New Orleans by Arjen

Arjen - New Orleans

Arjen

Dec 16, 2024 04:14am

"New Orleans" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Guida" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Guida</a> and Joseph Royster and performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_U.S._Bonds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary U.S. Bonds</a>. It was featured on his 1961 album Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Guida" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Guida</a> also produced the track.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> Backing was provided by Gene Barge's group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_Street_Five" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Church Street Five</a>. Bonds's version was reportedly a favorite of British musician and member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>. "New Orleans" reached #5 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S. R&B chart</a>, #6 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S. pop chart</a>, and #16 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a> in 1960.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> Other charting versions <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bern_Elliott_and_the_Fenmen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bern Elliott and the Fenmen</a> - a single, in 1964, which reached #24 on the UK Singles Chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hodges" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eddie Hodges</a> - a single, in 1965, which reached #44 on the U.S. pop chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chartbusters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chartbusters</a> - a single, in 1965, which reached #134 on the U.S. pop chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Alaimo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Alaimo</a> - a single, in 1967, which reached #126 on the U.S. pop chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Diamond</a> - a single, in 1968, which reached #51 on the U.S. pop chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Armstrong_Jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony Armstrong Jones</a>, as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B-side</a> to his 1969 single "And Say Goodbye". It reached #28 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S. country chart</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[10]</a></li><li>Harley Quinne, in 1972, reaching #19 in the UK Charts</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Biscuit_Boy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">King Biscuit Boy</a> - a single, in 1975, which reached #68 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canada</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[11]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillan_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gillan</a> - a single, in 1981, which reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[12]</a></li></ul> Other versions <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Myers_and_The_Surftones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Myers and The Surftones</a>, on their 1963 album The Winners of the 18 Band Surf Battle!<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[13]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ventures</a>, on their 1963 album Let's Go!<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[14]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Strangeloves</a>, on their 1965 album I Want Candy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[15]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Dee_Dee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dick and Dee Dee</a>, on their 1966 album Songs We've Sung on Shindig.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[16]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Pickett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wilson Pickett</a>, on his 1967 album The Wicked Pickett.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[17]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere_%26_the_Raiders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Revere & the Raiders</a>, on their 1966 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Like_Us!" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Like Us!</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[18]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Kingsmen</a>, on their 1964 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen_Volume_II" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Kingsmen Volume II</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[19]</a> and on their 1966 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_Great_Hits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">15 Great Hits</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[20]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Wammack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travis Wammack</a>, as a single in 1973, but it did not chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[21]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. John</a>, on his 1975 album Dr. John and His New Orleans Congregation.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[22]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Sedaka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Sedaka</a>, featuring Bonds, on his 1984 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_See_About_Me_(Neil_Sedaka_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Come See About Me</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[23]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Jett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joan Jett and The Blackhearts</a>, on their 1984 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Results_of_a_Misspent_Youth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[24]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Coltrane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robbie Coltrane</a>, as a single in 1988 in the UK, but it did not chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-25" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[25]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teresa Brewer</a>, on her 1991 compilation album 16 Most Requested Songs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[26]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Stevens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Stevens</a>, on his 2007 album New Orleans Moon.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-27" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[27]</a></li><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grateful Dead</a> performed the song live 3 times in 1970, and once in 1984 along with members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)#cite_note-28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[28]</a></li><li>The song was performed in the 1998 movie the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blues Brothers 2000</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000#The_Blues_Brothers_Band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blues Brothers Band</a> and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000#The_Louisiana_Gator_Boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Louisiana Gator Boys</a>". It was also included in the movie's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000_(soundtrack)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soundtrack album</a>.</li></ul> Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)</a>