00:00 - Unnamed Waltz;
02:40 - Jolie Blonde (Sady takes the lead);
04:43 - J’ai passé devant ta porte;
06:17 - Unnamed Waltz;
08:28 - Adieu Rosa;
10:44 - La valse du coin (La valse qui finit dans le coin de la maison);
13:20 - Two step à Amédé
15:10 - Interview segment with Sady - Will and Sady talk about Amédé Ardoin - Sady says the people either beat him or they gave him poison;
16:20 - Sady tells the story about the last time he saw Amédé - Sady saw him walking down the side of the road sometime in the late 30s. Amédé told him he was just out of the hospital and was trying to get home. Amédé got in the truck and decided to stay with some friends in Eunice. Sady mentioned that he had his accordion with him. After that, the next thing Sady heard is that Amédé passed away.
19:55 - Sady says he, Shelby Vidrine, and Amédé played at Abe’s Palace every Saturday night for 3 years in the 20s.
21:20 - The fiddle that Dennis was currently playing is the one Sady got from Shelby Vidrine;
21:55 - Sady talks about when he and Amédé started playing together;
23:10 - Description of Eunice in those days - Dirt streets, 1500-2000 population, The old buildings on Second Street were still there. “La valse a Abe” was written for the owner of Abe’s Palace. Sady mentions that songs were named after people back in those days. (Abe Boudreaux was the owner). Sady says that the room is still the same and has a sign that says “Welcome to Abe’s Palace.” Dances stopped during the 40s, no liquor during dance. Mothers brought daughters to the dances there.
26:30 - No amplifiers, music had to carry. Amédé was playing a Monarch D Accordion;
Sady says Amédé was very well liked and respected. By the time Dennis made the recordings with Amédé, Sady had stopped playing. He talks about the record labels they recorded with. He says they never got paid except for expenses.
29:15 - Sady tells the story of meeting Chris Strachwitz in the 60s;
31:10 - Sady says Amédé was very polite - would take off his hat when entering buildings; Story about playing a wedding dance in Oberlin one night from 8pm until 3am. When they were ready to leave, he had a flat - says someone had cut his tire because he was playing with Amédé; (Iry LeJeune - “Viens me chercher” playing in the background);
34:20 - Amédé’s records sold well in the early days. They talk about the local record store. Sady says they’d play the songs on the street when new ones would come out.
Sady says he would sell phonographs and records. Teer Furniture Company would also sell records;
37:50 - Sady talks about how his dad and his dad’s brother would play music, that’s where Dennis learned. He says that he wishes they had a chance to record some songs;
39:10 - Faquetique was a Native American settlement;