Interview with Deacon John (part 1)

Accession No.: 
BR2-029-1

Deacon John:

00:15 - Birthdate, family info, learning to sing
02:20 - First professional gig
02:30 - Learning to play the guitar - early influences - Neville Family
04:30 - First recording session with Allen Toussaint
04:50 - First recording as a solo artist - other musicians, studio info; Other bands that he played with
06:25 - First band, Training his band - Replacing band members, getting more popular
11:20 - Effect on Louisiana music and rock music in general during the British Invasion
12:00 - Band begins
13:00 - Gaining a new fan base (younger college age people)
15:30 - "Many Rivers to Cross"

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; R&B, Rhythm and Blues
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Friday, April 13, 1973
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
16:03
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--30
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor