AUDIO BOOK RECORDINGS/VOICE OVERS: To request a narrator/vocal recording quote send an e-mail to deniselabrie@sbcglobal.net, call Denise at 281-436-0405, 713-560-3284 (cell)
Recorded Spoken Word Credits:
CD - Songs: Louisiana Woman, Tailgatin', Zydeco Train (2000-2009)
Audio CD: Parle Creole French I and II (2006, 2008), Parle Creole French (2009)
This page was last updated on: December 5, 2020
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Webmaster: Denise Labrie
Songwriting Credits
BMI Registered Songwriter, Music Publisher Creole Poet Music (BMI)
International Music Publisher Missing Link Music
Songs available at www.amazon.com, iTunes, www.CDBaby,com, etc.
Click CD covers to listen to the clip(s), view distribution or purchase
ORIGINAL SONG DEMOS available to record click the above tabs. Available to create lyrics for musician/artists to compose music or music compositions that need lyrics (co-write).
Pending/Released CD Projects :
1) CreoleJoe Band CD - Joe Sample and Denise Labrie co-authored 11+ songs (Creole Rhythm and Blues) Bad Dog/PRA Records. Released 2013, 2016.
2) Bayou Song, Coming Home To Good Ol' Louisiana - Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd co-wrote the songs on the CD, Nashville Country, featuring Nashville artist, David Ward. Released 2013 Listen to the clips and purchase the cd at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidward1
The song was recently selected as the Euro Masters Country Music 2013 Theme Song and featured on German TV in five (5) languages. 2014 - Cry of the Cherokee artist: Ray (Gerald) Timmerman, Party Down In Redneck Town Artist: JT Hollis available at CDBaby, Amazon, etc.
3) Ridin' With Uncle Cleveland - CJ Chenier and Denise Labrie co-authored the song on the CD Can't Sit Down World Village Harmonia Mundi USA label. Released 2011. Listen to the clip and purchase at www.amazon.com The CD received a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Denise received a GRAMMY® participation certificate as a songwriter on the CD. The CD was awarded Best of the Beat (Offbeat) Best Zydeco Album.
The song was selected by Songlines Magazine (a leading world music magazine in the UK) to be included in the Aug/Sept Issue # 86 of the magazine and covermount sampler CD. About 20,000 copies of the sampler cd were distributed.
4) CD Projects - Denise Labrie and Skip Nallia co-authored 6 songs: Recorded with CD releases pending: Gospel, Blues, Jazz CD's with local and major international musicians featured
5) Jazz/Blues
6) Until The End - Joe Sample, Marita Phillips and Denise Labrie co-authored on Ida Sand's CD The Gospel Truth. ACT Music label. Release date 2011. Listen to the clip and purchase at www.amazon.com
7) Party Down In Redneck Town - Denise Labrie and Vic Holdroyd (a British Country Music Award nominee) co-authored song. The Country Rock song was recorded on a debut CD (and music video) and released as the CD's title 2011 by Michael J. Cloke. Listen to the clip and purchase at Reverbnation. Second release of the song on Michael J. Cloke's mini album, Going Home 2013. Michael is a 2012 MRU Music Award nominee: Best Single, Best Male, Best Country/Alt.
View all released songs posted on the left and end of this webpage
Studio Experience: Denise has sat in on numerous recording sessions for her songs at major studios: Sugarhill Studios (Houston, TX), Piety Street Studios (New Orleans, LA), Westside Houston Recording Studio (Houston, TX), Skip's Ginger Snap Music (Houston, TX), rehearsal session at Texas Southern University recording studio (Houston, TX). CD/Tour experience: 2000-2011 - Production Coordinator, Assistant Rehearsal Coordinator; Assistant Tour Manager, Creole Joe Band Japan Tour, May 2011
SONG COLLABORATIONS - SONGS AVAILABLE FOR RECORDING PROJECTS:
Gospel, Blues, Jazzsongs available for recording
Collaboration with Skip Nallia (ASCAP registered USA based in Texas songwriter/composer) Skip's recorded songs include: Grape Jelly on Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's Back to Bogalusa CD 2001 listen to sound clip at www.amazon.com co-written with Eric Demmer (current airplay US and 30 countries worldwide) Crusin' on Tommy Dardar's "Fool For Love" CD co-written with Tommy Dardar produced by two time Grammy winner Tony Brunagel (current airplay on XM Satellite Radio). Skip Nallia has editing, mastering, mixing, producer credits on CJ Chenier's Grammy nominated CD, Can't Sit Down. View Skip's bio and recorded song credits with worldwide airplay at his web site: www.skipnallia.comProfessional song (lyrics & music) demos available for recording. We can also create "original" Gospel, Blues, Jazz songs for your specific project.Contact Denise (281-436-0405) or Skip (281-464-7127) for more information and to discuss your project.
Country, Country Rock, Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass, Cajun songs (including Louisiana themed lyrics) available for recording Collaboration with Vic Holdroyd (PRS/MCPS registered, UK based songwriter/composer, British Country Music Award nominee). View Vic's bio and recorded song credits with worldwide airplay at his web site http://www.soundclick.com/vicholdroydsongwriter
We can also create "original country or blues songs" for your specific project. Contact Denise at deniselabrie@sbcglobal.net or Vic at vicholdroyd@rocketmail.com for more information and to discuss. Listen to song demos available for recording click the Denise Vic Music tab above.
Country song available for recording:
Collaboration with Nick Sample (ASCAP registered USA New York based songwriter/composer) International musician and recording artist. Nick has a song recently recorded and released in Sweden. It is the first single off the record and receiving radio airplay. Nick is also the co-writer of the song "In A Heartbeat" sung by major R&B artist Howard Hewett (Shalamar) featured on Joe Sample's CD The Pecan Tree. The song is described by All About Jazz as a fantastic groove and received international radio air play. We can also create "original songs" in any genre for your specific project. Contact Denise at deniselabrie@sbcglobal.net for more information and to discuss your project.
More Songs Recorded/Released:
Tailgatin': co-authored with Joe Sample recorded at Sugarhill
Recording Studio in Houston Texas, October, 2002 PRA Records. The fight rally theme song for the Houston football fans featured (2004-2009) at Pitts and Spitts Tailgating Booth at Reliant Park & across the USA.
Pitmaker (Tailgatin'): co-authored with Joe Sample 2010 featured at Pitmaker's tailgating booth at Reliant Park & across the USA.
Zydeco Train: Harold & Kumar "Escape From Guantanamo Bay" Movie (New Line Cinema) The song, Zydeco Train co-authored by Denise Labrie & Joe Sample featured in the driving scene (first song played in this scene) of the major motion picture movie. PRA Records (April 2008)
Zydeco Zoo: Starz TV Show Hollywood (Reality) 2008 co-authored by Denise Labrie & Joe Sample. PRA Records.
I've Been Good To You Baby, Learnin' To Live, Who's Cheatin' Who (co-authored with CJ Chenier) 2006 on the cd, The Desperate Kingdom Of Love (Harmonia Mundi/World Village Records) part of the Library of Congress online catalog at www.catalogloc.gov
Airplay US and worldwide (note: not all sites listed below may still be active)
I've Been Good To You Baby...plaintive, Who's Cheatin' Who...swinging mea culpa, Learnin' To Live (Livin' to Learn)...album highlight...great original songs
World Village Musicwww.worldvillagemusic.com (May 2006)Learnin' To Live...highlight Featured song on website: I've Been Good To You Baby
Dirty Linen Magazine www.dirtylinen.com (December 2006/January 2007)...11 of the bluest zydeco tunes ever recorded in the modern era...immediately captures listener's attention...this popular dance music can be just as meaningful and serious as any other...a great album...a ray of light
La Gazette Des Bayous www.bayouprod.com (December 2006) ...two very successful titles, Learning to live and Lost one to rivet. The album thus divides between original compositions coécrites in company of the poetess texane Denise Labrie
Amoeba Music www.amoeba.com The Fender Rhodes organ-driven
"Learnin’ To Live" highlights C.J.'s early Motown influences
I’ve Been Good To YouBaby – this is one of C.J.’s own tunes co-written with Denise Labrie. It’s a nice mid-tempo zydeco track.
Learning To Live – this is another of C.J.’s & Denise’s tunes. This tune has a nice R&B feel to it, with a laid-back funky little groove going on. I like this one a lot. I think you will, too.
Who’s Cheatin’ Who? – Another tune by C.J. & Denise. This is a nice little zydeco-country-rockin’-blues tune. Think Chuck Berry with accordions – really! If your feet aren’t tapping to this one then you’ve got no soul; not even a little bit! I like this cd a lot, mainly because of the excellent songs and the burnished, soulful voice C.J. possesses
I've Been Good To You Baby - featured on the main web page for 2009 iFest Houston view at www.ifest.org/musicguide
CD Articles:Houston Chronicle May 31, 2006, Living Blues Mag. July/August 2006
The 3 songs are on radio playlists worldwide:WXPN 88.5, BBC Radio 2, OPB.org, RTE.ie (Ireland), Blues Deluxe, Audioe.com, KUSP, WGLT, KDHX, World Stage, WFUV 90.7, KPFK 90.7, KPFT 90.1 Houston Blues Brunch, WBEZ, WBAR, Musiques Du Monde Summer 2006, KLCC, WMBR, WZKE, WQLN #12 on Bop N' The Blues playlist Oct 2006 submitted to Living Blues Magazine 10/01/06 National Radio Chart, Roots Music Report (over 92 weeks on chart in the top 10) Blues DJ Report, JAZZIZ Magazinewww.wqln.org WFMU, WNMF 88.5 FM, WITR, see other playlists..search song titles on the internet to view
Charts:CD in the Top 10/20of the Bestseller Chart Harmonia Mundi over 6 mos (Sept-Nov 2006, Jan-Aug 2007) #1 KUSP Blues Chart(May /June 2006), EMusic.com Cajun/Zydeco Top Albums#13 of 107 cd's (May 2006), #2 (9/06) Roots Music Chart on chart over 80 weeks (12/3/07), Roots Music Report #10 on the Top 50 Chart Oct 9, 2009, KMUD in the Top 30(twice in June 2006), Den of Blues Top 25www.thewolf.com (submitted to Living Blues Magazine June 2006) #7 The Top Ten (week ending August 27, 2006) most air/Internet play for Zydeco music CDsreported by almost 200 roots/Americana music stations and reflected on Zydeco music charts www.bluefiddle.com Emusic.com Cajun/Zydeco Most Downloaded#24 of 154 cd's (Nov 2006) #11 of the Top 30Blues Spins WNMC Oct 7-14, 2006 Featured Album: WVKR www.folkrockandroots.orgwww.folkrockandroots.org (October 2006) Top Blues Pickswww.bluesbeat.com (October 2006) Hot Picks Bad Dog Blueswww.baddogblues.com (June 2006)Delta Frank's Top cd recommendations at www.bluesblowtorch.com (October 2006) Learnin' To Live #4 of Top 10 Artist Downloads (Audiolunchbox.com) Top 10 CDs 2007Blues Art Studio Journal Jan/Feb 2007 www.bluesartstudio.com Pop Matters Picks Best World Music2006 Top 10www.popmatters.com Best Album of the Year (Pop Matters & Chicage Tribune) Best of 2006: New Releases WFUV www.wfuv.org(BronxNY)
CD Award:Coups de Coeur (Blows of Heart) Blues Category Award from l'Académie Charles Cros (November 2006) The Desperate Kingdom of Love (Major French Award) view atwww.charlescros.orgHe (CJ) widens also his horizon with texts written in collaboration with the poetess texane Denise Labrie on musics in slow or average tempo
Location of archived songs: Library of Congress online catalog www.catalogloc.gov/
Plus 24,005as of Nov. 17, 2010 Number of Visitors since Nov, 2000
CreoleJoe Band CD All songs by Joe Sample & Denise Labrie
"Zydeco Train" by Joe Sample & Denise Labrie, first song in driving scene of the Movie Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
featuring Neil Patrick Harris
New Line Cinema
Movie Released 2008
CD: The Gospel Truth
Artist: Ida Sands
Label: ACT Music
Released 2011
Song: "Until The End" by Joe Sample, Marita Phillips and Denise Labrie. The cd entered the Sweden Top 60 chart in position 23. #74 on Jazz Pop Classic Charts Jazz CD
CD: Party Down In Redneck Town Released 2011
CD: Going Home
Artist:: Michael J. Cloke
Released 2013
Song: "Party Down In Redneck Town" by Denise Labrie and Vic Holdroyd. Newspaper: article in the Enniscourthy Guardian featured the video shoot. Review: Standard pop country tune with a catchy melody and a soft rock beat by Jackie Hayden, Hot Press. Hot Country Videos another great song...written by the awesome Vic Holdroyd & Denise Labrie. Video: The video appeared on The Phil Mack Country TV Show. Playlist: Country Round-up, Irish Rambler Radio Show, Nashville Country Music, Texas Twister Radio
CD: Can't Sit Down
Artist: CJ Chenier
Label: World Village Harmonia Mundi
Released 2011
Song: "Ridin' With Uncle Cleveland" by CJ Chenier & Denise Labrie
Review: probably CJ's best self-penned song on the collection, a credit shared with Denise Labrie, sweet and slow and soulful by Hardie K.
Is a nice slice-of-life song about a night partying with the Chenier clan by Brett Milano Offbeat. Reached No. 1 CD on the Louisiana: Roots Radio Airplay Chart . The CD received a Grammy nomination in the Best Regional Roots Music Album category and was awarded Best of the Beat Best Zydeco Album (Offbeat). The song was selected by Songlines Magazine (a leading world music magazine in the UK) to be included in the Aug/Sept Issue # 86 of the magazine and covermount sampler CD. About 20,000 copies of the sampler cd were distributed.
Available at Reverbnation
No 1 on Reverbnation
Country Chart
CD: Creole Joe Band
Artist: Joe Sample, Ray Parker, Jr,, CJ Chenier
Songs: All songs written by Joe Sample & Denise Labrie
Released 2012
Label: Victor Entertainment (Japan)
Label: Bad Dog/ PRA Records
Released 2013,2016
Top Selling CD in Japan The cd features: Joe Sample, Ray Parker, Jr., CJ Chenier. www.amazon.com
CD: The Desperate KIngdom of Love
Artist: CJ Chenier
Label: World Village Harmonia Mundi
Released 2006
Songs: "I've Been Good To You Baby," "Learning To Live," "Who's Cheatin' Who" by CJ Chenier & Denise Labrie
Coups de Coeur (Blows of Heart) Blues Category Award from l'Académie Charles Cros (November 2006) The Desperate Kingdom of Love CD (Major French Award) view at www.charlescros.orgd
See song reviews and chart listings at right.
"I've Been Good To You Baby," co-authored by CJ Chenier and Denise Labrie featured on the cd, The Desperate Kingdom Of Love (Harmonia Mundi/World Village Records)
C.J. Chenier and Red Hot Louisiana Band - Hollywood - Jun 25, 2007 Live show at Amoeba Music 'I've Been Good To You Baby" Click here to view the music video
Songs: "Forgive Me" (vocals Ray Parker, Jr.) "Louisiana Woman - Texas Man" (vocals CJ Chenier/Erica Falls), "Down Home Low Down Zydeco Blues" (vocals Ray Parker, Jr.) by Joe Sample & Denise Labrie
CD: Nashville Country
Artist: David Ward
Released 2013
Songs: "Bayou Song," "Coming Home To Good Ol' Louisiana" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
"Bayou Song" selected as the Euro Masters Country Music 2013 Theme Song and featured on German TV in five (5) languages. In 2014 Bayou Song was the theme song for several music festivals in Europe: Westerwald Country Festival, Country Music Messe in Bergheim, and the Highway Women & Awesome Cowboys Show.
Song: "Party Down in Redneck Town" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Label: Creole Poet Records
US Military Combat Veteran, 2nd place Oceola Idol, Oceola's Got Talent, Colgate Country Showdown, prior songs reached top 5 on IMN Country Music Charts. The album features songs written by our team of writers Vic Holdroyd, Kevin Fleming, Denise Labrie, and John D Cole, with a co-write involving Robert Moore.
"Party Down In Redneck Town" written by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd at #21 on JOHNNY'S MOSTLY COUNTRY - TOP 40 SPECIAL - Dec. 15, 2014 Australian Music Chart. "Party Down In Redneck Town" at #2 on the TOP 40 INT'L Country Music Chart Jan 15-21, 2015. JT Hollis #12 ON THE TOP 200 ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC CHART Jan 15-21, 2015.
CD: Hallelujah Gospel 2015
Artist: ShaiShanell
Label: First Choice Gospel Records
Released 2015
Song: "Say the Word" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Hallelujah Gospel 2015 Vol 1 Compilation CD that includes "Say the Word" nominated for Best CD Project of the Year in the 8th Annual Block Buster Showcase Music Awards.
CD: Now or Never
Artist: Kimberly Moses
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2016
Song: "I Believe" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Single: "Something to Believe In" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Victoria Eman
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2016
Single: "Creole Lady" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: CJ Chenier
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2014
"Creole Lady" featuring CJ Chenier #23 on the TOP 40 CHART & #58 on the TOP 200 ARTIST CHART Nov 1-7, 2014
Single: "Cry of the Cherokee" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Ray Timmerman
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2014
Single: "Come Back to Copacabana" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Sharon Martin
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2014
We are honored that "Come Back To Copacabana" was selected to be inlcuded on the LadyFest 2014 compilation CD listed as song #1
Single: "Brazilian Fossa" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Preston Smith
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2015
Airing on Kim Cameron's radio program 11 PM EST Wednesday's listen online at http://www.livingsexyradio.com/
Living Sexy Radio, the syndicated show that airs on Rodeo Networks, WWPR Tampa Bay and GABNet
Single: "Wanna Feel Your Body" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Chris Andrus "Uncle Fallay"
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2016
Single: "Juke Joint Money" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: Chris Andrus "Uncle Fallay"
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2017
The music video was selected as a Aphrodite Film Awards 2019 semi- finalist. Also, was selected for the 2020 London International Motion Picture Awards
Single: "Say the Word" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd
Artist: ShaiShanell
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2014
MUSIC CHARTS:
> Number 1 on the Top Songs - Blues - Juke Joint Blues - CDbaby Music Chart (Dec 24, 2017)
> Featured on "The Juke Joints" page on Amazon.com
> Soul Of The Blues With Cassie CJ Fox Syndicated Internet Radio Show www.wrfn1025.org or www.ourgenerationradio.com
> www.bluesjazzradio.com Brett (BJ) Lewis
> The Godfather of Nostalgic Radio Chicano Soul DJ Felix Cervantes KDBS Radio
> Nothing But The Blues Jean-Jacques radio program in France on nancy-webtv.com
> "Juke Joint Money" music video being included in France in rotation on nancy-webtv.com
> "Juke Joint Money" added to the new release frequent play category
on KBON 101.1fm in Eunice, LA
> Lyon, France Pascal Martin's radio program Blues Des Canuts Radio Show
> France on Jean-Jacques radio program "Nothing But The Blues"
> Music Video being included in France in rotation on http://www.nancy-webtv.com/ Claude Fourcaulx
> Blues Time in the City DJ Rojene Bailey radio program KISS 104.1 and WCLK-FM Radio in Atlanta Georgia. Airing on 25 radio stations across the US and internationally in Belize and France
REVIEWS:
> Jan 15, 2018
LaGary Dixson (Louisiana Red) JUKE JOINT MONEY IS A HIT WITH ME...DJ LOUISIANA RED
JUST LISTEN TO IT ABOUT TEN TIMES!!!
> CJ Fox-Dec 3, 2017
<<<Hot New Single>>> Uncle Fallay- Smokin Hot & Burnin'
I LOVE Your New #HOT Single Juke Joint Money-Debuting Right Now On Soul Of The Blues With Cassie
> CJ Fox-December 2nd 2017
I Got Sum #JukeJointMoney #GrownFolks #SouthernSoul #SoulBlues
"Juke Joint Money" by Uncle Fallay The Swing Out Guru--@UncleFallay SwingoutGuruFallay this single has so MUCH CrossOver Potential, It rocks, It fits a Contemporary Blues Format too.
> Jean-Jacques-Feb 21, 2018 France
I like very much Chris Andrus songs and would like to broadcast his album on my program "nothing but the blues"
> Pascal Martin-March 29, 2018 Lyon, France
Thank you for this great album. I'm glad to send you my last playlist for the Blues des Canuts Program
> April 6, 2018
Like Juke Joint Money DJ Rojene Bailey
"Wanna Feel Your Body" Creole Poet Records label aired on the syndicated radio show (terrestrial and internet): Jazzii A., Radio Show Host, “N-Da-Kno™” on WBOL, WJUS, WVBH, KSIP, WNBN, WONG, KMGC, WCLM, WDSV, Jus Blues Radio Hour, UK’s Essence of Soul & Internet Radio Station WNDK.biz, ITNS Radio DJ Sam Watkins and The Night Flight Live', with DJ John Paul French. Produced & promoted by JPF/SP Promotions/Productions (32,000+ listeners) featuring brilliantly talented artists from across the globe. The Night Flight Live' from Dortmund, Germany. Al Walser’s Weekly Top 20 is the World’s Nb1 syndicated Radio Dance Countdown Show. Broadcast weekly in over 50 countries around the globe attracting millions of listeners on terrestrial FM stations and the internet.
"Wanna Feel Your Body" placed on the following charts:
Art of the Mix iTunes charts - R&B/Soul #91
CD Baby #4 on the Top 10 Songs Urban/R&B - Southern Soul Chart
SOUTHERN SOUL COUNTDOWN #13 - APRIL 2016 – Lady DJ Brown Sugar
Released 2019: Songs from the CD included in an immersive theater show: HOODOO - featuring The Creole Joe Band, Berlin, Germany. Opening April 10, 2019-May 19, 2019.
Single: "I See The Light" by Denise Labrie & Vic Holdroyd The music video is a Aphrodite Film Awards 2020 finalist and was also selected for the HG Music Video and Film Festival event currently scheduled for Jan 21, 2021 Artist: Tyler Lange
Label: Creole Poet
Records
Released 2019
Released 2019: newly mixed version of the Creole Joe Band record is now available on Spotify. Enjoy the boogie-woogie and funk piano playing by Joe Sample. PRA Records.
Artist: Chris Andrus "Uncle Fallay" a.k.a. the "Swingout Guru."
Label: Creole Poet Records
Released 2019
Songs on the CD written by Christopher J. Andrus (BMI) Lil' Fallay Boy Publishing (BMI), "Juke Joint Money" and "Wanna Feel Your Body" by Denise Labrie (BMI) and Vic Holdroyd (PRS) Creole Poet Music (BMI).
All other songs by on the CD written by Christopher J. Andrus (BMI) Lil' Fallay Boy Publishing (BMI),
