Interview with Roy Perkins (cont.) and Carol Rachou

Accession No.: 
BE1-033

Interview with Roy Perkins (cont.):
00:20 - "You are on my Mind;" - Recorded at Channel 2 TV Studio in New Orleans, Mel Mallory;
01:00 - "Jack the Cat" - Disc Jockey in New Orleans was shocked that Roy was white when they met;
03:50 - Jazz at the Music Mart;
05:30 - Bobby Page and the Riff Raffs, ;
08:00 - "Hearts of Stone;"
10:00 - Their version of "Jolie Blonde" on Teardrop;
13:20 - Family history - His mother was Acadian and Irish;
16:00 - Collecting records
18:15 - "Here I Am"/"You're Gone;" Backed up by a band called The Spiders - recorded in New Orleans;
20:20 - Recording at Cosimo Matassa's studio;
23:00 - Louis Jordan "Saturday Night Fish Fry;"
24:00 - Recording for Ram Records;
26:30 - Songs recorded for Carol Rachou;
28:05 - Session work for J. D. Miller - Warren Storm "Prisoner Song," Skip Stewart;
30:30 - Oilfield work in the middle east;
31:55 - Recording for Huey Meaux;
32:30 - Joining The Swing Kings - played piano and bass for them; Discussion about the Boogie Kings split;
34:35 - Boogie Kings - "Southland;"
36:20 - He always had a day job, was only a weekend muscian - worked in drafting;
37:30 - Working in the oil field; Talks about a platform explosion;
41:30 - Nickname - The Boogie Boy;
41:40 - Mercury records, Eddie Shular, Goldband Studio;
45:45 - Shelby Singelton;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana, Folk Music, Swamp Pop, Rock 'n Roll, Recording Industry; Oilfield
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Thursday, October 24, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, La
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:30
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