Flamin™ Groovies 4 Ponderosa Stomp!

Founders Jordan and Loney haven't played together since 1971.

By Blurt Staff

Considering some of the baggage, it ranks as one of the most unlikely reunions to come down the pike, but there ya go: the legendary Flamin' Groovies are set to get back together at this year's Ponderosa Stomp. Well, at least it will be Groovies founders Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney, who plan to get onstage together for the first time since 1971 with the mighty A-Bones backing them up.

The Groovies originally formed in San Francisco in the late ‘60s, specializing in a unique brand of roots-tinged pop ‘n' psych and eventually moving into more hard-edged, Stones-styled territory as epitomized by their classic tune "Teenage Head." After Loney left to go solo, Jordan continued to helm the band, along with new vocalist Chris Wilson, through their Sire Records era (c.f. Shake Some Action) and beyond, eventually with a revolving cast of players. More recently Jordan has been seen playing with Bay Area band Magic Christian, while Loney's continued to front a series of hard-twanging, at times rockabilly flavored outfits such as the Phantom Movers and Roy Loney and the Longshots.

Each man can justifiably claim a little corner of rock ‘n' roll history for himself, but for longtime Groovies acolytes, the chance to see them performing again should prove irresistible.. So this year surely one of the highlights of the 8th annual Ponderosa Stomp - April 28 and 29 at the House of Blues in New Orleans - will be the reunion of Jordan and Loney. As the Stomp organizers put it, they "took the concept of greasy, good-time, high energy rock & roll to its face-melting limits, and created a template for countless underground American bands in the process... Their performance is the latest example of what has become a P-Stomp tradition of reuniting legendary, unsung musicians who haven't performed together - or sometimes even spoken - in decades."

About this year's Stomp:

Tickets will go on sale February 7th. Tickets will be available for purchase at: HouseOfBlues.com, Ticketmaster.com, LiveNation.com and the House of Blues New Orleans' Box Office. Tickets are $50 a night. 

The full 2009 lineup:

Wanda Jackson, Roddy Jackson, Alton Lott, Carl Mann, Johnny Powers, Jack Earls, Dale Hawkins, James Burton, Dan Penn And Bobby Emmons, Howard Tate, Otis Clay, The Hi Rhythm Section, The Remains, Question Mark And The Mysterians, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Bobby Patterson, Wiley And The Checkmates, The Bo-Keys, Lil Buck Senegal And The Top Cats Featuring Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural, Dennis Coffey, RobertParker, Jivin Gene, Ray Sharpe, Long John Hunter, Texas Johnny Brown, Little Joe Washington, James Blood Ulmer Trio, L.C. Ulmer, Little Willie Littlefield, Lil Greenwood, Jerry McCain, Kenny And The Kasuals, Classie Ballou, Deke Dickerson And The Eccofonics, Roy Loney And Cyril Jordan Of The Flamin Groovies Backed By The A-Bones, Lazy Lester

About the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation (more info:

http://www.ponderosastompfoundation.org):

The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation (PSF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the legacy, revitalizing the careers and preserving the history of the architects of American music. With many of these unsung heroes aging,  it is essential to honor and capture their pioneering cultural contributions for generations to come. The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation achieves its mission through the presentation of unique and varied programming, ranging from music education initiatives in public schools and museums to an oral history project to the signature annual concert event, The Ponderosa Stomp. The Foundation is a 501(c) (3), not-for-profit organization.