Interview with Donnie Jennings
Donnie Jennings:
-00:20 - Background information - Born and raised in Opelousas
-00:35 - musical influences - His brother, Terry Jennings. Started learning to play drums at age 5
-01:30 - Parents and other siblings also played music - would all play songs together
-02:20 - Instruments played in school - trombone and drums
-03:00 - First band with other kids, age 8, making money playing gigs
-04:30 - Early band names - The Young Revolution, Toast to Freedom
-05:30 - Going door to door and playing songs for neighbors
-08:00 - Starting to play guitar
-09:50 - Playing 6 nights per week, quitting high school
-10:40 - Making a living playing music
-11:50 - Hacienda Lounge - Carencro
-13:00 - Going to Nashville - recording his first 45 for Indigo Records. Hargus "Pig" Robin
-15:00 - Bad record deals
-17:00 - Playing keyboards with a Christian rock band "Wisdom" on tour
-18:50 - Playing bass with Terrence Simeon - Blue Bayou Movie
-21:20 - Left Terrence's band, wanted to play more guitar
-22:00 - Forming a new band - Donnie Jennings and Louisiana's Blues at Eleven
-23:00 - Touring with Chubby Carrier
-24:50 - Sherman Robinson, Joe Murphy
