Quezergue

Smokey Johnson
... In 1961, Johnson and Wardell Quezergue worked together on the session for Earl King's proto-funk classic, "Trick Bag", produced by Dave Bartholomew ... Soon thereafter, Johnson went with Quezergue and childhood friend Joe Jones, and several other New Orleans artists (including Johnny Adams and Earl King) to audition for Motownin Detroit, where they recorded ... a year after Nola Records was formed in New Orleans, Quezergue a partner in the label as well as principal producer/arranger, invited Johnson to be the ...

Malaco Records - Company History - Beginnings
... Wardell Quezergue made his mark with New Orleans stalwarts Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, among others ... Quezergue offered to supply Malaco with artists in return for studio time and session musicians ... Quezergue brought five artists to Jackson in a borrowed school bus for a marathon session that yielded two mega-hits - King Floyd's "Groove Me" and Jean Knight's "Mr ...