C.C. Adcock

Three years ago, I was hipped onto C.C. Adcock's 'Lafayette Marquis'. I bought it. Then I loved it. Then I loved it some more. And while browsing through some CDs earlier this week, I came across this. Ladies and gentlemen, I have won the lottery.

In all the time I've spent listening to the music of Louisiana, I've never heard anything that captures the easy-rollin' rock and r&b of the bayou like this does. To listen to 'C.C. Adcock' is to stumble upon a back woods juke joint, where a full-blown dance pawty (misspelling intentional) is in full-swing.

One of the reasons is because Tarka Cordell's production has a warm, organic-sounding live feel to it that never sounds hard or flat. Another is because Mr. Adcock and his estimable band know how to find a groove and work it.

Past reviews cite John Fogerty as an influence, and they're not far off. But the most-amazing aspect of this CD (and of 'Lafayette Marquis' for that matter) is that they...Read more

This is a great cd they rock, great blues and that louisiana swamp sound love it