Interview with Drew Landry

Accession No.: 
QUI-025

QUI-025 - Episode with Drew Landry
01:10 - Sharecropper’s Whine by The Bandry Land
03:26 - Interview
- Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Came to Lafayette for senior year of high school
- Was drawn to singer-songwriters
- Was influenced by Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and Guy Clark
09:54 - Don’t Take It So Bad by Townes Van Zandt
12:50 - Sauget Wind by Uncle Tupelo
16:18 - Interview
- Talks about inspiration from Blaze Foley
18:56 - Anything Less by Blaze Foley
23:05 - Song to Woody by Bob Dylan
25:43 - Interview
- Went to UL in Lafayette
- Started booking shows at a venue called the Rinky Dink
- Started writing songs
- Moved to Austin, Texas
30:10 - Mr. Tom Hughes Town by Scott H. Biram
33:38 - Interview
- Moving to Austin made him realize how special Louisiana was
35:56 - Break of Day by Drew Landry
39:52 - Interview
- Started working for Greg Girard in the basin
42:32 - Wrestling Song by Drew Landry
43:34 - Interview
- Learned about stories from Angola Prison
46:02 - Prison Grave by Drew Landry
49:50 - Interview
- Was a volunteer at Angola Prison
- Started booking shows at Bourque’s in Scott, Louisiana
- Talks about the uniqueness of Pie Day in Scott
- Currently about to go on a tour in California
56:00 - 90 Proof by Drew Landry

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Corey Porche - Quoi Ya Radio Show
Subject: 
Songwrting
Creator: 
Corey Porche
Informants: 
Corey Porche, Drew Landry
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies; Corey Porche; KRVS
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
59:00
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, March 22, 2021
Original Format: 
Born Digital
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1 kHz