ALLIGATOR BALL CREDITS PAGE

In the beginning, before there was a Tipitina’s, there was an ALLIGATOR BALL

ALLIGATOR BALL CREDITS

This album was produced at Bayou Bohemia Studios in Hollywood, California by Armand St. Martin and Patty Lee for Patty Lee Records.

We greatly appreciate the help and support of our family, friends, colleagues, the entire staff at Patty Lee Records, and our fans across the country in radio and the press. Doug Atwell’s superior fiddle graces many of the songs and we will always miss him. We would like to especially thank Clint and Nona Lee. And we couldn't have done any of this without the wonderful music and talents of all the fine music artists who dedicated themselves to this classic album.

Many thanks also to: Bill Dashiell, Audio Consultant; Chris Stendahl, Randy and Cyndie Tobin, Timm Daughtry, Georgia Simpson, Jeanne Dumestre, Peggy Henehan, T. Reese, Cindy Lamb, Betty Guillaud, Jonny Whiteside, Don Heckman, Nikki Reyes, Jessica Graber, Dean Dupuy, Charley Richard, Wendy Cutler, Kevin Aucoin, Vincent Robert, Julie Didier, Dionne Butler, Eric Paulsen, Sally-Ann Roberts, Maryse Dejean, Steve Knapp, Russ Kamalski, Roy and Dale Ross, Victoria Inn and Gardens, Laura Plantation, The Brissons, Kathi Loeb, Deb Bohlander, and Gary Reiger.

The drums were recorded at Studio 9 in Hollywood.

Fo’teen thanks to the Krewe of Alligator, and to the Society for the Preservation of Lagniappe in Louisiana, and to the supporters of The National Mardi Gras Foundation.

“Here is the story as I know it. The Alligator Ball was the predecessor, grand-daddy, forefather, and pre-Mamou of what became the legendary night-spot, Tipitina’s. Leger-de-main. There came together a group of people in that pre-time whose deepest burning soul desire was to have the greatest parties they could, or I could Imagine...” - excerpt by Armand St. Martin, The Companion Booklet to ALLIGATOR BALL.

CREDITS for ALLIGATOR BALL:

ARMAND ST. MARTIN and his BAYOU BOHEMIANS:

ARMAND ST. MARTIN - Lead Vocals, Piano, Arrangements

KIRK BRUNER - Drums, Percussion, Trombone

LON PRICE - Tenor/Soprano Sax, Horn Arrangements

LEE THORNBURG - Trumpet

DANNY FEDERICI - Accordion

JAKE FITZGERALD - Harmonica

DOUG ATWELL - Fiddle

FIDEL BELL - Electric Guitars

LINDSAY GILLIS - Additional Electric Guitars

ARMAND ST. MARTIN - Bass, Organ, Acoustic
and Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo

STEVE DUDEK - Section Arrangement, "Back In
New Orleans", Accordion, "Poo-Yi"

ROMNEY KRIEDT - Back-up Vocal, "Don’t Cry Baby"

MARABINA JAIMES - Back-up Vocals

HEDY MAYER - Back-up Vocals

Produced - ARMAND ST. MARTIN and PATTY LEE

Engineered and Mixed - ARMAND ST. MARTIN

Lead Vocals Engineer - PATTY LEE

Re-Mastering - LINDSAY GILLIS

CREDITS for BONUS TRACKS from EP titled: BE YOUR OWN PARADE

ARMAND ST. MARTIN and his BAYOU BOHEMIANS:

ARMAND ST. MARTIN - Lead Vocals, Piano, Arrangements

DONY WYNN - Drums

KENNY GRADNEY - Bass

STEPHEN ALLEN - Saxophones

JAKE FITZGERALD - Harmonica

KIRK BRUNER - Trombone, Trumpet, Back-Up Vocals

CLINT and NONA LEE - Tambourines

NANCY WILLIAMS - Back-Up Vocals

MARGIE NELSON - Back-Up Vocals

ARMAND ST. MARTIN - Additional Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar

PAUL DEVILLIERS - Electric Guitar, "Must Be The Mardi Gras"

Produced - ARMAND ST. MARTIN, LOIS OKI and PATTY LEE

Engineered - LOIS OKI

Mixed - LOIS OKI and PAUL DEVILLIERS

These digitally re-mastered "Bonus Tracks", originally released as BE YOUR OWN PARADE, were recorded at Southcombe Studios, Burbank, California for Patty Lee Records.

CREDITS for ALLIGATOR BALL COVER ART:

Concept and Design - ARMAND ST. MARTIN and PATTY LEE

Cover Art, Paper Sculpture, Additional photography - ARMAND ST. MARTIN

Cover Art Photography - JOHN BLIZEK, LANCE BRISSON

C.A.D. - JOHN BLIZEK, DALE HERIGSTAD, ARMAND ST. MARTIN

CREDITS for BE YOUR OWN PARADE COVER ART:

BE YOUR OWN PARADE original cover art and design - RICHARD D. LEE

OTHER CREDITS:

PATTY LEE RECORDS logo concept and design - RICHARD D. LEE and ARMAND ST. MARTIN

All liner notes for all recordings, written by ARMAND ST. MARTIN and PATTY LEE

All songs on ALLIGATOR BALL and BE YOUR OWN PARADE, written by ARMAND ST. MARTIN

SONGWRITING CREDIT for ALLIGATOR BALL::

1. BACK IN NEW ORLEANS (3:38) Armand St. Martin, BMI

2. MUSIC IS IN YOUR SOUL (3:16) Armand St. Martin, BMI

3. DON'T CRY BABY (3:18) Armand St. Martin, BMI

4. STORYVILLE BLUES (5:04) Armand St. Martin, BMI

5. POO-YI (4:39) Armand St. Martin, BMI

6. BROTHER JOHN (3:13) Armand St. Martin, BMI

7. LOUISIANA FRENCHMAN (4:05) Armand St. Martin, BMI

8. MARIE (2:17) Armand St. Martin, BMI

9. BLUE LUKE (5:06) Armand St. Martin, BMI

10.OUT ON PATROL (4:33) Armand St. Martin, BMI

11.ROLLIN' IN DE DOUGH (4:25) Armand St. Martin, BMI

12.CREOLE GOOD-BY (4:02) Armand St. Martin, BMI

Plus Songwriting Credits for "Bonus Tracks" from BE YOUR OWN PARADE:

13.MUST BE THE MARDI GRAS (2:41) Armand St. Martin, BMI

14.OTHER GIRLS DON'T (4:33) Armand St. Martin, BMI

15.ST. EXPEDITE (4:16) Armand St. Martin, BMI

16.DOWN TO THE BRIDGE (4:50) Armand St. Martin, BMI

17.STAND ON THE SIDE OF LOVE (4:16) Armand St. Martin, BMI

c p 1994, 2002, 2005, Armand St. Martin and Patty Lee Records

To the memory of Rose St. Martin and Maurice E. St. Martin, M.D.

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