The Wild Magnolias (Barclay/Polydor, 1974) They Call Us Wild (Barclay, 1975) I'm Backat Carnival Time (Rounder, 1988) Super Sunday Showdown (collaboration with Mardi Gras Indians and Dr. John, 1991) 1313 Hoodoo Street (AIM Records, 1996) Life is a Carnival (Capitol/Metro Blue, 1999) 30 Years and Still Wild (Pony Canyon, 2002) The Wild Magnolias Among the many Mardi Gras "Indians" in New Orleans, The Wild Magnolias are well-known for their talent and flamboyance. Mardi Gras "Indians" are not, by the way, Native Americans. The Mardi Gras Indians are black working-class groups that are part secret and spiritual society and part neighborhood social club. The Wild Magnolias, a Mardi Gras Indian tribe founded in the 1950s, is a perfect example of that. At the age of nine, Bo Dollis, Jr., the son of then Big Chief Bo Dollis, Sr., took his mama’s beaded purse without asking and cut it up to make his first suit. A second Wild Magnolias album, 1975's "They Call Us Wild," boasted such Mardi Gras Indian funk classics as "New Suit" and "We're Gonna Party." A later CD reissue combined both albums and included Short Documentary. Chief Bo Dollis Jr. teaches his proteges, Corey, JaCorey, and Alvon, the virtues of being a Mardi Gras Indian, a subculture in New Orleans that instills pride and patience, through the detailed craft of stitching and sewing. Book Wild Magnolias For Your Next Event About Wild Magnolias. New Orleans' sensuous delights converge in the rich tradition of the Mardi Gras Indians, working-class groups that are part historical tribute, part secret society, and part neighborhood social club. With funky rhythms and stunning costumes, the Wild Magnolias unleash a sensory WILD MAGNOLIAS Mr. Tambourine Men- Bo Dollis (left), Monk Boudreaux (right) Bo Dollis interview by Jason Gross (August 2000) Taking the second line beat of New Orleans and turning it into a party on plastic, the Wild Magnolias Indian tribe (note: not Native-American but Mardi Gras Indians) take chunks of Big Easy musical history and churn it into a stew as appealing as a good bowl of gumbo The Wild Magnolias are a group of Mardi Gras Indians who've been painting The Big Easy red for the last 25 years with their own blend of ancient American Indian chants, African-American rhythms and call-and-response singing mixed with a healthy dose of modern funk. Since adding music to their traditional chants (such as Iko Iko and Jack A Mo) in 1969, the Wild Magnolias have presented their own brand of Mardi Gras Indian funk all over the world. They performed for the Queen in 1972, at Canegie Hall in 1974, for President Bill Clinton in 1996 and at the Rock NÍ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Wild Magnolias. Barber Bo Dollis teaches his proteges, Corey, Alvon, and JaCorey, the virtues of being a Mardi Gras Indian, a centuries-old subculture in New Orleans that shapes the minds of the youth community through mentorship, artistic expression, and cultural practice. The Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians make an in-store appearance at Tower Records, April 29, 1999. From left are: Gerard Dollis, Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux and Derrick Henry. Boudreaux stands out as an acclaimed elder who has enjoyed a prolific musical career for half a century, dating back to the early 1970s when he helped turn the world onto Mardi Gras Indian music as co-lead singer of the Wild Magnolias alongside Bo Dollis. Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON -- Numerous Mardi Gras Indians sing for famed Wild Magnolias Big Chief Bo Dollis, who died Tuesday at 71, near the Sportsman's Corner Lounge in Central City Photos taken on Mardi Gras, March 4, 2003, and Super Sunday, 2004, New Orleans, Yuki Ito photographs of Mardi Gras Indians HJA-103, Tulane University Special Collections. For more information about H-TML Media Services and the Intentional Listening series, contact lisa Hooper at lhooper1@tulane.edu. Mardi Gras Indian practice at Handa Wanda in New Orleans. Members of Wild Magnolias and Black Eagles were there, maybe others as well. During this song diffe When he began masking Indian, he did not belong to any particular group. He decided to get serious about it and joined the Wild Magnolias, led by Big Chief Bo Dollis, and he continues to mask every year as Gang Flag. Mr. Stevenson learned to mask Indian and to create the elaborate Mardi Gras Indian suits from Harold Fedison and Big Chief Bo Dollis. Several Clubs pool resources, hire the funkiest brass bands in town, and a large parade is thrown, the parade route, and the second line itself, disclosed and promoted by word of mouth.Traditionally, they would take place every Sunday from Labor Day through the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras Indian Bo Dollis, Big Chief of the Wild Magnolias poses for a photo during Mardi Gras on February 11, 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bo Dollis In Costume Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians perform at "Only In Louisiana' brunch at L.A. Live on January 24, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Mardi Gras Indians have been a part of Jazz Fest since its debut in 1970. Back then, the flamboyant tribes, with roots in the intermingling of Native and African cultures during colonial times, were strictly a backstreet phenomenon whose traditions and music were mostly unknown to the general public. A Mardi Gras Indian at a New Orleans jazz festival in 2011 of the Golden Blades was first drawn to the Mardi Gras Indians as a child when he heard a recording by the Wild Magnolias. Captivated
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