Texas Voodoo Blues
Richard Cagle & the Voodoo Choir
The vision/concept for this album came to me several years ago. I knew I wanted to produce a Blues album, but instead of putting together a band, writing the songs, rehearsing and then recording, I wanted to do it all at once. I wanted it to be a true Zen moment. So, I invited some of the best musicians in Houston to join me in this adventure. The simple concept for each session is; four of us walk into our garage studio without knowing what we’re going to play. “Not caring about yesterday or what’s going to happen tomorrow. It’s just about what happens this moment”. In most of the sessions, the players had never met each other, much less ever played together. We wrote the song right then, and turned on the recorder to capture the results. Streaming our parts is the best way to describe it. Each of the songs on this album took an average of two and a half hours to write and record. After the initial songs were written and recorded, I brought in Rick Thompson to play keys on all of them, Gary Sapone played Harmonica on two of the tunes, James Hoover replaced my bass on Uptown/Downtown, and Gideon Cheshire helped me fine tune the lyrics. I’m proud of the outcome of this project and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did creating it. The Blues is all about feeling, and on this project, we all poured our hearts into it. Godspeed!
Rich
Songs
1. You Got The Shake
2. Sally Sue
3. Uptown/Downtown
4. Call Me Crazy
5. Everyday You Give Me The Blues
6. Black Hearted Woman
7. Headed Into Houston
8. Sweet Marie
9. High Heel shoes
10. Mystery Moon
11. Side Of The Road
1. You Got The Shake
Written by Richard Cagle, Mike Conde, Frank Salas, Calvin Hall
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Mike Conde
Bass: Calvin Hall
Drums: Franks Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
2. Sally Sue
Written by Richard Cagle, Paul Burnett, Frank Salas, Calvin Hall
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Paul “Pablo” Burnett
Bass : Calvin Hall
Drums: Frank Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
Harmonica: Gary Sapone
3. Uptown/Downtown
Written by Richard Cagle, Larry Cooper, Frank Salas
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Larry “L.L.” Cooper
Bass: James Hoover
Drums: Frank Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
4. Call Me Crazy
Written by Richard Cagle, Lee Martin, Tab Sumrall, David Breaux
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Lee Martin
Bass: David Breaux
Drums: Tab Sumrall
Keys: Rick Thompson
5. Everyday You Give Me The Blues
Written by Richard Cagle, Lee Martin, Tab Sumrall, David Breaux
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Lee Martin
Bass: David Breaux
Drums: Tab Sumrall
Keys: Rick Thompson
6. Black Hearted Woman
Written by Richard Cagle, Paul Burnett, Frank Salas, Calvin Hall
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Paul “Pablo” Burnett
Bass: Calvin Hall
Drums: Frank Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
7. Headed Into Houston
Written by Richard Cagle, Mike Conde, Frank Salas, Calvin Hall
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Mike Conde
Bass: Calvin Hall
Drums: Franks Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
8. Sweet Marie
Written by Richard Cagle, Leo Aston, Richard Segura, Phil Hickman
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Leo Aston
Bass: Phil Hickman
Drums: Richard Segura
Keys: Rick Thompson
9. High Heel Shoes
Written by Richard Cagle, Leo Aston, “Detroit” Dave Stafford, Don Bateman
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Leo Aston
Bass: Don Bateman
Drums: “Detroit” Dave Stafford
Keys: Rick Thompson
10. Mystery Moon
Written by Richard Cagle, Lee Martin, Tab Sumrall, David Breaux
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Lee Martin
Bass: Daivd Breaux
Drums: Tab Sumrall
Keys: Rick Thompson
11. Side Of The Road
Written by Richard Cagle, Paul Burnett, Frank Salas, Calvin Hall
Vocals: Richard Cagle
Guitar: Paul “Pablo” Burnett
Bass: Calvin Hall
Drums: Frank Salas
Keys: Rick Thompson
Harmonica: Gary Sapone
Produced and Recorded by Richard Cagle
Mixed and Mastered by James Hoover
Recorded at the Montrose Studio
Graphic Design Ken Sheppard
Cover Art Work by Cheryl Cagle
All songs published by Saturn Productions/ASCAP
©Copyright 2009 Montrose Records
207 Crabapple Dr.
Baytown, TX 77520