Interview with Jimmy Dotson

Accession No.: 
BR2-008

Jimmy Dotson:

00:25 - Beginnings in music - First show and band
01:50 - Lazy Lester and Lightnin' Slim
02:15 - Local clubs - Baton Rouge
03:00 - Recording in Memphis with Bill Black's Combo
04:10 - Recording Sessions with Jay Miller - Musicians, instruments, and songs from the session
06:00 - Other musicians and bands that Jimmy played with in Memphis
09:45 - Jimmy's Gibson guitar
11:00 - Quitting music in 1972 - Stolen songs
12:15 - Living and playing in other cities - Milwaukee and New York
16:45 - Description of Jay Miller's studio
19:30 - Playing on a Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute record
20:45 - Jay Miller as a producer
21:40 - Playing in Baton Rouge with Lightnin' Slim and Slim Harpo
23:15 - Playing in a contest against Big Papa and the Cane Cutters
28:00 - Guitar influences
30:00 - Other Baton Rouge musicians
31:30 - Blues dying out in Baton Rouge and other cities

32:00 - National stars playing in Baton Rouge - Audience reactions, playing with Jimmie Reed
-Moving to Memphis

35:00 - Notes on other Musicians
39:00 - Message to people in Europe

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music;
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Tuesday, May 4, 1982
Coverage Spatial: 
Baton Rouge, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:40:14
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to Donor