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Leadfoot Rivet
12+ albums
bluesblues rocksoul bluesunder 2000 listeners
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One of the official cajun names listed by the Cajun foundation in St Martinville - Louisiana. Part of this family moved from France in the 17th century to Acadia (Canada) (Nova Scotia these days) then was deported by the british to south & west Louisiana at the end of the 18th century. Families bearing this name still live in Lafayette/Breaux Bridge/St Martinville/Scott/Opelousas & Lake Charles. That’s what Leadfoot discovered during his first trip there looking for a common heritage! Al ”Leadfoot” RIVET comes from a musical family who got exposed heavily to American culture right after World War 2; at the age of 12 his first cousin turned him on to Ray CHARLES. He then soon discovered by himself Chuck BERRY, Bo DIDDLEY, Muddy WATERS & Howlin’WOLF. He started his first band in 1962 playing their music. The British blues boom’s expansion convinced him he was in the right direction finding similar approach in the works of Long John BALDRY, the PRETTY THINGS, the YARDBIRDS, the ANIMALS, THEM & the ROLLING STONES. In 1966 he started what was the first rhythm’n’blues & soul integrated band in the country on the footsteps of Bobby Blue BLAND, Otis REDDING, Wilson PICKETT, Solomon BURKE, Jimmy HUGHES & James CARR. The band played France extensively and also Belgium, Switzerland and Italy where they stayed 8 months in 67/68 like Rocky ROBERTS & the Airedales, Wes JOHNSON, the Alan PRICE Set & the Alan JACK Blues Civilization. They recorded 2 cover songs for a compilation released
