Interviews with Clint West, Bert Miller, Barbara Lynn

Accession No.: 
BE1-019

Interview with Clint West at the Southern Club:
00:17 - Stage name - Real name is Clinton Guillory
00:40 - Early bands - The Rollercoasters; Red Smiley and the Vel-tones, Too Too and the Diamonds;
02:45 - "Big Blue Diamonds" and Little Willie John;
03:20 - "Mr. Jeweler;"
04:08 - Musical influences - Loved French music, specifically Nathan Abshire, Clint plays accordion, as well. Also Fats Domino, Little Richard;
05:13 - Defining Swamp Pop - "Combination of Rock 'n Roll and Country Music;"
06:15 - Musicians in the family - Parents looked down on him becoming a career musician. He says many of his relatives were musically inclined, but never pursued it;
07:24 - He's only ever been a musician. Clint tells a story about getting fired from his first job;
07:45 - Born in Ville Platte in 1938

08:15 - Interview with Bert Miller at the Southern Club:
08:24 - Stage name - "Bert Miller;"
08:40 - The Boogie Kings - Was a trio when the band first started;
08:56 - Doug Ardoin and Harris Miller;
09:37 - Formation of The Swing Kings;
10:40 - Playing rhythm and blues;
11:16 - "Blue-eyed Soul;"
11:50 - "Lost Love;" Shane mentions that Bert was imitating Fats Domino;
12:35 - "Southland;" - Rockabilly style tune that was the flip-side to "Lost Love;"
12:54 - Musical influences - Joe Turner, BB King, Otis Redding;
13:37 - Defining Swamp Pop - Mentions they'd learn Johnnie Allan, Warren Storm, etc tunes that were popular at the time, to play live;
14:55 - Birthplace and year;
15:03 - Current profession - Medical Technologist;

16:35 - Interview with Barbara Lynn at Podnah's Club, Saint Martinville:
17:15 - Name pronunciation;
17:30 - Personal history;
18:04 - Musicians in the family - Has a son who she mentions is going into Rap music, also has an uncle who sings in the church choir;
19:29 - Wanted to learn to play guitar because of Elvis, also played piano;
21:05 - Women playing the guitar;
22:10 - Musical influences - Elvis Presley, Guitar Slim, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Etta James;
23:07 - First worked with Huey Meaux after being discovered by Joe Barry;
23:47 - Working with Leroy Martin at Cosimo Matassa's studio in New Orleans;
25:30 - Working with Huey Meaux;
26:30 - Hit songs, "You'll Lose a Good Thing" made it to number 1 on multiple charts
27:10 - Teardrop Label, Jamie Records;
27:28 - First song - "Dina and Petrina"
28:10 - Other record labels she signed to;
28:56 - Other jobs besides music;
29:00 - Going to California;
29:48 - Recent releases with Ichiban Records;
30:40 - Defining Swamp Pop;
32:40 - Racial issues - Performing in white clubs - Mentions that she hasn't had many issues;
34:06 - Royalty issues. They discuss King Karl not receiving royalties for "This Should Go On Forever;";

35:15 - Live recording of The Fabulous Boogie Kings and Dr. John;
36:10 - Instrumental;
39:07 - "Hold On;"

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana, Folk Music, Swamp Pop, Blues, Oral History,
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Johnnie Allan, Charles Adcock
Recording date: 
Tuesday, June 12, 1990
Coverage Spatial: 
Opelousas, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:37
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
CLS Archive - Room A, Drawer 18, Row 1