Interview with Gerri Hall
Gerri Hall:
00:30 - Singing background
02:00 - Musicians who Gerri worked with
03:30 - Joining a band with Huey Smith (The Clowns)
07:00 - Life on the road with the band - places they played while on tour
13:00 - Info about Huey Smith and the band, Gerri's role in the band
13:25 - Popularity outside of New Orleans
14:30 - Other members of the band - Lee Allen
16:10 - Earl King and Allen Toussaint
20:00 - Recordings Huey and Gerri made together
22:20 - Older recordings of hers that haven't been released
23:30 - "Poor Jenny" "Broken Heart's Question" George Davis and Porgy Jones
26:40 - Background vocals done with Dave Bartholomew from '62-'64
28:40 - Justin Adams
30:45 - Politics in the New Orleans music scene
32:30 - Gerri's musical life after the Clowns - Performing with Lee Allen - tour stops
37:50 - David "Fathead" Newman
39:10 - Working with Ray Charles as a backup singer - Difficulty working with him
43:30 - Big Bands - Singing with Wallace Davenport
