Interview with Geno Delafose
00:00:00 - (no audio) Footage of Geno at his ranch riding horses; Horses in the stable;
00:13:22 - Interview starts;
00:14:50 - He started playing rubboard with his dad, John Delafose, when he was 7; Drums at 10, then accordion at 13; They played at Richard's Club, Slim's Y-Ki-Ki, Church Hall in Basile, Church Point, Lake Charles; Houston and Port Arthur; He's been playing for 31 years;
00:15:50 - He wants to play until he can't anymore; He is motivated by his fans; It's a way of life for him; He makes a living from it now; He also works at his ranch and for a lawn service company out of Houston; Also, a substitute bus driver;
00:17:30 - Career highlights; Getting popular around home; At first, he mostly played out of state; Touring; His van had around 212 miles when he bought it and 413,000 miles when he sold it;
00:20:20 - He wouldn't want to live anywhere else; People aren't used to seeing Creole cowboys out of state;
00:22:40 - He works to make a living; He always wanted to bring black and white people together through his music; His first gig at a Cajun club was at Whiskey River playing drums with Balfa Toujours; Soon after, he played there with his own band; Grant Street; Whiskey River opened up other opportunities;
00:26:40 - He is playing what he grew up listening to;
00:27:50 - At first, he worked all the time and didn't make much money; Took a long time to get his name out there;
00:29:20 - His band; They interact with the audience;
00:30:05 - Differences playing in or out of state; People out of state have learned more about music and dancing;
00:31:50 - (interview in French); His grandma did not speak English; Cajun and zydeco music is sung in French;
00:33:00 - His influences are his father, Bois-sec Ardoin and his family, Canray Fontenot, Preston Frank and his family, Clifton Chenier;
00:35:40 - Young musicians; Advice to young musicians; Finish school; A musician's life is hard;
00:39:33 - His nephew plays with them sometimes;
00:40:00 - B roll footage; Talk about licensing;
0043:40 - He talks about his friend Roland Smith who taught him a lot about life;
00:47:40 - Eunice B roll footage; Cajun music hall of fame and museum; Liberty;
