Interview with Clarence "Frogman" Henry on Fats Domino

Accession No.: 
BR2-033

Clarence "Frogman" Henry:

00:45 - Radio coverage of Rock 'n Roll and Fats Domino
02:25 - Other popular musicians who were on the same radio stations - Elvis Presley, Joe Turner
02:45 - Elvis Presley's popularity amongst black population
03:00 - Music coming out of New Orleans in the '50s
03:40 - Clarence's first time seeing Fats perform
06:00 - Fats playing with Billy Diamond's band
06:10 - Fats' records on the jukeboxes around New Orleans
06:40 - Fats built his house in the 9th Ward where he grew up
07:45 - Fats' influence on Clarence's style - triplets, Mentioning Professor Longhair's style
09:15 - Fats' popularity with white people in New Orleans
10:20 - Fats' overall influence on New Orleans music
11:40 - Fats and Dave Bartholomew working together
12:40 - High School Hops
14:00 - Fats' personality
16:30 - Asking if Fats has any idea of the effect that he's had on music and on people around the world
17:15 - Overview of what New Orleans was like in the '40s and '50s
21:00 - New developments in the city, mentioning the city being below sea level, above ground gravesites
23:00 - Things that New Orleans is known for - food, music, traditions
24:00 - French Quarter - Bourbon Street, tourists

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; R&B, Rhythm and Blues, New Orleans
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Friday, June 1, 1984
Coverage Spatial: 
London, England
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
28:02
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor