Earl Palmer

00:00 - Family and birth Info - tap dancing
01:00 - Performing with family Vaudeville act
03:00 - Beginning of his career as a drummer
03:30 - Funeral bands
05:00 - Early Influences
07:30 - Going to music school - background on the school, Grunewald School of Music
09:00 - Playing with Earl Williams
10:30 - Playing with Dave Batholomew's band - venues - Tony's Tavern, kinds of music
16:40 - Al's Starlight Inn - Fats Domino sitting in during Dave Bartholomew's breaks
19:15 - Going on tour with Dave, Fats, and Professor Longhair
23:30 - Story about being in Los Vegas with Fats
24:45 - Artists on Imperial Records
27:00 - Playing with Earl Williams
28:00 - Other bands and clubs Earl played with - Brass Rail, Safari
32:45 - The New Orleans Rhythm and Blues Sound - Discussing various musicians
38:15 - Recording sessions from the 50's that stand out in Earl's mind
39:50 - Cosimo's studio - recording methods, microphone placement