The Grammy Award-winning trombone player and bandleader of the Tropicales, his 1960s-styled Caribbean lounge group, has been a mainstay of the Trad Jazz and Frenchmen St scenes since his arrival in town almost two decades ago. A chance encounter with mastermind Jimbo Mathis led to years touring and recording with the Squirrel Nut Zippers. With the Tropicales’ schedule heating up, Charlie drops by to cool his heels with the Troubled Men.

Topics include the end of the school year, a new pope, junkyard auto parts, a trip to the dump, the Diddy trial, Pete Rose reinstated, RFK Jr.'s germ theory, St. Louis, a trombone joke, a hockey team, a family ska band, REM opening for the English Beat, teenage club gigs, a priest uncle, overblowing, solo records, NuTone Recordings, Algiers, the Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival, Doug Garrison, sidemen, the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, Exotica, Martin Denny, the lounge music revival, Herb Alpert, Brasil ‘66, Derek Carr, "The Alcoa Sessions," 78 rpms, wax cylinders, summer tour plans, and much more.

Break and Outro Music: "Ocaso Marino" (feat. Cyrille Aimée) and "En Bas La Te" from "Jump Up" by Charlie and the Tropicales

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• (00:00:00) - Troubled Men: The End of the School Year
• (00:01:59) - I Think the Pope Will Be Assassinated Within Months
• (00:03:36) - Car Wash: I Took My Kids to the Junk Yard
• (00:06:42) - Driving without doors in New Orleans
• (00:07:45) - Piddy Trial: His Hair Is Gray
• (00:08:49) - Four Day Freak Offs
• (00:10:16) - Pete Rose Reinstated to Baseball
• (00:13:04) - Married People Don't Use Condoms
• (00:15:45) - Old People Talk About Their Number One
• (00:17:14) - Charlie Halloran
• (00:18:41) - Trombone Player Charlie on The Troublemen
• (00:21:33) - St. Louis Blues Player on Why the Blues Can't Leave St
• (00:23:15) - Trombone Lessons from Growing Up
• (00:24:59) - English Beat
• (00:27:00) - Trombone Player on Starting Out at 16
• (00:28:39) - How My Dad Got Into Jazz
• (00:30:34) - What Happened to My Uncle's Priestly Career?
• (00:31:12) - St. Louis Trombonist Jimbo Jones on Moving to
• (00:35:18) - How I Met Jimbo Mathis
• (00:39:03) - The Squirrel Nut Zippers on the Road
• (00:42:33) - Michael Skinkus on The Troubleman Podcast
• (00:45:49) - Charlie Hallerin
• (00:46:23) - Charlie Melton on His Life
• (00:49:08) - When You Can't Help Your Love Interest
• (00:50:09) - Tropicals
• (00:54:04) - Doug Garrison Ready for Jazz Fest
• (00:56:56) - Bill Monroe at Jazz Fest
• (01:00:46) - Bill Maher on Herb Alpert and the Blues
• (01:03:40) - Dave Bartholomew on The Alcoa Session
• (01:06:49) - C. Bean on His Wax Cylinders
• (01:09:32) - "Music From Guadalupe and Martinique"
• (01:10:10) - Charlie on Being Boring
• (01:10:57) - Charlie and the Tropicals