Interview of Terrance Simien and Dickie Landry by Ben Sandmel
Recorded circa 1990
Ben Sandmel with Terrance Simien and Dickie Landry:
00:30 - Cuts on the movie "Big Easy"
00:45 - How he finally settled on his most recent record deal
02:00 - How touring has helped the band
02:50 - Members of the band - Mark Semar, Russel Dorian, Troy Gaspard, John Esprit
08:30 - Songs on the record
11:40 - Comments on songs the band has done
14:45 - Influences of Reggae music
19:40 - How being in the "Big Easy" helped the band - Friendship with Dennis Quaid
20:50 - Meeting the Neville Brothers
24:00 - Zydeco music - distinctive sound
25:10 - Working on learning to speak French
30:00 - Singing harmony on the records
30:20 - Rockin' Sidney - "Don't Mess With My Toot Toot"
30:50 - Missing playing music locally at clubs like Slim's and Richard's
35:00 - Dickie Landry describing his recent work and musical style
35:15 - Wrote music for a Mass
(Recordings of Mass can be found in Dickie Landry Audio Collection at ACCF)
36:25 - Dickie's prior production work - Philip Glass
37:00 - Thoughts on finishing up with Terrence's album
39:00 - Record labels and contracts
