Reggie Houston & The Crecent City Connection
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 3, 2015

I'm not going to be able to record as much this year. I'll try to get all the major acts and some favorites I've had over the years. Again, KBOO FM is broadcasting the show live. KBOO is an all volunteer station. All proceeds from the festival go to the Oregon Food Bank so please donate if you can. They also have a live stream on the internet. It's an MP3 stream. My set up is an old Technics Quartz Tuner> H2 Zoom> SD card> computer> TLH.

One need only witness a REGGIE HOUSTON performance to understand why his talent has been courted by legends like Fats Domino, Dr. John, Charmaine Neville, The Neville Brothers, and Peter Gabriel. Though Reggie�s roots are in New Orleans, his knowledge and appreciation of musical styles spans the globe.

Reggie had his first professional gig at age 12 when he joined the Batiste family band, The Gladiators, one of the preeminent and pioneering bands of funk. After traveling the world, as a permanent member of Fats Domino�s band for 22 years, he joined The Charmaine Neville Band as it rose to world prominence.

The list of musicians Reggie has played with includes: Irma Thomas, Etta James, Mahalia Jackson, Maria Muldaur, Professor Longhair, Chuck Berry, Dell Shannon, Buff Sainte-Marie, The Neville Family, Bo Diddley, Janice Scroggins, Patrick Lamb, Norman Sylvester, The Freak Mountain Ramblers, Davell Crawford, Mitch Woods� and on and on.

Reggie moved to Portland in 2004 where he leads several groups�REGGIE HOUSTON �Duo�, Reggie Houston�s Box Of Chocolates, Reggie Houston�s Crescent City Connection and Reggie Houston�s C�EX All Stars�as he continues to learn, grow and spread Peace, Love, Understanding, Joy through Music.

Set List:
01 Unknown
02 Unknown (announcer @ start)
03 Unknown
04 Reggie Talks (10 min.) worth a listen
05 Katrina Blues
06 Watermelon Man