Red Tyler:

00:05 - Born December 5, 1925 in New Orleans; Youngest of 11 children; Only one to play music

01:20 - Drafted in the army January 5, 1945; Discharged in September 1946
-Went to Grunewald school of music because of the G.I. Bill of Rights
-Started playing saxophone; Was trained as a surgical technician

03:20 - Graduated in 1947; Cosimo was not in business yet
04:05 - School courses
05:30 - He was in school with a lot of professionals

06:30 - Joined Dave Bartholomew's band; First recording experience
-They would do a remote radio broadcast at Cosimo's studio; Recorded on old acetate masters

08:00 - He did a lot of session work
-Dave played trumpet, Joe Harris played alto, Mr. Hog/Hall played tenor sax, and he played tenor sax

10:10 - Played baritone with Dr. John's band then switched to tenor sax
10:50 - Rest of the band: Earl was on drums, Frank Fields on bass
-Ernest Mclaine on guitar, can't remember the piano player

12:45 - Dave's first session: "Fat Man"
13:40 - Sessions; They became popular session players

14:35 - 1950s; Dave recorded on a few different labels
-He left the band and started playing with Earl Williams

15:40 - Earl did a few recordings; Sang a lot of ballads and showtunes

16:00 - After Earl, Bumps Blackwell brought in Sam Cooke came and recorded a song Red wrote called "Forever"
-Bumps Blackwell brought in Little Richard; He played on all of his hits

17:30 - He played some sessions with Sam (Dale) Cooke

20:05 - Young kids would hang around the studio
-Dr. John was a guitar player who hung around
-Got put on a session with Paul Gates (?); He did well

23:30 - He was involved with Ace Records; RCA wanted to record some New Orleans music
-Allen Toussaint was hanging around the studio before he got in
-They worked together on some arrangements
-Allen's mom had to sign the contract for him

26:10 - Early sixties AFO period; Backed Barbara George on her hit
-All the sessions musicians decided to make a production company

28:15 - Couldn't maintain the production company
-Recorded a jazz album with Ellis Marsalis and James Black called "Monkey Puzzle"

30:00 - His company recorded "Tell It Like It Is"
-Leo Diamond and George Davis wrote that song

31:50 - Larry asks about the Meters and the Nevilles
-He did some stuff with Art Neville back in the day

32:50 - New Orleans style music started dying out
-Other musicians trying to imitate New Orleans style

35:00 - Playing with Mac

36:00 - He had a day job as a sales representative with a liquor wholesale company for 25 years
-He got that job because he had a wife and kids to support
-He could be picky about his gigs; Bourbon street - The Dream Room

38:00 - Played at the Dewdrop, Joy Tavern (college crowd)
40:15 - Edward Frank and Earl Williams; Edward Frank had a stroke

41:00 - Joy Tavern was in Girt-town on Pine St.
-Xavier University, Southern University; During the 1950s; AFO band took over that gig

42:30 - Played at Mason's - club inside of a motel
-People dress up to go there; Lots of clubs like that before integration

43:45 - Someone was arrested at the Dewdrop;
-Black and white musicians weren't allowed to play or record together back in the day
-Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Bebop all came out of black clubs

45:45 - Escorito used to play piano there
-Still have occasional shows at Dewdrop
-They would sometimes play in white clubs