Eldridge Holmes was a New Orleans singer, who recorded throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, primarily with producer Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...

. First recorded by Toussaint in a traditional New Orleans R&B style on Poor Me, Holmes progressed to soul and funk, occasionally achieving release on national labels, but never cracking the R&B charts. He seems to have stopped recording by the mid-70s.

A native of Violet

Violet, Louisiana

Violet is a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,555 at the 2000 census. Violet is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about southeast of New Orleans and is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan...

, Louisiana, according to the Funky 16 Corners web site, Holmes died in November 1998 after working variously as a bus driver, nursing assistant, asbestos worker and mechanic.

Singles Discography

• "Poor Me" c/w "CC Rider" (Alon 9004)
• "The Sooner You Realize" c/w "Begging For Your Love" (Alon 9010)
• "I've Got To Keep On Trying" c/w "Lover Of The Land" (Alon 9013)
• "Pop Popcorn Pop" c/w "Be My Baby" (Alon 9016)
• "Emperor Jones" c/w "A Time For Everything" (Alon 9022)
• "Gone Gone Gone" c/w "Worried Over You" (Jet Set 765)
• "Hump Back" c/w "I Like What You Do" (Jet Set 1006)
• "Without A Word" c/w "Until The End" (Sansu 469)
• "Beverly" c/w "Wait For Me Baby" (Sansu 477)
• "Beverly" c/w "Wait For Me Baby" (Pama 746)
• "Where is Love" c/w "Now That I've Lost You" (Deesu 320)
• "Where is Love" c/w "Now That I've Lost You" (Decca 32416)
• "Working In A Coal Mine" c/w "A Love Problem" (Decca 32488)
• "The Book" c/w "No Substitute" (Deesu 300)
• "If I Were A Carpenter" c/w "No Substitute" (Deesu 303)
• "Lovely Woman" c/w "What's Your Name" (Deesu 305)
• "Pop Popcorn Children" c/w "Cheating Woman" (Atco 6701)
• "Love Affair" c/w "Selfish Woman" (Brown Sugar 101)
• "Let's Go Steady" c/w "An Open Letter to My Love" (Kansu 100)