| Little
Charlie and the Nightcats |
Our intrepid Street Team
member Shannon made the trek to Indianapolis,
visiting the world famous Slippery
Noodle Inn to witness the jump blues of Little
Charlie and the Nightcats. Here's
Shannon's review!
"The pics were taken at the Slippery Noodle
Inn on Tuesday evening when I caught the Little
Charlie and the Nightcats show. It was amazing!
They have a new bass player and the drummer has
only been with them for about two years. If anyone
recognizes him or knows who the bass player is
or has played with, let me know. He was really
good. The band sounded tight and good as ever.
Rick Estrin is a crazy man as you will see in
the last pic. Anyway, enjoy the PICS everyone!"
~ Shannon
One of the hardest-working barroom blues bands
on the West Coast, Little Charlie & the Nightcats
started out in the mid-'70s, began recording around
a decade later, and just kept on going strong.
The two constants over the Nightcats' long history
were co-founders Little Charlie Baty (guitar)
and Rick Estrin (harmonica, lead vocals). Here's
a glimpse of Little
Charlie and the Nightcats, as seen
through the lens of Shannon!
Not familiar with the SNI? Here's a little history!
The Slippery Noodle Inn was originally founded
in 1850 as the Tremont House. It is Indiana's
oldest, continually operated bar in the original
building. The Noodle is listed in the National
Register of Historic Places. Originally it was
a roadhouse (predecessor to the Holiday Inn) and
a bar.
The
"Inn" has been used in all types of
activities. In the Civil War years it was a way
station for the Underground Railroad. Later years
saw a bordello open in the once luxurious Inn.
It remained open until 1953 when a patron was
killed. Two customers of the bordello got into
an argument over one of the women, one killing
the other and leaving the bloody knife on the
bar. During Prohibition the Brady & Dillinger
gangs used the building in back, originally built
as a horse stable for the Inn, for target practice.
Several of the slugs remain embedded in the lower
east wall. In addition to liquor and beer being
distilled in the building, cattle and swine were
slaughtered and butchered in the basement. The
meat hooks and water lines can still be found
in the basement.
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