Team Glory Bound

Written by Team Glory Bound / Wednesday, 13 January 2010 16:56

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By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune

"Who dat?" is older than us all, but its association with the New Orleans Saints first flowered in 1983.

That was the season that an intrepid former World Series hero teamed with two enterprising brothers, a Neville and several Saints players to forever cement the phrase in the New Orleans lexicon.

You ask: Who dat? Who dat? Who dat you say fostered the greater popularization of "Who dat?"

Ron Swoboda, whose diving, game-saving catch for the 1969 New York Mets remains one of the all-time World Series highlights, had come to New Orleans to replace a legend when sportscaster and master grammarian Bernard "Buddy D" Diliberto jumped from then-ABC affiliate WVUE-Channel 8 to NBC affiliate WDSU-Channel 6.

One of the jobs Swoboda got as Diliberto's impossible successor at WVUE was hosting a prime-time show - "On Sports" - that led into "Monday Night Football."

Swoboda segmented that highlights-and-high-jinks hour into time for prep football, LSU and Tulane, and of course, the Saints.

Written by Team Glory Bound / Tuesday, 05 January 2010 15:56

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by Kathleen McCann, Offbeat Magazine,

Who Dat 1983 session (L to R) Dave Waymer, Brad Edelman, Steve Monistere, Jim Hill, Carlo Nuccio, Reggie Houston, Aaron Neville, Lewis Oubre, Ron Swoboda and Art Neville

In 1983, the New Orleans Saints were facing what could be their first year in the playoffs, and Nuccio, a lifelong, hardcore, thick-and-thin Saints fan, was 22. He saw his opportunity. He and his friend Steve Monistere, a musician and producer, decided to take the “Who dat” chant, heard at the time from the St. Augustine High School marching band, and put it to a song.

Written by Team Glory Bound / Tuesday, 29 December 2009 00:00

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By Molly Reid, The Times-Picyune

Kermit Ruffins: 'A Saints Christmas. The New Orleans Saints may have hit a late-season slump, but Who Dat spirit is still alive all over greater New Orleans -- and on the airwaves.

The winningest season in team history has prompted a veritable renaissance of Saints songs. The torch-bearers include established recording artists such as Aaron Neville, Kermit Ruffins and Shamarr Allen, as well as self-recorded tracks from inspired fans, aspiring rappers and ad hoc brass bands.

Black-and-gold love has lit a fire in the belly of the city's diverse music culture, and from country and Cajun to fusion and funk, all the genres that make up New Orleans music can be found in the new wave of anthems.

"It's certainly a phenomenon," said Scott Borne, music director for WWOZ FM-90.7. "What's really interesting is this usually is a time of year where we're hit with everyone's Christmas songs, but I feel like I haven't really been hit with that because people are writing Saints songs."

That New Orleanians are expressing their ardor for the Saints through song is nothing new. According to LeBron Joseph, program director for the rap and R&B station Power 102.9 FM, as well as the classic R&B station Old School 106.7 FM, "Every year, I can count on one or two Saints songs coming down the pipeline.

"We're a pretty optimistic lot. We string two or three wins together, we kind of go bonkers on it."

While past seasons saw a spurt of new anthems at the first sign of glory, this year has produced a deluge of tunes that have received more radio time than usual.

Written by Team Glory Bound / Saturday, 19 December 2009 00:00

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New Orleans Musicians Clinic It's none other than Carlo Nuccio– who wrote and recorded the original “Who Dat” more than 25 years ago and  has just created  “Glory Bound,” an update of the song as a benefit for the NOMC. His fantastic new song features  Aaron Neville, who sang "Who Dat" the first time around, and Theresa Andersson, along with Ivan Neville, Jon Cleary, Matt Perrine, Barry Foulon, Shamarr Allen, Joe Cabral, Ben Schenck, Jimi Burtchaell, Alex McMurray, Paul Sanchez, Derrick Freeman and Rob Schafer.  It's a great stocking stuffer.. so run over to La. Music Factory and get a copy. For more information: www.teamglorybound.com