THANKS

Extra special thanks to:
John Gros for all his time, musical expertise and extra efforts to help make this project happen. Jim McCormick for excellent songwriting help and advice. Brian, David and Russ for their soulful musical contributions and support. Paul McCord for providing a great environment in which to record. Erik Flettrich for expert recording and mixing. Thunderhouse for friendship and musical advice. Cornell C. Williams for adding the perfect vocals. Chris Burns for adding soul to the songs.

Kateri "Mama K" Yager for friendship, sound advice and good gumbo. All of the musicians who have performed in The Rockin' Jake Band, past and present. My wonderful family: Mom, Dad, Andrea, Terry & Wendy for their love and support. John Gros would like to thank Andrea, Rachel, and Emily

New England:
TJ Wheeler and everyone at The Blues Bank Collective, Dave Gerard, Dave Bailey, Ned Chase, Bruce "Rev. Brimstone" Pingree/ The Press Room, Johanna Lyons, Judith Tausch, Brian Templeton/ The Radio Kings, Lonely Gus and The One-Night Stand, WUNH-FM, WCDQ-FM, Allan Phoenix

Florida/Keys
John Vagnoni, Vicki, Pat, Eric and everyone at The Green Parrott, Barry Cuda, Dennis Maloney, Marty Knudsen, Kenny Ford for the ivory chromatic harmonica, Tom Daniels, Mike Blake & everyone at Mangrove Mama's, Turtle Kraals, Evalina @ Schooner Wharf , Gale Hunsinger, Hoebee, Miss Loretta and The Bossy Girls, Michelle Adrion

New Orleans and Louisiana
John Autin, Jack Snyder, Michael Messer, Chubby Carrier, Burton Gaar, Allen Freedman, John Sinclair, Eddie Bo, Lenny McDaniel, Jeff Muller, Juli, Lauren, Angela and Tim at The American Sector, Marcel Mazerat, Kike Bonilla, Angelo Nocentelli, Dino Kruse, Jerry Brock and Barry Smith/ Louisiana Music Factory, Bethany Bultman, Dwayne Breashears, Billy Delle and Everyone at WWOZ-FM, Scott Jordan & Jan Ramsey/OffBeat Magazine, Keith Spera/T-P, Gambit, Carol Kahn/Kahn Artists, Chris Ryan, Cindy Voorhies, Kipori "Baby Wolf" Woods, Mike Venable, Tony Seruntine, CathieWhitney/Hibernia Bank Mid-City, Donna and Charlie/Donna's Bar and Grill, Sundance and Iris Morgan, Ron Cuccia/ Radio Free New Orleans, Katrina Zech, Floyd Saizon, Jr. and The Delta Rockets, Mark Mullins and Mulebone, The Cajun Blues Gang from Lafayette, Dominick Cross/In-Tune Magazine, Lucille, Luther Kent, Sally Townes, Otis Jenkins for the CD name and all of the great musicians and bands in New Orleans and Louisiana who have inspired me.

Elsewhere:
Maria Muldaur, Denise Levine, Toni Radler and Brenda Burris @ Hohner Harmonicas, Brian Cady, Dan Willging, T.C. Davis/Lonesome Road Agency, Pauli Koivula, Lee Oskar for the advice and the harmonicas, Paul & Janet Averwater and The Memphis Soul, Funk and Blues Krewe, Dan Philips/WEVL-FM Memphis, Terry Lee Poole, Maggie Mortensen, Royce Carter

Dedicated to:
Gerald Jacobs, Tommy Ridgley, Oliver "Who Shot The LaLa" Morgan

Legal Representation: Cindy Voorhies, New Orleans
Accounting: Allen Freedman/Freedman and Grenn, New Orleans
Website creation & maintenance: Chris Ryan & LA Link, Inc. New Orleans

Rockin' Jake plays Hohner Harmonicas