Interview with Bernard "King Karl" Jolivette

Accession No.: 
BR2-012-1

Bernard Jolivette:

00:40 - Date of birth, Family Info
01:45 - Bands he liked, Learning music, talks about different clubs he played at at this time
03:30 - Starting a band after returning from the service, Meeting Guitar Gable
5:15 - First recording with J.D. Miller - "Life Problem"
07:30 - "This Should go on Forever"
09:10 - "King Karl" on people copying his style
11:00 - Other bands in the area
11:50 - Clubs he played at in the '50's
13:45 - Other bands competing with King Karl's band
17:00 - Records made with different record labels as Chuck Brown
18:20 - Rod Bernard's version of "This Should go on Forever"
23:00 - King Karl's mom's musical background, played accordion
23:30 - Women playing Cajun Music, Abbs Family, Elton, LA
26:00 - Speaking French as a child, was his first language
27:00 - Recording with La Louisiane (1962)

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; Blues
Creator: 
John Broven
Coverage Spatial: 
Church Point, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:31:07
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor