Interview with Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Accession No.: 
BE2-048

Clarence "Frogman" Henry:

-00:50 - Glory days of New Orleans Music, British Invasion
-01:30 - Bob Astor - Connections to the Beatles (touring with them in 1964)
-02:45 - Herb Holiday - DJ in New Orleans
-04:25 - dad's musical talent - played guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano
-04:55 - Sister took piano lessons, Clarence continued lessons when she quit
-08:10 - "Nothing Sweet as You"
-09:00 - Talking about early gigs
-11:30 - "Ain't Got No Home"
-13:20 - Leonard Chess, Bobby Charles
-14:50 - Poppa Stoppa Breaking "Ain't Got No Home"
-15:20 - Cosimo Matassa
-17:00 - Touring - clubs in other states, used house bands
-19:20 - breaking Fats record - Apollo Theatre
-22:00 - recording with Allan Toussaint
-22:30 - Joe Barry - "I'm a Fool To Care"
-23:30 - Recording a Bobby Charles tune
-27:00 - Dick Clark tour; Party with The Rolling Stones
-27:30 - Nationwide tour with the Beatles - 18 cities
-30:15 - Parrot Records
-33:30 - Playing on Bourbon Street 3 or 4 sets/night from 1959-1980
-39:50 - Huey Meaux; Bear Family
-42:00 - World Tours - England, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand
-43:30 - Not currently under contract with any labels, supports himself with music
-44:00 - gigging, talking about his current band mates

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Benicewicz, Larry
Subject: 
Louisiana, Music, Rhythm and Blues
Creator: 
Larry Benicewicz
Informants: 
Frogman Henry
Publisher: 
Larry Benicewicz
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
47:22
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