Big Chief  " Bo Dollis "

   This tribe marked a milestone for New Orleans music when it became one of the first Mardi Gras Indian tribe to record their particular call and response songs  for a major record label .  The tribe was founded in 1957, but the beginning as a practice group formed by the leader and Big Chief Theodore "Bo" Dollis and Joseph "Monk" Boudreaux, then of the White Eagles tribe, the tribe caught the eye of local promoters and were recorded in 1973 with the New Orleans Project featuring keyboardist Willie Tee and fiery guitarist Snooks Eaglin. Dollis and Boudreaux lead the group through semi gospel style of the popular call-and-response chants that have become funky mantras.  Along with inspired originals like "Fire Water" and "Two Way Pak E Way," they cover traditional numbers that go way, way back like "Saints" ("come marching in") and "Shoo Fly" ("don't bother me").