Louisiana Rock & Roll

Louisiana Rock & Roll is the third album by American southern rock band Potliquor. It was released in 1973.

Louisiana Rock & Roll
Studio album by
Potliquor
ReleasedJanuary 1973
StudioDeep South Recording Studio
Genre
Length39:36
LabelJanus Records
ProducerJim Brown
Potliquor chronology
Levee Blues
(1971)		 Louisiana Rock & Roll
(1973)		 Potliquor
(1979)

At least one newspaper had begun reporting Louisiana Rock & Roll's release at the end of January,[1] and by early February 1973, Janus Records had placed a full color ad across the bottom of the front page of Billboard Magazine promoting new albums by three of their artists, including Louisiana Rock & Roll.[2][3] A week later, a full page advertisement appeared in Billboard concerning new albums by eleven Chess/Janus artists, among them being Potliquor's new LP,.[4] In fact, an early release of "Waiting for Me at the River", a single from the album, had been reported as a regional breakout in New Orleans in October of the previous year.[5] By the end of March, Billboard was reporting considerable airplay for Louisiana Rock & Roll in Valdosta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; Hartford, Connecticut;[6] St. Charles, Missouri;[7] Paris, Texas; Denver, Colorado;[8] and Toronto, Canada.[9] "H", another single from the album, was reported being played in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in the middle of March 1973.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Can't Get There from Here"Casey Kelly3:15
2."Waitin' for Me at the River"George Ratzlaff3:44
3."Taj and Jimmy's Blues"Taj Mahal, Al Smith, Jimmy Reed5:41
4."Rip It Up"Marascalco Blackwell2:32
5.""H""Les Wallace, Lauretta Wallace4:50
6."Louisiana Rock 'n' Roll"George Ratzlaff3:21
7."St. Jude's Blues"Jerry Amoroso3:00
8."Born Under a Bad Sign"Booker T. Jones, William Bell5:21
9."Guitar Boogie"George Ratzlaff3:35
10."For You"Les Wallace4:37

Personnel
  • Jerry Amoroso – drums, vocals, percussion
  • George Ratzlaff – keyboards, vocals
  • Guy Schaeffer – bass guitar, vocals
  • Les Wallace – guitars, vocals
  • Leon Medica – bass guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Cy Frost – horn arrangement on “Rip It Up,” string arrangement and piano on intro to "For You," clavinet and Moog synthesizer on "H”
  • Glenn Spreen – horn and string arrangements except for "Rip It Up"
  • Uncle Buck Wood – fiddle on "You Can't Get There From Here"
  • Gail and David Amoroso – handclaps on "Waiting for Me"
  • Lee Fortier – horns
  • Art DeCesare – horns
  • Bud Brasher – horns
  • Pete Verbois – horns
  • Bill Ludwig – horns
  • Nick Rousse – horns
  • Charlie Depuy – horns
  • Strings on "For You" – a combined section of the New Orleans Symphony and Baton Rouge Symphony

Production

  • Jim Brown – producer
  • Cy Frost – production consultant, recording engineer
  • Peter Granet – remix engineer
  • F. Alessandrini – artwork
  • J. W. deBuys – photography
  • Dawn Studios (New Orleans) – album cover design
  • Mia Krinsky – album coordination
  • Bob Scerbo – production coordinator

References
  1. "RPM's – Steve Goodman's New Album is Out". Terre Haute (IN) Tribune-Star. January 27, 1973. p. 3A.
  2. "Advertisement". Billboard: 1. February 10, 1973.
  3. "RPMs-Steve Goodman's New Album is Out". Terre Haute (IN) Tribune. January 27, 1973. p. 15.
  4. "Advertisement". Billboard: 7. February 17, 1973.
  5. "Action Records". Billboard. October 7, 1972.
  6. "FM Action". Billboard. February 17, 1973.
  7. Sutherland, Sam (March 3, 1973). "What's Happening". Billboard: 46.
  8. "FM Action Picks". Billboard: 106. March 3, 1973.
  9. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. March 17, 1973.
  10. Sutherland, Sam (March 10, 1973). "Campus News". Billboard: 25.
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