Interview with Ambrose Thibodeaux
Tape print-through is audible for the first few minutes;
Tape print-through is audible for the first few minutes;
There is some audible tape print through for first several minutes
00:17 - Introduction - Ambrose says he was born and raised in Acadia Parish near Eunice;
01:50 - Started playing at 15 years old. Says that he was 72 years old at the time of the interview. Learned to play by ear;
02:38 - His father was a fiddle and accordion player; Ambrose tells a story about not knowing that his dad played the accordion until he decided to buy his first one at 15;
No exact date given - Tape was recorded sometime in 1975;
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00:00:00 - Intro;
00:00:45 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:04:00 - Ma 'tite filles est gone;
00:07:53 - Unknown;
00:11:45 - Rock On;
00:15:06 - Big River;
00:20:27 - Who Stole My Monkey;
00:23:53 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:29:40 - Bons temps rouler;
0:05 - Background, timeline managing La Poussière
1:45 - Clientele trends
3:03 - Naming musicians who have performed there **
3:36 - Carol and Gab Menard
5:48- Jolly Boy members
6:09 - Carol Menard & Walter Mouton Schedules
6:30 - Carol quitting / giving up
6:50 - Crowds / Communities / Families (Then vs. Now)
8:40 - Reason for Walter's larger crowd
9:50 - When Carol left the Jolly Boys
10:29 - "Pete" Maurice Perez / Kaiser Perez
11:20 - Playing with Jackie Callais / Transplanted from Texas
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Zachary Richard - Vocals and Accordion
Leon Medica - Bass
Dudley "Cruz" Frugé - Drums
Craig Légé - Keyboards
Tommy Shreve - Guitar
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Zachary Richard - Vocals and Accordion
Oran Guidry - Bass
Dudley "Cruz" Frugé - Drums
Craig Légé - Keyboards
Tommy Shreve - Guitar
Collection Currently Inaccessible - Contact CLS
Zachary Richard - Accordion and Vocals
Oran Guidry - Bass
Dudley "Cruz" Frugé - Drums
Craig Légé - Keyboards
Tommy Shreve - Guitar
00:18 - What got him started playing Zydeco Music
02:38 - His style of music
05:09 - Personal Affiliation with the Offshore Lounge, along with Chubby & Roy Carrier
06:08 - What the Zydeco Tradition means to him
10:15 - Inspiration from Amede Ardoin and Iry Lejuene
10:58 - Iry and Amede are the foundation of accordion playing
13:03 - The Difficulties of Playing Traditional Accordion music
16:25 - The Belair-Fontenot Plantation
17:15 - Keeping his Family’s Tradition Going and the Public’s Response

Plan of the River of Annapolis, Royal in Nova Scotia, map reprint, 1757
