We know that Ernie K-Doe, Walter Washington and Carol Fran played there, along with other outrageously talented New Orleans musicians of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. However there are few written records of it’s existence or performers. The Silky Satin Lounge was housed in a nondescript one story libraryesque building in the Bayou St John neighborhood of New Orleans. In 2014, long time New Orleans mus
ician Tom McDermott purchased the building for his residence. Prior to Tom's purchase, and after the Silky Satin Lounge, the structure held a bicycle repair shop, an art gallery, and a few commercial ventures. A grand piano came with the property and Tom added his own grand piano when he moved in. Having two grand piano’s in a remarkably sensational acoustic living room was pretty cool. That the living room could accommodate 50 or so of Tom’s friends was inspirational. He started inviting other musicians to play with him as he opened his doors to neighbors, friends, and friends of friends, to come listen. SilkySatinLounge.com was launched with a desire to share these live concert videos of New Orleans musicians and visiting musicians while capturing the nostalgia of an old style New Orleans house concert. The initial plan is to select and display online videos from the performances at the concerts. Once we have worked out the kinks, we intend to offer New Orleans made art, videos and music for sale and/or subscription by providing a venue that helps to support artists of New Orleans. We welcome you to visit our site often, share it with friends, donate if you wish to, and please enjoy the music.
