Interview with Floyd Soileau (Part 2)

Accession No.: 
BR2-021-2

Floyd Soileau:

00:00 - Huey Meaux - Rambling Aces
00:40 - Jivin' Gene recording and releasing a record with Floyd
03:40 - Clint West and The Veltones, Otis Smith, Al Chase, Glen Wells
05:00 - Johnnie Allan
06:25 - Vin Bruce recording on Swallow
06:50 - Joe Barry going to Smash Records "I'm ma Fool to Care"
11:20 - Barbara Lynn recording with Huey Meaux
15:30 - Tommy McLain recording "Sweet Dreams" and "I Need You So;" Floyd's only gold record
22:10 - Cajun Music Sales
22:50 - The Balfa Brothers - The Drunkard's Waltz
24:30 - Floyd trying to keep people interested in Cajun Music; Old musicians being rediscovered
27:00 - Marion Marcotte
28:00 - Recording Cajun Comedy, Bud Fletcher on La Louisiane
29:35 - The Cajun Twist
30:00 - Nathan Abshire switching from J.D. Miller to Floyd

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; Swamp Pop, Cajun, Record Label
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Coverage Spatial: 
Ville Platte, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:45
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor