Shane Bernard Interviews Lee Lavergne

Accession No.: 
BE1-001

00:30 - Interest in music - plays guitar, steel guitar, has not appeared on any of the albums he produced and only occasionally plays live shows;
01:20 - Explains how he became interested in the production side of the music business after returning from serving in Korea;
02:05 - The change in popularity of Country Music, Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm and Blues;
03:45 - Establishment of Lanor Records;
04:25 - First recording with Shirley Bergeron;
06:00 - Use of various music studios (Crowley, Goldband, Cosimo's, Huey Meaux's studio in Houson, Muscle Shoals, etc from 1960-1965;
07:10 - Elton and the Eltadores;
07:50 - Recording with Bill Matte - "Parle Vous Francais" - Did well on Rock 'n Roll stations around the state;
10:48 - Duke Stevens and Sputnik;
12:00 - Discussing Elton and the Eltadores, found Charles Mann through that band;
13:54 - Defining Swamp Pop - "Country with a Rock beat";
15:30 - Cosimo Matassa - says how impressed he was by Cosimo's engineering skills and the sound of the studio;
17:00 - Recorded Elton Anderson, King Carl, used Dr. John (Mac Rebbenack) on some sessions at Cosimo's studio;
17:50 - Charles Mann - discussing the stage name, was Charles Domingue. Complication of artists having Cajun names;
20:30 - Music and Dating;
23:00 - Talking about Jimmy C. Newman, Benny Graeff, Kris Kristofferson;
24:45 - Charles Mann - Lee says the first record that Charles recorded for him wasn't good. Says the band wasn't good and Charles wasn't comfortable singing at that point;
29:00 - Talking about how big record labels influence artists - They didn't know how to handle regional music styles and typically over-produce them;
30:30 - Discussing the future of Swamp Pop

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Swamp Pop; Recording Industry; Record Labels, South Louisiana Music
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Lee Lavergne, Lanor Records
Recording date: 
Wednesday, January 30, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Church Point, LA
Publisher: 
Shane Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
37.59
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Returned to donor