Interviews with Bobby Charles; Johnny Allan; Cosimo Matassa; Lynn Ourso; and Luther Kent regarding John Fred

Accession No.: 
BE2-077

Interview with Bobby Charles:

00:45 - John Fred's recording of "Shirley"
01:15 - Recollections
02:00 - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
03:10 - Talking politics
04:00 - Discussing the Clean Water tour with Dr. John
04:30 - Cosimo Matassa getting back into recording
06:50 - Baseball song idea

Interview with Johnny Allan:

09:00 - Tour with Rod Bernard, Buck Rodgers, Jimmy Clanton, John Fred - Promoted by Sam Montel
10:45 - John Fred - helping Johnny with collecting photos for the Memories book
12:30 - John's illness
13:45 - Johnny mentions John Fred's modesty
15:00 - Discussing "Judy In Disguise"

Interview with Cosimo Matassa:

20:00 - Auditioning and turning down Sonny and Cher
21:00 - Talking about John Fred and his music

Attempting to call Sam Montel (Montelbano)

Interview with Luther Kent:

29:30 - Introduction
31:00 - First time sitting in with John Fred and eventually opening shows for him
33:00 - Sam Montel
34:15 - Current band
34:50 - Born and raised in New Orleans, talks about how he met John Fred
35:30 - RCS Records - Cyril Vetter
36:15 - Taste of the Senate show; Jazz Fest
39:50 - Montel sessions at La Louisianne
43:00 - Cold Grits Record label; Ode label

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Benicewicz, Larry
Subject: 
Louisiana Music; Rhythm and Blues, Swamp Pop
Creator: 
Larry Benicewicz
Informants: 
Bobby Charles; Lynn Ourso; Luther Kent
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
47:02
Digitized Date: 
Monday, October 15, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Center for Louisiana Studies