40 years ago, Hoyt Benjamin, Jack Healy, Lou Denegris and Kenny Riegert opened “A Salty Dog” in Ithaca, NY. It quickly became THE hot spot in town for good drinks and live music (and the site of MANY early Orleans gigs!)
Orleans: Then and Now … greatest hits and MORE! is a brand new compilation of all the A-list stuff that people ask for all the time at the live shows. It just made sense to put it all on one disc and make it available at the “merch” table.
Larry Hoppen’s newest collection is a project that spans many years. Enhancing / redoing some of the tracks from his 1996 Looking For the Light CD, adding NEW songs, then mixing and remastering it all as one album yields a VERY listenable and satisfying group of tunes!
This was the second year we played for the cream of the crop of Holiday Inns International. Host John Sutherland sure knows how to throw a party! … from group dinner at The Palms the night before through the after-party at The Velvet Lounge.
This morning I awoke to this link to an e-card sent to the band by our long-time friend, road/production manager and house mixer, Michael Malfesi (pictured below). After I finished laughing out loud, I KNEW I had to send this on to YOU today.
