Reggie Scanlan

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Name = Reggie Scanlan

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Img_capt = Reggie Scanlan playing live with The Radiators (South Florida 11-12-2005) _{Photo by Brian O'Hagan}
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Origin = New Orleans, Louisiana
Instrument = Bass Guitar
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Occupation = Musician, Photographer
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Associated_acts = The Radiators, Professor Longhair
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Reggie Scanlan is a bass guitar player and photographer from New Orleans, Louisiana and a founding member of swamp rock band, The Radiators.

According to Matthew Haggman of radio station WWOZ in New Orleans, "In the early seventies Scanlan made enough of a name for himself as a bassist to record with James Booker at Sea Saint studios under the auspices of Allen Toussaint ... Booker, however, was both eccentric and unproductive. Toussaint, doing the session on spec, called it off and Booker lost the session tapes in a cab."

In 1974, Scanlan got an opportunity to jam with legendary New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair (aka "Fess"). In 1977, Scanlan was invited to join Fess's band, and he toured with Fess until the end of the year, when most of the band was replaced. During that time Scanlan and guitarist Dave Malone were in a band called Road Apple. In January of 1978 Ed Volker invited both men to jam with Camile Baudoin and Frank Bua, Jr. who were members with him in a band called The Rhapsodizers. The jam lasted for about 5 hours and at the end of the session The Radiators were born.

References

* Waybackdate|site=http://www.wwoz.org/html/story_longhair_haggaman_1.html
date=19980629040000
title="Playing With Fess: A Three Part Series on Musicians Who Played with Professor Longhair, Part 1" by Matthew Haggman, Fess Biographer, on New Orleans radio station WWOZ Website, via the Wayback Machine
* " [http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/a/radi8/bornon.htm Born on the Bayou] ", an autobiographical essay by Camile Baudoin of The Radiators