Davis Rogan

            A 5^th generation resident of New Orleans, Davis Rogan grew up in the Carrolton neighborhood of New Orleans. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Since his return to the Crescent City, Davis has engaged in a diverse musical career. In the 1990s, Rogan worked as a DJ at WWOZ and began playing music professionally with Kermit Ruffins.  He served as the lead singer, band leader, and songwriter of All That, an eight piece funk brass, and hip hop group. All That produced three albums, Eponymous Debut, Whop Bam Boom, and a live album. Rogan also worked as a music teacher in the Orleans Parish Public Schools. 

The Man, the myth, Davis Rogan. 

After Hurricane Katrina, Rogan went to France as Artist in Residence at the Royal Abbaye de Fonteraud in the Loire Valley. There he began communicating with David Simon. Simon had created the HBO series The Wire and was scouting New Orleans for a potential new series. Simon had heard Davis’s solo album The Once and Future DJ and wanted to meet Rogan. As Simon brought Treme to series, he decided to create a character based on Davis’s own life. With some altercations along the way, Davis Rogan became Davis McAlary, played by Steve Zahn. Rogan worked on the writing staff for the first season of the show. Rogan also wrote all of the songs for the McAlary character. He also guest starred as a musician on the series. He has made numerous television appearances since Treme, including on Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover and on Top Chef: New Orleans. In 2010, he released his second album, The Real Davis.

For the third year in a row, Davis Rogan at the DGA Crawfish Boil

          Davis has traveled around the United States performing his music. He can frequently be found performing at The Spotted Cat Music Club in New Orleans as well as at the Three Muses on Frenchman Street. He will be performing at the French Quarter Festival in April. Davis is a personal favorite of Doug and the rest of DGA. This was his third consecutive appearance at the Crawfish boil.