we were recording of that very
early E Street sound. I’m talking
‘Thundercrack,’ ‘Zero and Blind
Terry,’ the very early jams. I got
it from Sam Cooke, but like Sam
says, I had to ‘bring it on home’
with the horns.
such beautiful people, and to
have them grace one of my songs
is unspeakable joy for me. Every
time I hear it, I smile.
What did you enjoy most about
making ‘Sleepwalkers’ in New
Orleans, both in Parlor Record-
How did you like working with ing Studio and during breaks
the Preservation Hall Jazz Band while staying in NOLA?
on that track?
Oh, New Orleans was a dream
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band come true to record in. I took in
are one of my absolute musical
all the sights and sounds. I took
idols, both in sound and in the
in the jazz, and the street sing-
way they love their home. They’re ers, the gospel, the zydeco. I
Watch Brian Fallon with Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Asbury Park
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