The Radiators were formed in New Orleans in 1978, the result of a casual after-
noon jam session in keyboardist Ed Volker’s lakefront garage. Volker, drummer
Frank Bua, Jr., and guitarist Camile Baudoin were then members of the Rhapso-
dizers. Guitarist Dave Malone and bassist Reggie Scanlon were in another band,
Roadapple, and the magic the 5 musicians conjured up that afternoon was just
what they’d all been searching for. Later that same week they learned several
original songs that they still play live today.
They soon became an integral...
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