RIP Huey Meaux (Producer/Hustler/Disc Jockey/Crazy Cajun)

obit

A absolute bastard by any yardstick, but also perhaps the most important figure in Gulf Coast Music in the early rock'n'roll era.

Worked with (or discovered) Sir Doug, Barbra Lynn, Jivin' Gene, Roy Head, The Hombres, Freddy Fender, Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson, loads more...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZCk0df8k4

Wow, did not know of that ugly private life, just that Barbara Lynn and others that he once produced sounded great.

Yeah, I think alot of the reportage on that stuff didn't make it outside the Gulf, but if you lived here, it became most of what you knew.

This excellent book starts with the bust and then heads back to the beginning of Gold Star/Sugar Hill, with lots of stories about Meaux, International Artists, Starday and others.

An ad or business card included with the Houston Press obit.

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/HM1.jpg