Interview with Johnnie Allan

Accession No.: 
BE2-043

Johnnie Allan:

-00:15 - Popularity of Swamp Pop in Europe
-02:30 - Background information - Falcon and Guillot; Joe Falcon's dad came directly from Spain and learned how to speak French
-05:30 - Walter Mouton and the Scott Playboys - played with them when he was 13 in 1951
-05:50 - Rodney Miller's son, Timmy, plays sax with Johnnie
-06:45 - Played rhythm guitar, switched to drums, then to steel guitar when playing with Walter
-09:00 - State of South LA music business in the 70s
-10:50 - Putting together the "Memories" book - meeting old musician acquaintances
-14:50 - Jimmy Donley
-16:25 - Playing drums and steel guitar with Lawrence Walker - sang 5 or 6 songs a night
-16:50 - Rock 'n Roll influences - Fats Domino and Elvis Presley
-20:15 - Parting ways with Lawrence and starting to play rock 'n roll music - Krazy Kats with U.J. Meaux, Al Foreman
-22:10 - Al Foreman working as a session musician
-22:30 - Beuhl Hoffpauer's death
-24:30 - Writing of "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights;" Recording with Floyd Soileau for Flat Town
-24:50 - Rhythm Kings
-28:00 - recording and record sales; Bill Hall, signing over writers credits for songs
-30:30 - "Dego" Rutledge - Viking Label - songs were never registered and Johnnie never received royalties; collecting on songs
-35:50 - Switching to Jin
-39:00 - Johnnie's musical roots, defining swamp pop

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Benicewicz, Larry
Subject: 
South Louisiana, Music, Swamp Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Cajun, French
Creator: 
Larry Benicewicz
Informants: 
Johnnie Allan
Recording date: 
Wednesday, July 6, 1988
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Larry Benicewicz
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
44:07
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor