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  Img Capt Reggie Scanlan playing live with The Radiators (South Florida 11-12-2005) <sub>Photo by Brian O'Hagan</sub>
  Background non_vocal_instrumentalist
  Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
  Instrument Bass Guitar
  Occupation Musician
  Associated Acts The Radiators , Professor Longhair


Reggie Scanlan is a Bass Guitar player from New Orleans , Louisiana and a founding member of Swamp Rock band, The Radiators .

According to Matthew Haggman of radio station WWOZ in New Orleans, "In the early seventies Scanlan made enough of a name for himself as a bassist to record with James Booker at Sea Saint studios under the auspices of Allen Toussaint ... Booker, however, was both eccentric and unproductive. Toussaint, doing the session on spec, called it off and Booker lost the session tapes in a cab."

In 1974, Scanlan got an opportunity to jam with legendary New Orleans Pianist Professor Longhair (aka "Fess"). In 1977, Scanlan was invited to join Fess's band, and he toured with Fess until the end of the year, when most of the band was replaced. Scanlan and Guitarist Dave Malone were in a band called Road Apple in early 1978, when both men left that band to join The Radiators.


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  Date 19980629040000