by My flag boy is full of fire My whole tribe is having fun We're gonna dance 'til morning comes Henry Roeland “Professor Longhair” Byrd had more Mardi Gras hits than anyone, including “Big Chief” and “Mardi Gras in New Orleans.” “Go to the Mardi Gras” is a 12-bar blues driven One element of New Orleans culture is music, which is influenced by Mardi Gras Indians. A brief look at the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief and “the culture” in New Orleans. Big Chief Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indians Tribe and the son of famous Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana comes out on St. Joseph’s Day outside Tootie’s former home on N. Villere Street in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The tradition of Mardi Gras Indian masking is over a century old. Joseph “Monk” Boudreaux is the oldest living Mardi Gras Indian Chief, the Elder of Elders in a tradition dating back to the 1800s. As such, he sees himself as the guardian of a spiritual discipline that involves gnostic customs and beliefs shared by members within the New Orleans Black community over the course of multiple generations.
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