Interview of Crawford Vincent by Ben Sandmel

Accession No.: 
SA1-014

Crawford Vincent:

00:00 - Talking about the early days of the Hackberry Ramblers
02:40 - Evolution of the band - Crawford joining the band when he was with the Civilian Conservation Corps
03:20 - Working on the farm after finishing school
04:50 - Playing with Harry Choates, Leo Soileau, Happy Fats
06:45 - Jolie Blonde

08:10 - Music changing - Began playing music with Accordion players
-Iry LeJeune, Joe Bonsall, Sidney Brown, Marie Falcon, August Broussard

11:00 - Crawford's thoughts on being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Tennessee
12:30 - Jimmy C. Newman, Rufus Thibodeaux, Curzy "Porkchop" Roy
14:00 - Mentioning Johnnie Allan's "Memories" book

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ben Sandmel
Subject: 
Oral History, French, Cajun, Swing, Music
Creator: 
Ben Sandmel
Recording date: 
Saturday, January 5, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Charles, LA
Publisher: 
Ben Sandmel
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
16:46
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Original Format: 
Cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1