- The Wild Tchoupitoulas
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Name = The Wild Tchoupitoulas
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Origin =New Orleans, Louisiana
Years_active = 1976
Genre = R&B
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URL =The Wild Tchoupitoulas were originally a group of
Mardi Gras Indians formed in the early 1970's by George Landry. With help from local New Orleans musiciansThe Meters , The Wild Tchoupitoulas recorded an eponymous album, which featured the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians. Vocals were provided by Landry, as "Big Chief Jolly", as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation was provided in part by members of the Meters. The album also notably featured Landry's nephews,the Neville Brothers , providing harmonies and some of the instrumentation. While not a financial success, the effort was well received critically and the experience recording it encouraged the four Neville brothers to perform together for the first time as a group. The album was produced by famed New Orleans writer/musician and record producerAllen Toussaint . [ [http://www.pattersonandassociates.com/bios/The_Neville_Brothers/ The Neville Brothers ] ] [ [http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/showoneprod.asp?ProductID=415 Louisiana Music Factory - Wild Tchoupitoulas by Wild Tchoupitoulas ] ] [ [http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/Sec_mgind/Wild%20Tchoupitulas.htm Mardi Gras Profiles Wild TChoupitulas ] ]ee also
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas (album)
*The Wild Magnolias
*Norman Bell, Second Chief of the Wild Tchoupitoulas [http://home.roadrunner.com/~displacedcreole/Photos/nbell.htm]References
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