Interview with Floyd Soileau

Accession No.: 
BE1-003

0:58 - Interest in music and early experiences in the industry;
3:26 - Recording French music and beyond;
5: 33 - Other independent producers and labels;
10:30 - Building the studios;
14:54 - Record Pressing Plant taking the place of the studio;
16: 11 - Early releases;
19:42 - Splitting off the Jin label;
20:24- Editing the spelling of Soileau to Swallow;
21:30 - Starting his roots music label and his Zydeco music label - the "house of soul" "Maison de Soule";
24: 09 - Flat town music co.;
25:087 - Other labels founded by Soileau;
26:54 - Rare records;
28:01 - Popular recording artists;
36:17 - Changing artists names;
39:46 - Future of Swamp Pop;
40:50 - Defining Swamp Pop - Origin of the name "Swamp Pop";
42:52 - Hank Williams;
43:37 - Creating a great song;
45:31 - A touch of sax.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Music; Swamp Pop; Recording Industry; Record Labels
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Floyd Soileau - Jin, Swallow, Maison de Soul Records
Recording date: 
Friday, February 15, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Ville Platte, LA
Publisher: 
Shane Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:17
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
CLS Archive - Room A, Drawer 18, Row 1