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DARREN GAUTHIER
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Meet Baton Rouge's own DARREN GAUTHIER
A native of South Louisiana, Darren grew up in the Shenandoah subdivision ("When we moved in there were only five streets") and went to school at Shenandoah Elementary, Most Blessed Sacrament, St. Michael the Archangel High School (the school formerly known as Bishop Sullivan High School) and LSU. In college, Darren got his start at the student radio station, rising to the role of station manager before being lured to work in New Orleans radio at legendary stations 106.1 The Zephyr and 106.7 The End.
Darren returned to Baton Rouge in 2001 to work in political consulting with MDSA Strategic Communications. Darren managed, consulted and assisted political campaigns on the statewide, regional and local levels. In 2006, Darren was bestowed a Silver POLLIE Award from the American Association of Political Consultants for a radio commercial he co-wrote and co-produced, and the accompanying campaign which he oversaw.
Never fully shaking the radio bug, Darren Gauthier returned to radio full-time in 2005 and has helmed the "Classic Rock Workforce" show on Eagle 98.1 since May of that year.
As for hobbies, Darren enjoys many things but does few of them well enough to brag about.
Darren's Desert Island Discs: Classic Rock Albums
If I were stranded on a desert island and I could bring only ten classic rock albums with me - a tough situation because I own thousands of LP's and CD's from a whole mess of genres - these might be ones that I grabbed on the way to the ship:
1. Beatles, Revolver or any Beatles album, honestly. They really came into their own on this album. Favorite tracks: "She Said She Said" and "Taxman."
2. The Who, Who's Next. Great songs, and thankfully lacking in the excesses and show tunes of Tommy. Favorite Tracks: "The Song is Over" and "Baba O'Reilly".
3. The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society. Criminally overlooked, one of the great albums in rock history. Favorite tracks: "Village Green Preservation Society" and "Picture Book".
4. The Clash, London Calling. The Clash took every sacred cow and lacerated them to pieces - except the true spirit of rock and roll: loud, raw, energetic, in your face. Fave tracks: "Lost in the Supermarket" and "Guns of Brixton". One of the few punk bands to be completely accepted by the rockers.
5. AC/DC, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Before they became a metal band, AC/DC under Bon Scott were the rawest, most drunken punk band out there. When I was in politics, I often said that "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" should be the official slogan of political consultants. Fave tracks: the aforementioned title track and "Big Balls" (tee hee hee).
6. The Doors, The Doors. Before they got wrapped up in that whole lizard king b-s, they made this. If ever a record was made to listen to at night, its this one. Fave tracks: They're all great.
7. U2, War. Never before and since has Bono and U2's spirituality shined as brightlyas on this album. On my desert island, I'd play this on Sunday morning and have Church. Fave tracks "New Years Day" and "Two Hearts Beat as One".
8. Paul McCartney, Ram. I was always a bigger fan of Paul's solo LP's than John's, (whose albums are ruined by Yoko's contributions.) This is his (dare I say it) most Beatlesque solo recording. Fave tracks: "Back Seat of My Car" and "Uncle Albert."
9. Pretenders, Learning to Crawl. Chrissie Hynde is the Queen of Rock and this was her finest hour. Best songs: "My City Was Gone" and "Middle of the Road".
10. Beach Boys, Pet Sounds. Like Ottmar Liebert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Coltrane and Gregorian Chant, Brian Wilson's music has spiritual, healing power. Best songs: "Caroline No" and "God Only Knows" but its all one amazing work.
Then again, I might have grabbed a Talking Heads CD, or Scott Walker or Kraftwerk, maybe Bowie's "Young Americans" or "Let's Dance" because I needed something with a groove. Or George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" because of its 3 LP's worth of great music. Maybe some greatest hits collections by bands like Badfinger or Sweet or John Lennon who had more great singles than great albums... The truth is, I hope I'm never stranded anywhere without my music collection or my iPod or a radio so I can listen to Eagle! --DG |
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