Interview with Buddy King

Accession No.: 
BE1-015

Interview with Buddy King:

00:00 - FM radio;
01:20 - Working at different radio stations around Louisiana;
03:45 - Became music director at radio station in Alexandria. Played "Sweet Dreams;" a year or so before it became popular;
04:30 - Seeing the Boogie Kings live at a small lounge in Alexandria. Tommy McClain gave him the test pressing of "Sweet Dreams" to play on the station
09:00 - "Breaking records" and getting credit. Lafayette as a test market for records; Gauging success of a record;
11:00 - Determining airtime for a record;
13:30 - Using the local market to determine what to play, not going strictly by what is selling nationally;
14:30 - R&R Magazine, more on determining airtime of a record;
17:30 - Passing up on a chance to work in Lafayette, eventually left Alexandria for a job in Waco, TX
20:20 - Eventually moved back to Lafayette to be closer to family;
20:50 - Songs that he broke - "Wooly Bully," "Rag Doll," "How Do You Do," "VooDoo Woman,"
21:20 - Playing The Beatles in the early 60s;
28:45 - Figuring out what listeners like; Trying new songs that might not necessarily be on people radar;
31:15 - Swamp Pop records - Bobby Charles, Charles Mann
32:00 - Boss format radio - Popular radio format that specialized in mostly music;
35:00 - Joining KROF in Abbeville - Regaining listeners;
35:40 - Charles Mann - "Red Red Wine;"
36:55 - Problems with management at KVOL;
39:30 - "Living, eating, sleeping radio and music;"
44:15 - Personal background;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana, Folk Music, Swamp Pop, Oral History, Radio
Creator: 
Shane K. Bernard
Informants: 
Johnnie Allan, Charles Adcock
Recording date: 
Tuesday, June 12, 1990
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:28
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore