Interview with Johnny Vincent

Accession No.: 
BE2-053

Johnny Vincent:

-00:10 - background information - Born on 10/3/1925 in Laurel, Mississippi
-01:10 - Got his start in the jukebox business
-01:50 - Went work for a regional record distributor in New Orleans - William B. Allen Supply (late 40s)
-03:40 - Buying a jukebox business and then started taking over small labels
-06:30 - Griffin Distributing
-07:55 - Types of records he was selling for Allen Supply
-09:30 - Popularity of jukeboxes at black locations
-12:00 - Talking about going on the road when distributing records, seeing live shows and starting to sign musicians to record
-14:35 - Artists signed - Frankie Lee Sims, Guitar Slim, John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke
-15:45 - Being let go from Specialty Records and starting Ace
-18:00 - Producing Lloyd Price
-20:50 - Talking about signing Guitar Slim
-23:35 - Started Ace around 1953 - Eddie Bo recorded at Cosimo's on Rampart
-26:00 - Sonny Boy Williams, Earl King, Huey Smith, Frankie Lee Sims
-29:10 - Rex Records - Cosimo Matassa - Mickey Gilley, Dr. John were on Rex
-31:55 - Jimmy Clanton
-33:50 - Regrouping after having money issues
-35:10 - British Invasion - effects on New Orleans music
-36:40 - Frankie Ford - "Cheatin' Woman"
-38:50 - Let go from VeeJay Records
-41:00 - Memphis Records; Talking about his building that was once the headquarters for Ace
-45:45 - Lost all of his masters
-45:00 - Cliff Thomas

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Benicewicz, Larry
Subject: 
South Louisiana, Music, New Orleans, Record Business, Rhythm and Blues, Soul
Creator: 
Larry Benicewicz
Informants: 
Johnny Vincent
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
48:04
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Center for Louisiana Studies