Local pianist and
drummer, Oliver ‘Ollie’ Soden, passed away peacefully in the early hours of
this morning (Nov. 6) surrounded by close family including his son, string bass
player, Cliff Soden.
Over the years, Ollie was a regular on drums or
piano with various local bands including the Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz
Band, the Mississippi Dreamboats, the Vieux Carré Jazzmen and Brian Carrick’s
Heritage Hall Stompers.
Funeral details to be announced shortly. R.I.P.
Ollie.
NOTE:
Pic’s taken in the late 1980s? Ollie
Soden drums; Mac Rae trumpet; Brian Bennett banjo & Nicky Telfer tenor
sax.
I
think it was a Brian Carrick gig which he seldom attended at that time as he
was usually away 'on the road'.
It
was a Sunday afternoon session. Can’t remember what the venue was called but it
was either at the top of the Bigg Market - in which case it was probably what
used to be THE ROYAL COURT GRILL - or maybe it was at the top of Grey
Street?
You entered at street level then went down a few flights of stairs to the basement area where we played. Maybe you can enlighten me? Brian Bennett.
2 comments :
The City Vaults.
The City Vaults. That’s it! I remember it as a Bigg Market ‘dive bar’ back in the 1960’s when it was called ‘The Royal Court Grill’ - a true misnomer for sure, it was in fact a notorious roughhouse.
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