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CHECK OUT THE HEARTBROKEN VIDEO!!
Heartbroken was recorded on September 24th, 1992 at Jerry Soto's Soto Sound Studio. It appears as track #7 on Mississippi Heat's first recording, STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (1993). It was recorded in one take, with no overdubs. Not even Robert Covington's vocals were redone. Robert had never seen the song's lyrics before but he knew about Pierre's close relationship with bass player and singer Lawrence "Lil' Sonny" Wimberly to whom this song is dedicated. Sonny had died a year earlier on August 24th so Pierre wrote "Heartbroken" in his memory. Sonny was to have a decisive influence on his life's direction. As with Junior Wells who had welcomed him with open arms several years earlier in the early 1970's, Sonny also must be credited for giving Pierre his blessing and encouragement to pursue a musical career. This is perhaps Pierre's most emotional harp solo ever recorded (along perhaps with Blues for George Baze a few years later). This song remains important to us after 20 years, so we decided to reintroduce it as a montage with these great musicians; the fact that several of them have left us make this particularly worthy to be documented.
MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT THE 2013 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL !!!
MISSISSIPPI WILL PERFORM AT THE CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL, ON FRIDAY JUNE 7TH. 2:30PM UNTIL 3:45PM. COME AND JOIN US!
LISTEN TO PIERRE LACOCQUE'S INTERVIEW FROM MUSIC ON THE COUCH.
The interview with Pierre on Music On The Couch with Vinny Bond Marini is now available. His interview starts at the 93.35 mark. Vinny clearly prepared well. Pierre talks about the 3 songs Vinny chose: Granny Mae, Padlock Blues and Lemon Twist. Thank you Vinny!
DELTA BOUND RANKED #1 ON THE LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE'S RADIO CHARTS!!!
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR NEW CD, DELTA BOUND, REACHED #1 ON LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE'S RADIO CHARTS.
DELTA BOUND HAS NOW REACHED #2 ON THE ROOTS MUSIC REPORT
We are pleased to announce that our 20th Anniversary CD, DELTA BOUND (Delmark), is #2 on the Radio Music Report radio charts!
DELTA BOUND HAS NOW REACHED TOP TEN ON THE ROOTS MUSIC REPORT [#5 AS OF OCTOBER 2012]
OUR NEW RECORD IS RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS. CHECK SOME RECENT COMMENTS UNDER OUR "DISCOGRAPHY" SECTION.
Check out Pierre's interview on WGLT radio's "Talkin' Blues" with Music Director Jon Norton. The interview was first broadcasted the week-end of September 7th, 2012.
WINNER!!! BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR - BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS - 2010
OUR CD LET'S LIVE IT UP WAS VOTED "2010 BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR" BY BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE VOTED FOR US. THIS IS AN HONOR FOR THE BAND, FOR DELMARK RECORDS, FOR OUR FANS, AND FOR OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ALIKE. WE ARE TRULY HUMBLED. ABOUT BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE: OVER 17,000 BLUES FANS READ THE MAGAZINE EACH WEEK. THEY ARE LOCATED IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS IN ALL 50 US STATES. THE MAGAZINE GETS MORE THAN 1,000,000 (THAT'S ONE MILLION) HITS A MONTH ON THEIR WEBSITE!
WATCH A MISSISSIPPI HEAT PROMO VIDEO
THANK YOU TO INDIELINK.ORG AND TO JEFFEREY MACINTOSH AND CARL LUTHER FOR GRACIOUSLY PRODUCING THIS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR US. WE ARE TOUCHED BY THE GIFT AND BY YOUR PERMISSION TO USE IT! -PIERRE AND MICHEL LACOCQUE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT WITH CARL WEATHERSBY AND PETER MADCAT RUTH AT THE ARK IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN TAKEN ON 6/1/2010 BY JOE OLIVER.
VISIT THE MISSISSIPPI HEAT YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
We have added some of the live performances from our ONE EYE OPEN DVD to our YouTube account. Click here to watch some intense live performances including MOANIN' AND CRYIN'.
While you are there, be sure to check out the Mississippi Heat Documentary Movie. It's a behind the scenes look at some of the history and characters that make up the blues band Mississippi Heat. Directed and produced by Jonathan Lacocque and John Severson. Click here to watch.
PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG!
CLICK HERE FOR A REVIEW ON PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG BY JONN S. O'CONNOR.
