Please understand: this series of blogs HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TACOS!!!! Although sometimes I may visit a local establishment and try this tasty treat, my main goal is just to share some great clips and samples of BIG ZEPHYR…
1970 brought the release of a great garage rock album, WELCOME, but it also meant we graduated from high school. David Greene and Park Seward left for college. Bill Babin, David Parker, and Ted Haas continued for another year as…
The original album cover photo for WELCOME, 1970. Most of us were 18 in this pic. THE REUNION SHOW Old guys just can’t stop thinking about their youth. The year 2000 served the perfect opportunity to “put the band back…
Another great group publicity shot from our session at THE COMPUTER (1963?) This is what we call “youthful insanity.” This is the second floor balcony of MAISON BLANCH, a local upscale department store in NOLA. This building was actually on…
Picture #2: therubbadrumma at the recording session for the WELCOME album, 1970. Picture #3: David Greene, in a rare moment, playing keys. Picture #4: Park Seward at his amazing Vox Continental organ which he played through a genuine VOX…
A WALK DOWN “RUBBERMEMORY LANE” is a series of blogs that pay tribute to The Rubber Memory, Bill Babin’s 20th century rock band from New Orleans. Bill is the founder, producer, and drummer for BIG ZEPHYR MUSIC. The Rubber Memory…
Bill Babin, drummer and band leader of Big Zephyr, also had a 20th century band called THE RUBBER MEMORY. The band rocked parties all over New Orleans from 1962–1972. Strongly influenced by The Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, Iron Butterfly, Allman Brothers,…
You’re getting married and you want some great dance music. Your best friend got married six months earlier and she had a great DJ, but you are thinking, “I really want my wedding to be different. I’m not sure I…
What is “the small wedding package” from Big Zephyr Music? With this specially structured musical offering, we bring you the energy, spontaneity, and totally unique atmosphere of LIVE music for just a fraction of the cost. How can BIG ZEPHYR…
January 30, 1967. Bobby Kimmel and Kenny Edwards had already been writing songs in the early sixtie while living in LA. In 1964, Linda Ronstadt decided she had to go to LA and join the music scene. Her parents were…
