Interview with Adam Hebert

Accession No.: 
AN2-002

00:00 - Born 5 miles northwest of Church Point, Called the area Grand Maré;
02:50 - Adam describes the land where he was raised;
03:15 - Married after serving, started selling insurance when he came back;
05:00 - Talks more about his career selling insurance, moved to Lafayette for work in 1966;
06:50 - Adam talks about his early days playing music - had a brother-in-law (Avie Cormier) who played fiddle with Angelas LeJeune;
09:00 - Avie made Adam a cigar box fiddle,
11:00 - Adam talks about how he learned to play his fiddle. He'd play it behind the barn after picking cotton and finishing his homework without his father's knowledge;
17:20 - Formation of the Veteran Playboys - Doris Matte, Alphée Bergeron, etc.
20:20 - They were playing 7 gigs per week - KSIG radio, Deuce Club in Lewisberg, Rose Garden Club in Opelousas, Belvedere Club near Eunice, Dixie Club, Avalon Club, etc
25:00 - Veteran's Playboys first recording in 1950 - Chinaball Special/Valse de Eunice;
27:30 - Shirley Bergeron joining the band, he rented a steel from J.D. Miller. Within a day of renting the steel, he was playing it at a gig;
30:45 - Country Playboys with Claby Meaux, John "Boy" Miller, Nathan Menard;
34:00 - Talking about 45's that he recorded for Swallow Records with Floyd Soileau;
36:30 - Adam talking about writing new songs
42:00 - Talking about different awards and honors he's received;
46:00 - Discussing recent gigs that he played - Balfa camp - Dirk Powell is his favorite guitar player that he's played with;
49:00 - Talking about "Madeline" - Remembers his dad playing the tune on harmonica; Talks about some of his other songs;
53:00 - More about older musicians and their songs - Angelas LeJeune, Joe Falcon, Breaux Family, Mayeus Lafleur;
55:40 - Iry LeJeune
58:30 - Young bands playing Adam's songs
01:03:50 - Didn't play many gigs out of town because he didn't want to jeopardize his job;
01:08:15 - Talking about younger musicians who only play music for a living;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet, Barry - Cassettes - Personal
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Fiddle
Creator: 
Barry Ancelet
Informants: 
Barry Ancelet
Recording date: 
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
01:10:12
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Room A Drawer 11 Row 1