Hidalgo Drive

The band members are:  Doug Olden, vocals, rhythm guitar and keyboard; Mark McChargue, vocals and drummer; George Leonard, vocals and bass guitar, and Jerry Granger, lead guitar.

Contact info:
Doug: 985-851-5233
Cell: 985-665-9134

The guys in the band all grew up together and lived on a street named Hidalgo Drive, on Bayou Dularge.  They met when they were around 13 years old.  Doug was the first to get a guitar and was self taught using chord books.  It wasn't long that the other three guys bought guitars and all started learning music. 
  
Later, Mark wanted to switched to drums and George switched to bass.  Doug added keyboards later.
  
We were a garage band and played together until we got married and got real jobs. The band never did any paying gigs, but it was a time when we learned the most.
  
Mark went on the play with a number of bands namely Nation, Creek, Five Alive, Vocal Point, Reverbs and others.  George Leonard spent many years playing with Thundercats and also with Five Alive.  Jerry Granger played many years with the country band Swamp Fever.  Doug didn't play with any bands all of those years as his job offshore did not allow him to be in a band because of being gone so much.
 
About 2 years ago, the guys had sort of a "band" reunion and invited some friends to jam.  We enjoyed it so much, that we decided to get together and do it for real. We practiced for about 10 months before going public during Mardi Gras 2005.
 
We are still working on exposure and trying to get our name out there.  We have played La Casa, Dooley's, Big Daddys, Habor Light Inn, 1921 on the Bayou and Gineaux’s just to name a few.

 
Song List

 
Song     Artist Song     Artist
All these things   Aaron Neville Play that Funky Music   Wild Cherry
And I love her   Beatles Please Come Home Xmas The Eagles
Behind Blue Eyes   The Who Please Please Me   Beatles
Blue on Black   Kenny Sheppard Pretty Woman   Rob Orbison
Boogie Shoes   KC Sunshine Band Rain     Beatles
Bring it on Home to Me Sam Cooke Rock n Me Baby   Steve Miller
Brown Eyed Girl-   Van Morrison Rock n Roll Hootchie Coo Johnny Winters
Can't you See   Marshall Tucker Satisfaction   Rolling Stones
Cocaine     Eric Clapton Secret Agent Man   Johnny Rivers
Do You know what I mean Lee Michaels Simple Man   Lynard Skynard
Doctor Robert   Beatles Slow Down   Beatles
Don't let me be Misunderstood The Animals Some Kind of Wonderful   Grand Funk
Don't let me down   Beatles Stand by me    
Drive       The Cars Sweet Home Alabama   Lynard Skynard
Drive My Car   Beatles The Letter     Joe Cocker
Evil Ways     Santana The Weight   The Band
Gimme Some Lovin   Steve Winwood Them Changes   Buddy Miles
Got you on my mind   Joe Thomas These Arms of Mine   Otis Redding
Heart ful of soul   Yardbyrds Ticket to Ride   Beatles
Hey Joe     Jimi Hendrix Time Won't Let Me   The Outsiders
Hold on I'm Comin   Sam & Dave To Love Somebody   Bee Gees
Honky Tonk Women   Rolling Stones Train Train   Blackfoot
House of the rising sun The Animals Tuesday's Gone   Lynard Skynard
I Feel Fine   Beatles Tulsa time   Eric Claption
I saw her standin there Beatles We Gotta get out of this place The Animals
I won't back down   Tom Petty Whiter Shade of Pale   Procol Harem
If I needed Someone   Beatles Wonderful Tonight   Eric Clapton
In-a-gadda-da-vida   Iron Butterfly You may be right   Billy Joel
It Don't Come Easy   Ringo Your Moma don't dance   Loggins/Messina
Jailhouse Rock   Elvis You've Lost that Lovin Feelin Righteous Bros
Jesus Just Left Chicago ZZ Top        
Johnny B Goode   Chuck Berry Clubs we have played---CALL THEM AND ASK!
Just Not My Cross to Bear Allman Brothers Clubs     Name  
Keep your hands to yourself Georgia Satelites La Casa   Marco or Rachel
Knock on Wood   Eddie Floyd Phone - 851-0078    
Lady Madonna   Beatles Dooleys   Jace  
Land of 1000 Dances   Wilson Picket Phone - 872-0333    
Last Time -    Rolling Stones Harbor Lite Evette or Norman
Let it Be     Beatles Phone - 594-7208    
LODI     Credence Big Daddys Kay or  
Long Train Runnin   Doobie Bros Phone - 2868-1045 Summer  
Maragaritaville   Jimmy Buffet Gino's   Steve  
Midnight Hour   Wilson Picket Phone 223-2558     
Money     Beatles 1921 on the Bayou Jody  
Mr. Pitiful     Otis Redding Phone 873-9500     
Mustang Sally   Wilson Picket Daiquiris & Company Laurie  
My Girl     Temptations Phone 857-8578    
Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger        
Paint it black   Rolling Stones        
People Get Ready   Jeff Beck