The Hawketts Explained

The Hawketts
Origin:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Years Active:1950s
Label:Chess
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The Hawketts were an American R&B combo from New Orleans, Louisiana who are best known for their 1954 recording of "Mardi Gras Mambo", a song that has become an iconic classic of the New Orleans Carnival celebration.

The band's members hailed from the African American community in New Orleans, Louisiana, and were all teenagers when they recorded the 1954 song written by Frankie Adams, Ken Elliot and Lou Welsh.[1] [2] Their membership consisted of Art Neville on lead vocals and piano, who was only sixteen years old at the time of the recording, and would later gain fame in the Meters and the Neville Brothers, George Davis on alto sax, Alfred August on guitar, Israel Bell on trumpet, August Fleuri on trumpet, Carroll Joseph on trombone, Morris "Moe" Bachemin on tenor sax, and John Boudreaux on drums.[2] The band had no bass player.[2] [3] According to drummer John Boudreaux, "We didn't know that a band was supposed to have a bass player."[2] [4] The song they recorded reflects rhumba and Caribbean influences in early New Orleans R&B.<ref name="Lopez (Mambo/Rhumba)">News: Lopez. Kenny. What exactly is the Mardi Gras Mambo?. December 7, 2015. WGNO 26 TV. Tribune Broadcasting. February 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222150641/http://wgno.com/2015/02/16/what-exactly-is-the-mardi-gras-mambo/. December 22, 2015. live.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fensterstock. Alison. Your Mardi Gras Midday Music Break is the 'Mardi Gras Mambo'. December 7, 2015. NOLA.com/Times Picayune. NOLA Media Group.. February 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105018/http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/02/your_mardi_gras_midday_music_b_1.html. December 22, 2015. live.
  2. Web site: Gioia. Ted. The Hawkettes (Featuring Art Neville): Mardi Gras Mambo. Jazz.com. December 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100018/http://www.jazz.com/music/2009/8/19/the-hawketts-featuring-art-neville-mardi-gras-mambo. December 22, 2015. live.
  3. Web site: Hiltbrand. Hiltbrand. First Family Of Funk The Neville Brothers Bring Their New Orleans Sound To Jambalaya Jam. Philly.com. December 7, 2015. May 29, 1987. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922064042/http://articles.philly.com/1987-05-29/news/26161756_1_nevilles-midnight-key-sweet-music. September 22, 2015. live.
  4. Web site: Caporaletti. Danny. As Al Would Say, It's Carnival Time. New Olrleans. December 7, 2015. February 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133834/http://www.neworleans.me/journal/detail/864/As-Al-Would-Say-Its-Carnival-Time. December 22, 2015 . live.
  5. Web site: The Hawketts: Mardi Gras Mambo. 45cat. 45cat website. December 6, 2015.

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