Interview with Willis Prudhomme

Accession No.: 
BE2-057

Willis Prudhomme:

-00:15 - Background information; Born in Kinder, LA, September 22, 1931
-00:50 - Father was a sharecropper, he helped on the farm growing up
-01:30 - Farmed for himself for many years - soybeans and rice
-02:15 - His older brother (played bass with John Delafose) got him into playing music
-03:30 - Started playing diatonic accordion around 1970
-04:30 - Inspired by and learned a lot from Nathan Abshire. Used to watch him play in Basile
-05:45 - Time he spent with Nathan Abshire, talks about his house in the junkyard
-07:00 - Talks about Nathan's accordion - he wanted to buy it after Nathan passed away, but somebody beat him to it
-09:20 - Talking about his recording experiences - Maison de Soul, Lanor, Rounder
-12:15 - Singles on Lanor, recording with J.D. Miller
-14:30 - Band members - Cornelius Guidry, Lee Andreas Thomas
-16:00 - Casinos affecting crowds for bands

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Benicewicz, Larry
Subject: 
South Louisiana, French, Creole, Zydeco, Music
Creator: 
Larry Benicewicz
Informants: 
Willis Prudhomme
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
27:26
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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