Sat
Jun 16 2007
06:37 am
New York Times Visits Bonnaroo
By: Carole Borges

Hope everyone is having a good time...

Blue Note jazz tent? Now that's so cooool!

Hey, how did Bonnaroo get its name anyway?

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R. Neal's picture

Cool blog. Re. the name,

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2007/06/16 - 8:16am.

Cool blog.

Re. the name, according to Wikipedia...

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The word Bonnaroo, popularized by New Orleans R&B giant Dr. John with his 1974 album "Desitively Bonnaroo," is a Cajun slang word meaning "a really good time." The name was chosen for its literal meaning, and also to honor the rich Louisiana music tradition that inspired the organizers' desire to provide many styles of quality live music for appreciative fans. The word Bonnaroo is actually a creole-French construction taken from "bon" (french for "good") and "rue" (French for "street").

(AC's Bonnaroo partner Superfly Productions is out of New Orleans)

Carole Borges's picture

Oh, oh, Good ol Dr. John

Submitted by Carole Borges on Sat, 2007/06/16 - 8:40pm.

I love Dr. John and have seen him perform many times. Oddly enough I met the guy 3 times in the same year standing in line at a McDonalds in 3 different cities....New Orleans, Chicago, and Boston...now is that some kind of mumerology weirdness or what?

Thanks for the clarification. In spite of living in New Orelans for several years, I never heard it & it just went past me when it was the album title.

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