This CD is packed with the best live and studio musicians in New Orleans.  Tracy Griffin is the trumpet side of the "Runnin' Pardners" and the New Orleans "House of Blues Allstars" horn sections.  Anyone who can hang with this crowd deserves their picture on the front cover.  Lance was asked to play some of his smooth R&B/Jazz improvisations on a solo.

Over the years, Lance has had a very impressive recording schedule.  Some highlights of his session work include two albums with the original "Funky Meters" bassman, George Porter Jr.  After touring and recording with The Runnin' Pardners, Lance was funkified for life!  This CD/video was taped live in New Orleans.

As you look at the life of Lance Ellis, you see a similarity to that of Mem Shannon.  Other than being outstanding players and singers, they both quit their "day  jobs" to play music.  Growing up in New Orleans, where the blues is alive like in no other city in the world, both have a foundation that is sought after by every musician in the business.

Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots were voted the best Zydeco band at New Orleans' Offbeat "Best of the Beat" Awards.  Lance joins the horn section in Sunpie's debut CD, and what came of this collaboration was a sound that you can only uncover deep in southern Louisiana - that "have to dance" feeling and energy you can catch in all of Lance's performances.

Timothea, the "Blues Siren", has always had a talent for choosing great studio musicians to play on her CD's, and "From the School of Hard Knocks" lives up to that standard.  Lance knocks out a solo on "I Wish Someone Would Care", a song that was originally cut by Irma Thomas in the 60's.