"Hey Pocky A-Way" - Fred Wesley

SONG: "Hey Pocky A-Way" (PDF)
ALBUM: House of the Rising Sun
ARTIST: Idris Muhammad
YEAR: 1976
LABEL: Kudu Records

Idris Muhammad was a New Orleans drummer on the same level of cultural significance as Allen Toussaint; he’s either played behind everybody or has influenced everyone else. Perhaps he was the Clyde Stubblefield of New Orleans in that his playing was often sampled many times, for instance on the Beastie Boys album, Check Your Head. And to tie up all the historical loose ends, “Hey Pocky A-Way” was originally produced by Allen Toussaint.

Recommended Reading: Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman by Fred Wesley Jr. Published by Duke University Press.

Here’s a very brief YouTube video of Fred Wesley with the Icons of Funk, he’s sitting on the opposite side of the stage:

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