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Mardi Gras Music

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Music and Mardi Gras go hand in hand.  This lens lists the top Mardi Gras songs of all time.  Check them out, download them, burn them to a CD, load them on your iPod, then throw a Mardi Gras party!  Laissez bon temps roule!

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The Best Mardi Gras Albums

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I have listed a few of my favorite Mardi Gras themed albums ranked in order from most to least favorite (top to bottom). Agree or disagree? Vote them up or down the list.....or add your own to the list. This will be fun.

Top 40 Mardi Gras Songs

Songs ranked by Mardi Gras Digest

1) Big Chief - Professor Longhair
2) Knock With Me - Rock With Me - Little Rascals Brass Band
3) Carnival Time - Al Johnson [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
4) Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
5) Street Parade - Earl King
6) I Luv me sum Mardi Gras - Tha Nu Jaz Orda
7) Mardi Gras Mambo - Meters
8) New Suit - The Wild Magnolias [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
9) Second Line - Stop, Inc.
10) Congo Square - Cyril Nevil
11) Ain't My Fault - Olympia Brass Band
12) Iko Iko - Dixie Cups [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
13) Hey Pocky A-way - Meters
14) They All Ask For You - Meters
15) Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
16) Tipitina - Professor Longhair
17) Ain't there no more - Benny Grunch Bunch
18) Mardi Gras Medley - Mardi Gras Big Shots
19) Mardi Gras in Mobile - Ray Farnell & the Moon Pie Band [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
20) Project Love - New Birth Brass Band
21) Fire on the Bayou - The Neville Brothers
22) Bourbon Street Parade
23) Mardi Gras City - Olympia Brass Band
24) South Rampart Street Parade
25) Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino
26) Handa Wanda Part 1 - Bo Dollis Wild Magnolias Indians
27) Handa Wanda Part 2 - Bo Dollis Wild Magnolias Indians
28) New Second Line - Olympia Brass Band
29) If Ever I Cease To Love - A.J. Loria [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
30) Tiger Rag - Olympia Brass Band
31) Just A Closer Walk With Thee
32) Ain't No Place To Pee On Mardi Gras Day - Benny Grunch
33) Fire Water - The Wild Magnolias [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!]
34) Olympia On Parade - Olympia Brass Band
35) Dat's Mardi Gras - Jake The Snake
36) Jockomo - Sugarboy Crawford
37) Olympia Special - Olympia Brass Band
38) Lil' Liza Jane - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
39) The Day After Mardi Gras - The Lakefront Loungers
40) Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts

Rank is determined by airplay on WWOZ radio, KMEZ radio, and records sales as provided by LA Music factory, Odyssey Records and reviews by Mardi Gras Digest and Offbeat Magzines.

FREE MP3 DOWNLOADS

Sample these tunes for free via MP3!

"Mardi Gras In Mobile" by Ray Farnell and the Moon Pie Band
Left-click this link to listen to the song "Mardi Gras in Mobile" by Ray Farnell and the Moon Pie Band (featuring the Murphy High School Jazz Band). If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of Dogwood Productions
"Carnival Time" by Al Johnson
Left-click this link to listen to the song "Carnival Time" by Al Johnson. If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of Mardi Gras Digest
"New Suit" by The Wild Magnolias
Left-click this link to listen to the song "New Suit" by The Wild Magnolias. If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of Mardi Gras Digest
"Iko Iko" by The Dixie Cups
Left-click this link to listen to the song "Iko Iko" by The Dixie Cups. If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of Mardi Gras Digest
"Fire Water" by The Wild Magnolias
Left-click this link to listen to the song "Fire Water" by The Wild Magnolias. If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of Mardi Gras Digest
"If Ever I Cease To Love" by A.J. Loria
Left-click this link to listen to the song "If Ever I Cease To Love" by A.J. Loria. If you like the song, then right-click the link and select "Save Target As" to download and save this MP3 to your computer. Courtesy of www.ajloria.com

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Origins of Mardi Gras in the U.S.

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Well, what did you think?

  • jstarley Mar 1, 2012 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    What a fun lens! I love New Orleans and hope to make a MardiGras one day.
  • 7thStone Mar 1, 2012 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    When we lived in Houston, Mardis Gras was one of my favorite celebrations; we had a lot of friends from Louisiana. I really like your music choices!
  • TriciaLymeMom Feb 26, 2012 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    learned a bit and had fun...thanks :)
  • Jadimon Feb 25, 2012 @ 1:07 pm | delete
    Great topic! I was fortunate enough to get down for a big Fat Tuesday many years ago and I'll never forget the chaos and all those beads!
  • clicks-4-bricks Feb 21, 2012 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    Great lens featuring Mardi Gras music! We are listening to some of these today!
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