Kenny "Tibbs" Thibodeaux:

-0:00- Early love of music- singer as child- grandfather had orchestra- Big Band swing
-1:30- Full name Ken Thibodeaux
-2:00- born Youngsville 7/17/1942- moved to Lafayette
-2:30- first band; Alvin Dugas 1958 played guitars: Alvin and the Chipmunks- played bass- too young to drive
-4:00- Belvedere Club in Delcambre- played there 12 years
-6:00- Willie T played sax, Willie and the Jokers- Willie Trahan- Kenny played bass and sang; ten years- moved on to other bands: Jimmy Newman, Boogie Kings
-8:00- the sound;- six pieces tenor and alto sax, bass
-9:00- 1960 started covering soul, blues, South LA rock
-10:40- recording 1961 "I Promise" at JD Miller's studio for Charles Rutledge at Viking Records
-11:30- KVOL radio play led to local popularity
-13:30- controversy with songs and writers and distributors
-15:00- Viking Records owner
-16:00- "I'm Still Alone" and "The Worm"- Rod Bernard DJ at KVOL
-17:00- 7 Seas/Bayou Club, Forrest Club, Boundary Club - band before midnight then a band after: Warren Storm, Cookie and the Cupcakes
-18:30: CJ Broussard formed super band: Rhythm Masters: Pouchie Benoit (guitar), John Smith (sax), etc. lasted 8 or 9 months
-19:40- Pouchie Benoit and John Smith- played with Jokers one year- CJ Broussard call liquor board to stop gigs
-21:00- JD Miller warehouse
-21:30- Bobby Charles covers 1964 in Ville Platte with Solieau
-22:15: 1974 last recording "Little Girls Grow Up too Fast"
-23:30- played music as second job all along starting 1958, married 1963
-24:30- have to book in advance- no unions, verbal agreements to set price
-25:45: tough during oil bust

-25:45: small clubs around Lafayette: OST in Rayne on Saturday nights, River Club in Mermentau on Friday, Martinez Club in Morse 8:30-12:30 then two miles away
-1-5 Town and Country in Riceville (8-30-12:30 Cajun older crowd, 1-5), Leonville till 12:30 the Boo-Boo's 2-5 after Johnnie Allan

-27:30- Top End now 9-2 then to work at 7:30am
-28:30- Current band- Mike Leger (guitar), always The Jokers- after Willie T left, changed to Kenny and the Jokers
-29:45- 7 nights a week at Acadiana Motor Lounge (Fox Trap) in New Iberia; Cajun Wharf at hotel, replaced by hard rock crowd
-31:15- Now at Four Seasons in Lafayette- Top End for afternoon gigs
-32:30- new six nights a week gig while things are slow but hard to do with real jobs
-34:00- bar owner tries to control band song choices and timing- how to gauge dance crowd
-35:15- no jokes from stage- even though band is Jokers
-36:00- Carencro bar: Cajun Country: 1950s review with costume changes helped him become entertainer- not fun to watch people sit and stare at the band
-37:00- Benicewicz gigs; article soon
-39:00- Bobby Charles tried to take Memories book
-39:30-: Austin (band member with Johnnie Allan before)
-40:00- photo descriptions
-42:30 Roy Perkins- Riff Raffs, Tramps George Arceneux
-43:15- 3 Piece band- two guitar and drums
-45:30- shortening name- JD miller suggested "Tibbs" from Thibodeaux- full name Henry Kenneth Thibodeaux