"The RIVER ROAD COLLECTIVE" project was started in 2016, when Joe Tullos (singer/songwriter/guitarist-Big Sun) approached Dave Malone (singer/songwriter/guitarist-The Radiators) and Kevin Aucoin (drummer-Big Sun) about a musical project that would be comprised of musicians that grew up in St. John the Baptist Parish, part of the River Parishes of south Louisiana. The River Parishes have had many ties to legendary musicians.  After the initial meeting, the three, along with another River Parish transplant, musician Frank Girard (Bass-Exit 209), started recording demos of songs from both Joe and Dave's respective catalogs and also new songs written by both. Tracking began shortly thereafter in Aucoin's French Quarter Studio. Other musicians on the project included Tommy Malone (guitar/vocals-the subdudes) and Michael "Mikey B3" Burkart (keyboards/vocals-Raw Oyster Cult). These sessions produced 12 tracks that included the songs “Loo Z Ann" (featuring Dave and Tommy sharing vocals and guitar parts), Dave's song “Livin’ In A River Town", Joe's song "Lay The Cane Low" and "Cherry Bounce" co-written by Dave and Joe. Mixes were then started, but were abruptly stopped because of Covid. Unfortunately, in the summer of 2020 Joe was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The completion of the project was put on hold. Joe died in November 2020. One year later Frank died unexpectedly. In July of 2023, Dave and Kevin, along with award winning engineer/producer Jack Miele, resumed mixing the project, which was completed in March of 2024. The album was released on Big Sun Records on April 23, 2024 on CD and all digital and streaming platforms worldwide. Big thanks for additional funding from the Threadhead Cultural Foundation.