Jess Roden goes to New Orleans

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My friend Eric pointed out to me that there were thousands of blogs being written about obscure lp's....."bloody ridiculous" I murmured as I pulled out a pristine copy of the first Jess Roden lp on Island records - you know the one Catalogue # ILPS 9286 and produced by Allen Toussaint.
Before making this album Jess was in Bronco who recorded two splendid albums on Island called Country Home & Ace of Sunlight.
I saw Bronco quite a few times  and they were much heavier and potent live than their studio albums.
Here is a poster for a gig in their hometown of  Kidderminster  25 July 1971 that currently resides on my kitchen wall

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To find out more about the long and winding career of  Mr Roden I suggest you wander over to here :
http://www.jessroden.com/