Interview with Sam Montalbano (cont.) and Grace Broussard

Accession No.: 
BE1-030

Interview with Sam Montalbano (cont.):

00:10 - 1968 - Selling his recording studio
03:15 - Montel Studio became Deep South Studio, only sold physical equipment, not the masters;
04:30 - Floyd Soileau had distribution rights to The Boogie Kings;
05:30 - Johnny Vincent - ACE Records, Cosimo Matassa;
07:45 - Boogie Kings split and lawsuit - mainly worked with Ned Theall's version of the band;
13:44 - Sam spent three years at USL from 1956-1958
14:55 - Sam speaks about Rod Bernard's importance to the LA music scene;

17:30 - Interview with Grace Broussard;
17:45 - Personal history - born in 1939 in Prairieville, LA;
18:15 - Musical family members - brothers and sister both sing, her grandfather played fiddle;
19:45 - Started singing professionally at 16 - Van and Grace;
20:30 - Musical influences - Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Irma Thomas;
22:50 - First recording of "I'm Leaving it up to You" with Jay Chevalier
23:30 - Getting started performing with Dale Houston;
26:20 - "Leavin' it all up to You" becoming a hit - Performing on the Dick Clark Tour;
27:50 - Backing group - Junior Hebert on bass, Kenny Gill on Guitar, Dale Houston on piano, she says she can't remember everyone;
29:35 - Grace says that her and Dale never got along well. He didn't show up for a performance in New York and she had to perform herself;
31:50 - Shane asks who wrote "Stop and Think it Over" - Jay Graffanino or Jay Randall;
33:50 - Broven's term "Swamp Pop." Grace said they used to call the genre Bayou Boogie;
36:15 - Zydeco music
39:00 - Van Broussard tour with Carl Perkins;
39:55 - Awards - Gold Record, Louisiana Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award;
42:40 - Floyd Soileau releasing Van and Grace's songs on a compilation CD; Royalties issues;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana, Folk Music, Swamp Pop, Recording Industry
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, La
Publisher: 
Shane Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:34
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 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