Album Notes

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. He found himself in the San Francisco Haight Ashbury during the height of the hippy age, but became a "rolling stone", traveling across the country to South Padre, Key West, and finally returning to his true home, New Orleans.

He 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. "Hoodoo Party" followed in 2000. His latest release 'Yeah, U Rite!' is self-produced through Coco's own label, Spiritland Records.

In addition to his New Orleans gigs, Coco Robicheaux has performed in California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Australia, Germany and througout France. He was highly touted at the Montreal and Nice Jazz Festivals, and appeared for ten consecutive years at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He has also played every year of the New Orleans French Quarter Festival since 1995.

Mr. Robicheaux has graced the stage with legends like Johnnie Cash, Gatemouth Brown, Dr. John, John Lee Hooker, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Keb Mo, Willie DeVille, Mighty Sam McClain, the subdudes, and just about every New Orleans' musician.

This is Coco Robicheaux's first self-produced album. After forty years, it feels good to own your music!