''Penguin Parade'' - Dwayne Haggins Band

The Extended Play Sessions - April 17, 2026

The Dwayne Haggins Band perform the song "Penguin Parade" on The Extended Play Sessions. He’s been described as “the love child of Hank Williams and Otis Redding.” “The John Legend of rockabilly.” And even, “the ‘what-took-you-so-long?’ fusion of Elvis Presley and Marvin Gaye.” At every performance, whether in a venerable metropolitan concert hall or a grimy dive in an anonymous strip mall, Dwayne Haggins is always at work. Adding new subtleties to an obvious melody line. Reinterpreting a time-worn lyrical cliché to imbue it anew with genuine feeling. Unleashing a gentle cascade of vocal acrobatics when least expected (and hence most effective) — never for show alone, but always to express a likewise unanticipated nuance of feeling: a whisper of love, a curse of anger, a groan of pain, a whoop of joy that feels, paradoxically, both surprising and inevitable at the same moment.


The Band:
Dwayne Haggins - vocals, acoustic guitar
Michael Turner - guitar
John Cooke - Hammond Organ
Jahnu - percussion
John Davies - bass
Emory Carroll - drums


Production Staff
Maribeth Arena - Camera 2
Nate Belton - Boom Camera
Joanne Craig - Camera 3
H Nat Stevens - Cam 1 Remote
Bill Hurley - Handheld Camera
Eric Nordstrom - Front of house
Connor Quigley - Audio engineer, livestream producer
Photographer - Dan Busler
Dave DeLuca - Post Audio Mix Engineer

The Fallout Shelter is an all ages 100-seat performance venue and state-of-the-art broadcast and recording studio, offering one of the most unique live music experiences in New England. Located in Norwood, MA, just 15 miles from Boston, The Fallout Shelter is run under the auspices of the Grass Roots Cultural and Performing Arts Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and advocating for traditional American Roots music.

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