Interview with Rockin Sidney by Michael Tisserand Part 3

Accession No.: 
TI1-142

0:00 Tisserand and Sidney are in Sidney's warehouse digging through all of the records, memorabilia and merchandise that Sidney has stored. He mentions the agency he ran, Dance and Showband Attractions, and his former agent,, Huey Meaux, with whom he was with for one year. Sidney says Huey Meax got into some trouble and is in jail now, possibly in Houston.
8:35 Sidney find the tape of the show from October 30th at The Summit in Houston for the First Annual Texas and Louisiana Blues and Zydeco Festival with Z.Z. Hill, Clifton Chenier, Lil Milton, Buckwheat, John Delafose. Sidney was billed last. He says the man who booked the show was Richard's brother-in-law.
12:30 Sidney digs through his old costumes he wore on stage. He made them himself. He's got mannequins he got from Wal-Mart to dress up as zydeco musicians for Festival City, the entertainment complex he is planning.
20:40 Sidney is the first Zydeco musician to have his own studio. He says he's the first and only Zydeco musician to make a Christmas record. He says he likes to be the first to do what people aren't doing. He likes to consider himself 20 years ahead. He talks about artists being labeled by their genres.
30:00 Sidney says his biggest goal is to help other people like the old man in New Orleans helped him. He can't remember the man's name but said that the old man is the one who started him recording. He said he made trips to New Orleans to learn from him. He remembers the man played shows with his wife and he told Sidney that he shouldn't want to be a musician but instead should be an entertainer--a star.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Michael Tisserand Collection
Subject: 
Zydeco Cajun Creole Oral History
Creator: 
Michael Tisserand
Informants: 
Michael Tisserand
Recording date: 
Wednesday, February 21, 1996
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Charles
Publisher: 
Michael Tisserand
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:57
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Original Format: 
cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore-- Drawer 72