Recorded in 1987

Warren Caesar:

00:00:30 - Learning music from his father and other family members - Melvin Randall, Lionel Boutté, Jules and Joe Handy
00:01:50 - Lionel Boutté and the Zydeco Band
00:02:30 - His musical influences and the type of music he plays
00:03:30 - Rocking Sidney being his main influence
00:04:00 - Talking about his band and recordings they made
00:05:30 - When Zydeco started becoming popular
00:07:00 - More people starting to want to speak French
00:08:00 - Trying to work and play music
00:08:30 - What is unique about his band
00:11:30 - Thoughts on mainsteam music
00:13:10 - Started going to dances since he was seven - Growing up in L'anse Maigre
00:13:30 - Bois Sec Ardoin and Canrary Fontenot are his uncles
00:14:30 - La-la music
00:14:45 - Bois Sec and Canray playing in dance halls and listening to them, Bois Sec's Nightclub - Cowboy Club
00:16:00 - Listening to Bois Sec and Canray when he was a child
00:16:45 - How he began playing music using a cornet he modified
00:23:40 - Experience playing music in the school band
00:28:20 - Hitchhiking to get to gigs

00:29:20 - Moving to Houston to play music
-Clifton Chinier asking him to play his horn on Clifton's live album recorded at Grant Street

00:41:00 - Lessons he learned from Clifton
00:42:30 - How Zydeco music regained popularity
00:44:30 - Talks about being Creole
00:56:00 - His relationship with Clifton and working with him
01:00:10 - Paul Simon coming to play with Rockin Dopsie
01:01:10 - Nonc Joe and Amedé Ardoin