Monday, June 01, 2009

The Sauce Boss and Planet Gumbo

My friend Colleen Miranda in Pensacola turned me on to this guy. Bill Wharton, aka The Sauce Boss, is one helluva Delta Blues and roots rock performer. I mean, the man is just good. But he offers more than just good music; during the course of a performance he also cooks up a big pot of gumbo and feeds the audience for free when it's done. He has a non-profit organization called the Planet Gumbo Foundation, and he performs in homeless shelters and disaster sites (he was all over the aftermath of Katrina, playing his music and handing out gumbo) all over the country.

Seriously, check this guy out (you especially, Citizen K - y'all gon' looooooove this guy!). You can visit his Sauce Boss website, the Planet Gumbo Foundation website, and his YouTube page.

And of course you know I won't leave you without some rockin' entertainment. Here are two videos of the Sauce Boss doing his thing, in the first getting the spirit at a performance for Hurricane Katrina relief volunteers, and another in a Washington, DC homeless shelter. Good rockin' music and free gumbo! Man, it just doesn't get any better than that! Yeah you right!



12 comments:

  1. huh, didn't realize i have a blogger page until it logged me in. nice.

    anyway, he is a hoot is he not?

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  2. Thanks CC! This guy is just cool and a half!

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  3. Fun! Never heard of him. Thanks for the intro, Roy!

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  4. great way to start the morning....now if I could just get myself a bowl of that gumbo for breakfast!

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  5. Ooooo, Kim! Gumbo for breakfast! Help, I'm drowning in my own drool!

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  6. As always....love your post and clock!

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  7. Fantastic pairing of vintage clock and vintage music. I enjoy starting your music first and listening to it while reading your blog.

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  8. Ah, so nice to see a gentle old soul like the Sauce Boss, makin' mellow music in his laid-back way...

    Okay, maybe not.

    I absolutely love this guy! And I mean the music and the mission. Thanks for introducing him to me!

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  9. What an act! This guy is great. I'll send Editilla over to check up on him.

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