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The names of the R & B
greats who have chosen The Blue Eyed Soul Revue as their back-up band reads
like a Top 10 radio play list from the era: Percy Sledge ("When a Man Loves a Woman") Jessie Hill ("Ooh Poopa Doo") Sam Moore ("Soul Man") The Platters ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes") Frankie Ford ("Sea Cruise") Tommy Ridgley ("The New Orleans Mainstay") Jimmy Clanton ("Just A Dream") King Floyd ("Groove Me") Oliver Morgan ("Who Shot the LaLa") Dixie Cups ("Going to the Chapel") Roy Head ("Treat Her Right") Tommy McClain ("Sweet Dreams") The groups for which The Blue Eyed Soul Revue has opened concerts is just as impressive. Blood Sweat and Tears Delbert McClinton Fats Domino Bobby Blue Bland Chubby Checker Louise Mandrell The Blue Eyed Soul Revue has performed for (or appeared at) the following: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Earth Day Festival- Baton Rouge Tipitina's Uptown- New Orleans The Rock and Bowl- New Orleans Mother-in-Law Lounge- New Orleans Storyville Jazz Hall- New Orleans (now Margaretville) Steamboat President Treasure Chest Casino- New Orleans Bally's Casino- New Orleans Casino Rouge- Baton Rouge New Orleans Saints WWL TV Morning Show Mardi Gras Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras Krewe of Hercules Mardi Gras Krewe of Centurions Mardi Gras Krewe of Aphrodite Mardi Gras Krewe of Terranians |
