Coco Robicheaux
Like I Said, Yeah U Rite!
© 2008 Coco Robicheaux (796873056601)
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Taste the latest from New Orleans Bluesman~soulful expressions and upbeat romps infused with techneaux swamp, courtesy of mixologist Alex Nygren.
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Coco Robicheaux, the son of Choctaw and Cajun parents, spent his early years between his native swamplands of rural Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and the French countryside. Forming his first band at 13, by age 15 he was playing New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street and signing his first record contract with the Mississippi J.B. Label in 1965. During the height of the San Francisco hippie era, he worked with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and Bill Graham's Rock Medicine, then became a "rolling stone", traveling across the country to South Padre, Key West, and finally returning to New Orleans.
Coco joined with Orleans Records in 1994 and released the highly acclaimed "Spiritland". In 1998, "Louisiana Medicine Man" was awarded 'Best Blues Album by a Louisiana Artist' by Offbeat Magazine. He received three Big Easy Entertainment Awards' nominations, including Best Blues Artist, the following year. In 2005, Mr. Robicheaux created his own label, Spiritland Records, and released 'Yeah, U Rite!'. Coco Robicheaux has performed at every New Orleans French Quarter Festival since 1995, for eleven New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals, and was featured in the Montreal and Nice Jazz Festivals. In addition to his New Orleans gigs, Coco has faithfully delivered his mojo soul in California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Australia, Germany, and all across France.
Coco is known for his stage presence and story-telling mastery, and has several stints in the acting world, from "Good Times San Francisco" to George Lucas' "More American Graffiti", and commercials for Popeye's Chicken to indie horror movies and voice overs for the House of Blues.
New Orleans is home for Coco Robicheaux, and he is devoted to the city and its heritage. He contributed to N. O. Musicians' Clinic's fund raising project by performing gratis and donating "Louisiana Medicine Man" to the 'Get You a Healin' CD. The Legendary Tipitina's showcases his artwork, a bronze bust of Professor Longhair, which was created with much love, hundreds pennies collected from friends, and a little help from the Spirit.
REVIEWS
(He can) do the swamp thing with so much passion... one of the blues' best living songwriters still has something to say... -Offbeat Magazine
Coco Robicheaux has created a moody, memorable, and sometimes mysterious disk, one that evokes a strong sense of place and presents clear artistic vision... Lousiana Medicine Man will have swamp water dripping from your speakers.-Tom Townsley, Blues Revue
The full sounds are of swamp rock that has gone to town. Coco is in touch with all the root sounds of the Big Easy and its environs, but he still manages to work in a Mardi Gras brass band without losing his rugged authenticity. ~ -Tom Schulte, All Music Guide