Music - Los Angeles, California, United States
It all started so simply. It was noon on May 1st, 2007. Paul Sanchez and John Boutté, two well-known New Orleans musicians, played together as a duo. It was an acoustic set at a private, outdoor charitable event for the Threadheads, fans of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on a Tuesday afternoon between Fest weekends.The music sung and played and the stories told by Paul and John were magical in so many ways. And during the set, John asked Paul if he would produce his next record.After their set ended, an innocent Threadhead wandered up to John and Paul and asked: when would the two of them put out a CD together? Paul's succinct response, with his sweet smile, was, "Well, like I said, that would take money."And thus began Threadhead Records (THR), an unprecedented fan-funded and volunteer-run record company formed out of the love for New Orleans, its music and its musicians.Rebuilding New Orleans, one song at a time.
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