stage 618 [shreveport]

the stage 618 band [circa 1986]
i moved to Shreveport to work with the stage 618 band. this was a 7 piece rhythm and blues band [with a great horn section] featuring guitarist, Jerry Beach [who wrote the evergreen blues hit "I'll play the blues for you" for Albert King] it was a monster band, and a great club [also named 'stage 618' because of the street address] on the riverfront in Shreveport.

we worked 3 nights a week at the club- sometimes did private p[arties and festivals. in my off time i put together a 3-piece techno funk jam band called "chill factor"- [this was the pre-cursor to 'doug duffey/street level/new orleans'] which played outside the club, around town.. although the trio was funk jam, i have some great 'live' recordings with country musicians from the 'louisiana hayride' sitting in one night- with steel guitar and fiddles- which made for a very crazy sound. great night!
i wrote a lot of material while in Shreveport, and again...some of those songs wound up on my various cds, later.[c]2009 doug duffey