Interview with Joseph "Smokey" Johnson

Accession No.: 
BR2-035

Joseph "Smokey" Johnson:

00:00 - Birth and family info
01:30 - Tremé
03:30 - Marching bands, Jazz funerals
04:40 - Learning to play the drums / influences
08:50 - Smokey's first paying gig
10:00 - Playing with Bill Senegal
11:30 - Playing with James "Sugarboy" Crawford
13:45 - Joining Dave Bartholomew's band
14:15 - Frank Williams - Blues records he made
15:20 - Roy Brown
17:38 - Working for Imperial Records and working in Motown - Earl King, Robert Parker, Fats Domino
18:10 - Recording with Fats Domino
20:00 - Recording solo projects / Band members / record labels
23:00 - Leasing his record to VeeJay, killed sales
25:00 - Other NOLA records that Smokey recorded
33:30 - Fats Domino's band - members, shows
34:35 - Fats' management of his band
36:30 - Working for Fats and fighting for raises
38:15 - Young people playing New Orleans Jazz music
39:45 - Refusing to play New Orleans Jazz as a young boy
41:20 - Playing with Lillian Boutte
44:20 - Touring Europe

44:45 - Future plans with music
-Walter Kimble's Death

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; New Orleans, R&B, Rhythm and Blues
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Friday, June 3, 1988
Coverage Spatial: 
Ascona, Switzerland
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
47:09
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, March 19, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor