Interview with Elvin Soileau (cont.); Floyd Soileau; Homer J. "Kirk" Leblanc Jr. (RESTRICTED)

Accession No.: 
BE1-068

Interview with Elvin Soileau:
00:30 - prairie grass;
01:00 - Native Americans living in the area;

Interview with Floyd Soileau:
04:00 - Cajun music in the 1950s, Floyd's reasons for entering the business and focusing on French music;
05:50 - Eugene Manuel, a jukebox operator, needed records. He brought a tape of the "Manuel Bar Waltz" to Floyd to press;
07:10 - Lawrence Walker, Aldus Roger Austin Pitre, Adam Hebert approached Floyd about recording;
10:00 - Talking about how he started producing. As his catalog grew, the store started doing really well;
12:30 - Reach of his record distribution
12:40 - Vin Bruce, popularity of the accordion down in Terrebonne;
14:40 - "La valse de ma chèrie" was used on a Charles Bronson movie;
16:00 - Media licensing - ""Big Easy;"
17:00 - Keeping French alive in music;
18:30 - New French sounds;
21:00 - Discussing Cajun culture becoming popular;
21:40 - Contracts, artists letters, and royalty statements;

RESTRICTED INTERVIEW
Interview with Homer J. LeBlanc

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
French Language; Armed Services; Cajun Music
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Allen Simon; Elmo Authement
Recording date: 
Monday, September 29, 1997
Coverage Spatial: 
Ville Platte, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:49
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, February 1, 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