Carlo Ditta is a renowned label owner, producer, composer, and recording artist in his own right. He is also a philanthropic individual, always willing to record and further the careers of many perhaps lesser-known artists who strive to maintain the authenticity of the vintage sounds of New Orleans, the city and[…]
And here I am once again in New Orleans, to tell a story that has to do with the pleasantness of music as only in the Big Easy can prepare. Probably the name of Carlo Ditta does not tell you anything, it reminds me of the joy of finally seeing a[…]
Today AST is proud to premier the new album from New Orleans producer, performer, and mainstay Carlo Ditta. Ditta’s Hungry For Love is that explicit brand of New Orleans cool, a sound that couldn’t be made anywhere else. A journeyman of R&B Ditta understands that the mysteries of the night can only be unlocked with[…]
Throughout a career that includes producing a hit record on Willy DeVille backed by a who’s who of New Orleans r ’n’ b legends, a Grammy nominated LP on Guitar Slim Jr., as well as numerous other releases on his Orleans Records label, Carlo has mostly operated behind the scenes.[…]
THE ORLEANS RECORDS STORY Various Artists (Orleans) Combing Louisiana’s bayous and barrooms for acts from R&B’s colorful past, Orleans’s Carlo Ditta presents a sampler of tracks by the likes of Roland Stone and Blue Lu Barker. Source
Rockie Charles Born for You The late “President of Soul,” Rockie Charles, was a tugboat captain in New Orleans. Like too many musicians who needed to resort to a “day job,” Charles never got too many lucky breaks, but he did get a few. This CD was a result of[…]
Originally released in 1988, Guitar Slim Jr.’s The Story of My Life earned a Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional Blues category. The album sounds just as good now as it did back then and is ready to be discovered by a new audience. This stood as the debut album for Rodney[…]
Guitar Slim Jr. The Story of My Life Orleans Records Rodney Glenn Armstrong a.k.a. Guitar Slim Jr. is a New Orleans blues guitarist and singer and the son of Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones. Guitar Slim is best known for his million selling hit single “The Things That I Used to[…]
Guitar Slim Jr., The Story of My Life. Despite a long musical career, Guitar Slim Jr. has never quite achieved the level of fame enjoyed by his father, whose million-selling “The Things That I Used to Do” has been cited as an influence on early rockers. But that doesn’t mean Jr. wasn’t[…]
Guitar Slim Jr. — The Story Of My Life It was his first album and it earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1989. Now, Guitar Slim Jr. has reissued The Story Of My Life—giving contemporary blues fans the chance to appreciate talent that’s been overlooked for far[…]
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