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