Interviews with Gene Terry (cont.), Van Broussard, and Jay Randall

Accession No.: 
BE1-048

00:10 - Roy Perkins - session bassist at La Louisiane;
01:00 - "Stop and Think it Over" - recorded at Cosimo Matassa's in New Orleans, never recorded at La Louisiane again;
02:45 - Montel called while they were in Las Vegas when they got a call that "I'm Leaving it up to You" was released and became a hit. Went to perform on Dick Clark's American Bandstand;
03:50 - Dick Clark Tour;
04:10 - They were on tour in Dallas, TX the same day as the Kennedy assassination - saw him in the motorcade; recollects when they heard he had been killed;
05:50 - Dale and Grace after the hit - cut more songs in B.R., went on the road in the midwest
06:50 - esophagus ruptured in 1964 - was hospitalized and in a coma for about 3 weeks;
11:30 - singing again after the injury;
13:00 - He thinks the injury and the following time for recovery did damage to their careers;
13:40 - "Loneliest Night of the Week" released in 1965. Dale said he didn't think there was any change in his voice
14:15 - Another national tour;
14:55 - Back to Baton Rouge - They recorded a few more tunes that weren't successful;
15:15 - The end of Dale and Grace in 1967 - Mutual, peaceful break-up, both wanted to go out on their own
16:30 - Moved to and worked in Atlanta, Georgia at a club called Chicken Haven, then went to Panama City, Florida;
19:00 - Moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to work with Bill Burnett;
19:35 -"Nobody Cares if a Fool Wants to Cry" and "Day by Day";
21:00 - No longer has a day job, on disability - Was injured at a printing company
22:00 - Dale and the Houston Solution; Pat Houston, Dale's wife performs with them;
22:30 - Best country pianist award;
22:40 - Reunion with Grace, Royalties for "I'm Leaving it up to You";
26:00 - Upcoming performances;
29:30 - Relationship with Grace;
31:00 - Philandering in Las Vegas;
31:30 - Discussing Rod Bernard's songs;
34:30 - England contacts;
38:10 - Shane Bernard explains the internet for Dale Houston

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana; Folk Music; Swamp Pop; Recording Industry
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Wednesday, February 15, 1995
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
47:07
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore