Interview with Al Johnson

Accession No.: 
BR2-034

Al Johnson:

00:00 - Birth, childhood, learning trumpet and piano, first tunes he learned
01:55 - Musicians who influenced him - Louis Armstrong
03:00 - Clubs he used to play at
04:30 - Description of his band (The Twilighters) - 4 piece - members, instruments
06:00 - First recording session with Aladin Records and how it came about - 1958
09:45 - Cutting of his second recording - "Nina"
10:45 - Never signing a recording contract and never getting paid for his music
11:30 - "Carnival Time" - Al's song about playing in New Orleans on Claiborne Street - recording session
17:00 - Leaving music because of being taken advantage of
18:35 - Joining the Army band and playing trumpet
19:00 - After leaving the service, working as a welder, a cab driver, and starting music again
21:00 - Plans for recording again
22:45 - Final comments - State of the music scene in New Orleans

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music;
Creator: 
John Broven
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
25:31
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor