UNCLE JACKIE’S GUMBEAUX – AUGUST 17,2025

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TODAYS GUEST WAS DRUMER EXTRAORDINAIRE, MR. GERALD FRENCH.

HE PLAYS DRUMS FOR MANY NEW ORLEANS MUSIC GROUPS INCLUDING:

THE NIGHT CRAWLERS, WHICH HE WON A GRAMMY WITH FOR THEIR ALBUM “ATMOSPHERE.

HE’S ALSO THE LEADER OF THE NEW ORLEANS TUXEDO JAZZ BAND, THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PERFORMING JAZZ BAND IN THE WORLD; SINCE 1910 IN THE FAMOUS STOREYVILLE.

HE ALSO IS THE MAIN DRUMMER FOR THE DIXIE CUPS AND HAS PLAYED 15 YEARS FOR CHARMAINE NEVILLE.

HEARD ALSO WITH THE NEW ORLEANS CATAHOULA’S; GERALD, WHO IS A VERY VERSATILE DRUMMER, HAS ALSO PLAYED WITH DR. JOHN, HARRY CONNICK JR., AND MANY OTHERS.

GERALD IS ALSO FEATURED ON THE SONG “GERTTOWN” WITH THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

AND WE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCER JOSEPHINE HENNESY FOR BRINGING GERALD IN…

SHALOM…

UNCLE JACKIE