Interview by Michel Tisserand with Milton Ardoin

Accession No.: 
TI1-008

Milton Ardoin was Amede Ardoin's nephew

5:26-His father was Beaudoin Ardoin, he sang with Amede Ardoin

6:58:-Milton Ardoin explains Michael tisserands about the song "Mon bon vieux mari"

11:26-Milton Ardoin talks about Amede's death.

12:21-Milton was 20 when Amede died

12:36-Milton explain that 2 people were hired to kill Amede (Richard Miller and Elias Deville,  they beat him up and rolled over his head with their car close to Eunice (besides the "john deer place")

23:00-Amede played music at Milton's house, he played solo most of the time

24:50-Milton Ardoin tell about a time where Amede was shot by someone jealous of him.

32:26-Amede started the accodion after Milton's father (Amede's brother) gave him an accordion. Amede was still a child, his feet did not touch the ground when he was playing.

34:40-Milton could not visit Amede in Pineville hospital, because was working at the CC corps and he did not have a car.

36:45-Milton only visited Amede once. Amede was not the man he used to be. 

42:34-The two men that were hired to kill him were black

49:38-Milton tells about a time where Amede Ardoin was shot through a chruch window.

51:23:Amede Ardoin played for white and black people, mostly for white people. He also played with Dennis McGee who was a white fiddler.

52: 55-Amede worked im the fields with the rest of his family

53:04-Milton claims that Bois Sec never played triangle with Amede Ardoin

55:11-Milton was 16 years old when Amede got beaten up. Amede's mind was off after the accident.

58:20-Milton Ardoin's father did not go to chruch, his mother went to a baptist chruch. He does not remember Amede singing religious songs.

59:50-Milotjn Ardoin's Grand-Father (Amede's father) died when Amede was twelve. A bridge broke when he was crossing it with cows. His grand mother (Amede's mother) died when Amede was 30. She was very strict with Milton. 

1:03:31-Amede Ardoin never married, he did not have any official children

1:05:20-Milton Ardoin talks about "La valse des orphelins" to Michael TIsserand 

1:10:58-Amede could not play after his accident

1:15:09-Amede used to drink, he did not drink a lot because he was small.

1:20:00-When Amede had a cold, he would drink Castor oil to grease his throat so he could sing

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
tisserand
Subject: 
Amede Ardoin
Creator: 
michel tisserand
Recording date: 
Tuesday, August 13, 1996
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:20:12
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Original Format: 
cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
896 KHZ
Storage Location: 
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