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Duane Yates and the Capris 1965, Frank Miller, Dick White, Duane Yates, Ronnie Sellers, Steve "Buzzard" Hammock, Ronnie Cox, Butch Davis, Dalton Colomb, Robert "Doc" Vernon

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Duane Yates and the Capris, ca. 1965, L-R: (front row) Frank Miller, Dick White, Duane Yates, Ronnie Sellers, Steve "Buzzard" Hammock, (back row) Ronnie Cox, Butch Davis, Dalton Colomb, Robert "Doc" Vernon

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Interview by Ben Sandmel with Snooks Eaglin

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Ben Sandmel with Snooks Eaglin:

01:00 - Companies he's recorded with
01:45 - The change he sees in the public and the type of music they like
02:00 - Recording for Harry Oster (Folkways Records) - his opinions on these early recordings
03:00 - Playing radio shows and high school dances
03:30 - Born in New Orleans

04:00 - His father was an harmonica player and used to jam with his father in the evenings
-Recording on family's acetate and tape recorders

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Hackberry Ramblers on NPR's Fresh Air

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Hackberry Ramblers:

00:00 - Intro and band info
00:55 - Hackberry Ramblers 1936 recording of Jolie Blonde
02:10 - Luderin talking about how the band got started
03:25 - Ben talking about joining the band
04:20 - Incorporating Western Swing/Hillbilly Music into Cajun music
04:35 - Playing in dance halls without electricity and ways they figured out how to power the amplifier
08:15 - Luderin learned to speak French as a child but was told to speak English when he went to school
09:10 - 1930's recording of Eh la bas

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