HUEY MEAUX R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!
April 25, 2011
The first time I met producer Huey Meaux was at Harold Lipsius’ office at Jaime/ Guyden records in Philadelphia, in 1964. The next time I saw him was a few hours later as we shared a train ride back to New York City with our unsold masters in one hand and a drink in another.
I’d run into him from time in Florence Greenberg’s office up at Scepter Records or at one of the trade papers. He was always the character in his cowboy hat filled to the brim with questionable jokes and his bag chock full of the records he was pushing.
The Houston Times did a good obituary on him. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/04/controversial_producer_huey_me.php but you can learn more about Huey from the artists that he found and the records that he produced. Here is one of my favorites.
If you have a good story to tell about Huey, please leave it in the comments below.
Huey Meaux R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!
Respectfully, Artie Wayne https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/about-artie-wayne/
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April 26, 2011 at 12:08 am
Artie this is sad news, I have nit seen Huey for years and in fact I was still engineering at Mercury Records…He was always a gentleman with lots of talent for knowing a hit song..Which he and many pro’s in thoses day told me was so important…It is sad news because Huey always had a happy face…
April 26, 2011 at 12:35 am
Sad news, Artie. He created a great body of work with Barbara Lynn and brought out the best in her.
Also did some fantastic “swamp pop” that was considered local music in the area of Louisiana I was living in during my high school days – his music was all over the radio and I loved it! He will be missed. R.I.P. Huey.
April 26, 2011 at 3:14 am
Your post of Huey’s passing took the wind right out of me. I spoke to Huey last year at his home in Winnie,TX. I did some indie promotion work for Huey when he did Freddie Fender’s early hits: “Before The Next Teardrop….. and Rainy days & Rainy Nights. Also The Hombres “Let It All Hang Out”. I saw his studio in Houston. He knew hits and he knew everybody. Was always straight up with me. I’ll miss our conversations. He was ONE OF A KIND!