Four-time Ponderosa Stomp performer Barbara Lynn, the Empress of Gulf Coast Soul, will also make an appearance at SXSW. The Texas-born singer/guitarist first struck gold in 1962 with �You�ll Lose A Good Thing,� then penned �Oh Baby (We�ve Got A Good Thing Goin�),� covered by the Rolling Stones three years later.

�Tighten Up� singer Archie Bell, a Houston native, will perform alongside blue-eyed soul-meets-Texas garage rocker Roy Head, South Louisiana guitar slinger Lil Buck Sinegal, and Excello bluesman Classie Ballou, all backed by Lafayette swamp pop traditionalists Lil Band O� Gold.

Shreveport, Louisiana, native DJ Fontana, who began his incredible career in 1953 as the staff drummer on the Louisiana Hayride before jumping ship to back Elvis Presley on approximately 460 cuts and in films King Creole and Jailhouse Rock, as well as on TV programs like �The Ed Sullivan Show� and the �68 Comeback Special, will also appear.

Killer Gulf Coast garage rock acts the Bad Roads and the Zakary Thaks were cherry-picked to close out the SXSW showcase. Expect to hear stompin� original sides like �Too Bad� and �Blue Girl,� along with a scorching rendition of the Kinks� ��Til the End of the Day,� from the Lake Charles, Louisiana-based Bad Roads, while Corpus Christi, Texas� Zakary Thaks, still a primo blend of fuzzy guitars and first-rate songwriting skills, will deliver �Face To Face,� �Can�t You Hear Your Daddy�s Footsteps,� �Please,� and �Won�t Come Back,� from their canon of mid-�60s garage-psych greats.

The Ponderosa Stomp�s SXSW Gulf Coast Revue previews the 2006 Ponderosa Stomp, slated for Monday, May 8�Wednesday, May 10, at the Gibson Guitar Factory in downtown Memphis, TN. The Stomp is sandwiched between the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival and the Blues Music Awards, making for one of the most exciting weeks of music in Memphis history.

The SXSW show is happening by sponsorship of Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. and the New Orleans Musicians Gig Fund through a generous grant from Rolling Stone.

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans last September, followed by Hurricane Rita, which decimated portions of the Gulf Coast, the New Orleans-based Ponderosa Stomp, an offshoot of the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau (a social club-turned-501.c3 non-profit organization), has temporarily relocated to Memphis and reorganized the event as a fundraiser benefiting the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and MusiCares.

Tickets for the 5th Annual Ponderosa Stomp are available for $40 per night at www.buyolympia.com/events/index.php?details=170 . More than 60 legendary artists � an all-time record � will perform on three stages over a three-night period, while the Stomp will also feature ancillary events including a DJ Night, a Record Show, and more. Information about the line-up and the venue can be found at www.ponderosastomp.com .