Ernie & The Top Notes Dap Walk - Ernie Vincent Interview - New Orleans Funk Dapwalk

Considered to be one of the greatest funk songs ever recorded, the Dap Walk continues to get audiences up on their feet. It's groove is so deep that you can't sit still when it's played. Ernie Vincent, the man behind "Ernie & The Top Notes, Inc.," wrote and produced Dap Walk in 1972.

I sat down with Ernie Vincent at Banks Street Bar, one of the city's favorite neighborhood music venues, to talk about Dap Walk, new recording projects and, in Part 2 of this interview, the Blues. A warm, friendly man, I always enjoy talking with Ernie, especially about music. This is a man who knows, and loves, music. He's played it all, blues, r&b, funk, rock, soul, jazz, even zydeco and speaks of it all eloquently. It's like listening to a compelling lecture by the official professor of funk.

For these two interviews we stuck close to the issues of the day; the global resurgence of the Dap Walk as a funk musical icon and Ernie's new Blues album, "Bayou Road Blues," with harmonica player Andrew Duhon. Part 2 will also debut Ernie's single from the new album. Definitely worth watching, so check back in a few weeks for it.

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