Billy Lee Riley w/Slim Harpo's band! and Deke Dickerson

Another "you gotta be kidding me" moment from the 2003 Ponderosa Stomp festival. My band was doing a rockabilly set backing up Billy Lee Riley, when the promoter Dr. Ike came up to the stage and informed us that Billy was going to do some blues with three guys who played and recorded with the legendary Slim Harpo! Rudy Richard on guitar--yes, the man who ACTUALLY played the "Baby Scratch My Lick" hisself, Legendary swamp pop singer and session drummer Warren Storm on drums, and King Lloyd on bass...Billy Lee Riley switched to harmonica, and I tried to hold along for the ride. Did this really happen? Sometimes I ask myself and I can't believe it.

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[guidoman]

I played this tune with Lazy Lester a few hundred times and he always called Slim Harpo his brother-in-law. Excello is a beautiful label!!

[1TICKHAND]

THATS MY UNCLE ON THE BASS I LOVE THIS

[DandJRuffin]

This is fantastic! I love it!!!!

[DevinMiller72]

Billy was really blowing and having a great time that day it looks like! Slim's band?? thanks again for positing this one as well!

[bayouman1952]

TGFTPS

"Thank God For the Ponderosa Stomp"

RIP Billy Lee Riley

[GenePoole47]

Cliched perhaps, But, If there is a rock and roll heaven,You know they got a hell of a band

[tomthefunky]

Otis Redding with Booker T and the MG's did the second best version of this I ever heard besides the original. BTMG'S also cut this on their own. Listen to what Steve Cropper does on both of 'em. It's great.

[sfdog1369]

Nice Bro What A Rush EH!!!

[threepasco]

WOW There are some high hitters here

a tremendous post

thank you