Purple Pickle Club
Status: Closed
Parish: St. Tammany
Location: Slidell
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “Time Remains: A Subjective Side to South Louisiana Rock ‘n’ Roll Singles, 1965-1967″:
“(The Glory Rhodes) were all pals at Ridgewood High in (New Orleans) and honed their sound playing the neighborhood joints like the Purple Pickle Club and the American Union Hall.”
From www.garagehangover.com: “From 1967 on, (New Orleans garage band) The Local Traffic developed a reputation as a hard-driving force in the local music scene. This led to better-paying gigs at psychedelic teen clubs, such as The Purple Pickle in Slidell…along with high school dances and private parties.”