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Biography
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1986
Members: George Landry, Norman Bell, Amos Landry, Carl Christmas, Booker Washington (2)
The Wild Tchoupitoulas were originally a group of Mardi Gras Indians formed in the early 1970's by George Landry (a.k.a. Big Chief Jolly]. Hosted by The Meters, they recorded an album which featured the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians.