Beaumont Texas' own Barbara Lynn tears it up with her classic 1962 mega hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing," and more, while playing a mean Stratocaster. She is backed by the powerful Little Buck (Sinegal) and the Topcats featuring Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural on organ. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Sun Records rockabilly legends Hayden Thompson and Sonny Burgess (background) rock the crowd at the 2008 Ponderosa Stomp with their genuine sound. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Stanley Dural Jr., AKA Buckwheat Zydeco, leader of the world’s best know Zydeco band, settles in on his original instrument, the Hammond B3 organ. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Texas wild man rocker Roy Head reprises his big hit “Treat Her Right” and wows the crowd with his high energy show. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

The Green Fuz, Texas psychedelic one hit wonders and garage rock heroes, reunited to perform for the first time in almost 40 years. Their self-titled 1967 45-RPM record has become a holy grail among collectors after it appeared on several compilations and was covered by the Cramps in the '80s. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Louisiana blues man, Lazy Lester, whose 1966 recording for Excello Records, “Ponderosa Stomp,” lends its name to the festivities. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Dale Hawkins sang his hit “Suzie Q” and rocked the room with the always spot-on backing of Deke Dickerson (background) and the Ecophonics. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

New Orleans Soul singer Tony Owens, with his impressive pipes, fronts the big band of famed arranger Wardell Quezergue. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Jean Knight sings up a storm with her big hit, “Mr. Big Stuff (Who do you think you are?),” with the full force of the big band behind her. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

New Orleans' own Dr. John came on stage and performs some of his earliest hits from the time when he was simply known as Mac Rebenack. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Dr. John expresses himself with a sweet smile. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

New Orleans' master drummer, “Zigaboo” Modelieste, formerly of the Meters, stoked the band with drive and a propulsive beat. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Vocalist Ben Cauley and Skip Pitts of the Memphis-based soul powerhouse band the Bo Keys, share the good feelings. Pitts created the wah-wah guitar sound that graces "Shaft" by Issac Hayes and many other Memphis hits. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Soul chanteuse Betty Harris sang her heart out on her hit “Cry To Me” and more. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

William Bell, who had the first hit record on the Stax label, “You Don’t Miss Your Water” in 1961, stirs the collective soul of the crowd. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Jazz man James “Blood” Ulmer, whose recent work has been heavily blues infused, brings great energy to his unique melding of both genres. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Mary Weiss, of the girl group the Shangri-las, and her powerhouse band performs her hits. She recently returned after having left show business for almost 40 years. A real treat. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Down home blues man, Louisiana Red, plays killer slide guitar and sings deep, heartfelt blues as only the real deal can. Very special stuff. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Larry and Lorrie Collins, AKA; the Collins Kids, one time teen Rockabilly stars, tear up the stage with lightning sharp guitar licks, tight harmonies and infectious energy. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Larry Collins and Deke Dickerson play LOTSO guitar. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Rockie Charles is a long time local soul and blues star, who played a soulful solo set. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Chicago blues man Tail Dragger, whose name comes from a Howling Wolf song, sings and howls in the intense classic blues style of the Wolf. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Ira “Dr. Ike” Padnos, the man behind it all: Master of Ceremonies, super fan, and musicians friend. Ike is one of the founders of the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation (www.ponderosastomp.com), a charitable organization dedicated to promoting the “real heroes of Rock and Roll.” Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Louisiana swamp legend Warren Storm, who drummed on many classic blues records in addition to vocalizing on his own Swamp Pop classics, is a Stomp regular. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

The Hi Rhythm Section, the Hodges Brothers, et al, are the guys who played the classic Al Green, O.V. Wright, Ann Peebles soul hits on Hi Records out of Memphis. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Syl Johnson, who sang with the Hi Rhythm Section, including his original version of "Take Me to The River,” later covered by Al Green. Syl is one of the most sampled classic soul artists. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Baton Rouge blues man, long time Howlin’ Wolf sideman and National Heritage Fellow, 83-year-old Henry Gray rocks the main stage with straight ahead blues. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Perennial Stomp favorite, New Orleans’ own Little Freddie King, shakes the room with his juke joint blues. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

James Crawford, who was known as “Sugar Boy” Crawford when he had R&B hits in the 1950s. He left R&B for the church after a run in with the police which lead to an extend hospital stay. He sings deep, moving gospel accompanied by his grandson, Davell Crawford. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Davell Crawford, an R&B and piano star in his own right, plays beautiful solo accompaniment for his grandfather James. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

'60s soulster, the Mighty Hannibal, who had a hit with “Hymn Number Five” one of the first Viet Nam war protest songs, sings his unique brand of soul. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

The original bad girl of rock 'n' roll, Ronnie Spector, sings several of her Ronettes hits including “Be My Baby” and others backed by an ace band. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Texas Psychedelic Rock legend Roky Erikson, lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and his current band, The Explosives, plays to a wildly enthusiastic and reverent crowd. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

Piano and funk legend Eddie Bo, creator of Hook and Sling, the Popeye and many other New Orleans favorites, spreads the good word. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.

? (Rudy Martinez) of ? and the Mysterians tears it up with a unique brand of Psychedelic-Garage Rock. Image © Joseph A. Rosen.