Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
This searchable database provides information on images, documents, and audio and video recordings, made between 1934 and the present.
Interview with William Patton (cont.);
background and education; KVOL; programming aimed at Cajun audiences; KLFY radio and French programming; more French programming; Floyd Cormier; KLFY television station; problems with FCC; getting licensed; t.v. programming in the early days; minutia of television business and broadcasts; KLFY televisionÕs French programming; changing names; Gunsmoke in French;
Interview with William Patton (cont.)
Gunsmoke in French; French v. English speaking audiences; Cajuns working at the station; creating ÒAcadianaÓ; French programming on other television stations; Cajun character on Combat; Policarp kids program; leads
Interview with Dr. Amos Simpson; Marvin Ducote
Dr. Amos Simpson:role of women; bombing of ROTC building at USL; Cajun hippies; students cheating on tests; growth of ULL and Lafayette in 1960s; Oil CenterMarvin Ducote:speaking French in primary school; bilingual family; military service; culture shock; ÒcoonassÓ; Vietnam protest
Interview with Amos Simpson
arrival at USL; not signing the oath at Berkley; USL desegregation; tolerance in Cajun country; incidences of violence on campus; McCarthyism on campus; hippies; misbehavior in class
Interview with Amos Simpson
Dr. Amos Simpson:role of women; bombing of ROTC building at USL; Cajun hippies; students cheating on tests; growth of ULL and Lafayette in 1960s; Oil CenterMarvin Ducote:speaking French in primary school; bilingual family; military service; culture shock; ÒcoonassÓ; Vietnam protestDUPLICATE OF BE1.085
Interview with Marvin Ducote (cont.); Tom Pears
Marvin Ducote:hippies/protesters; atomic safety; communism lectures; basic training; Lithuanian serviceman; getting a television; French/local programming on t.v.Tom Pears:mother in radio; moving to Texas and back; GI bill; getting a job at KVOL; making connections; furniture salesman (inaudible); the Declouets build KLFY TV
Interview with Tom Pears (cont.)
working at KLFY TV; radio; baseball; broadcast towers/antenna; KPEL; Bill Patton; KVOL set up/live shows; Crossroads Jamboree; nonmusical French programming
Interview with Tom Pears (cont.)
unknown woman:PearsÕ desire to represent area on TVTom Pears:politicking; local programming; the business of television; Jim Olivier; French/English/music programming; plant lady; Floyd Cormier and Jim Olivier; (inaudible)
Interview with Tom Pears (cont.)
Happy Fats; feuds; news programming
Interview with Tom Pears (cont.)
unknown woman:PearsÕ desire to represent area on TVTom Pears:politicking; local programming; the business of television; Jim Olivier; French/English/music programming; plant lady; Floyd Cormier and Jim Olivier; (inaudible) DUPLICATE FILE OF BE1.090
Interview with Tom Pears (cont.)
Happy Fats; feuds; news programmingDUPLICATE FILE OF BE1.091
Interview with Raymond Blanco
USL ROTC bombing; context of the 1960s; people involved in bombing; racial tensions; integration in sports; KKK; Cajun hippies; flag protests; killing the ÒfamilyÓ;
Interview with
flooding; bad roads; speaking French; bomb shelter, targets for bombs; meteor crash in Vermilion Bay; military;
Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet
Cajun revival; two movements; Jimmy Domengeaux; CODOFIL; genteel Acadians; DomengeauxÕs efforts;fighting with the organization; French education; following the civil rights movement;
Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet (cont.)
Jimmy Domengeaux; problems with French education; genteel Acadians and Cajun music; Dewey Balfa changes DomengeauxÕs mind; the Faulk issue; Cajun French; bilingual education
Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet (cont.)
organizing the Cajun music festival; the first festival; getting the public involved in the revival; moving the festival to the park; Festival Acadians
Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet (cont.); and Carl Brassueax
Barry Ancelet:joining the French speaking world; writing system; bias against Cajun French; Lomax; Picard and Clifton try to get Cajun French into LSU; Voorhees; David Marcantel; people and problems; workning for CODOFIL; DomengeauxCarl Brasseaux:Cajuns in the 1960s; race and politics; bussing; Cajuns and FDR; Truman; religious divide; climate of the South; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; CarterÕs administration; populism; Cajuns as socially conservative; David Duke
Interview with Carl Brasseaux (cont.)
Cajuns and FDR; Truman; religious divide; climate of the South; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; CarterÕs administration; populism; Cajuns as socially conservative; David Duke
Interview with Carl Brasseaux (cont.)
Cajun/French relations; images of Cajuns in the media; tourism; culture for sale; CODOFIL and Edwin Edwards; war protests;
Interview with Richard Guidry
CODOFIL; French education; French immersion; language retention; French teachers
Interview with Richard Guidry (cont.)
Louisiana education system; learning a second language; French/ Spanish immersion; building programs; influential persons in immersion movement; Hawaiians;
Interview with Richard Guidry (cont.)
immersion in middle school; monetary allocations; bilingual advantage; FBI; Cajun French; Philippe Gustin
Interview with Richard Guidry (cont.); Johnnie Allan
Richard Guidry:learning Cajun French from parents; eating turtlesJohnnie Allan:Polycarp theme song
Interview with Allen J. Lasseigne
make up of Battalion; Robert Mouton; joining the Battalion; two platoons; training; Pearl Harbor; heritage; Pearl Harbor; Panama; appealing to Cajun pride; ethnicity of members; battalion vs. brigade; Catahoula training; legitimacy of battalion
Interview with T. K. Hulin
birthday; early recordings; Huey Meaux; recording for other labels; T. K.Õs Nightclub; Boure label; Smoke; Charlene Howard; nicknames;
Interview with Warren Perrin
petition to have Queen Elizabeth apologize for Acadian expulsion; England apologizes for other things; three things petition calls for; letter form the IRA; conference; file repeats
Interview with Philippe Gustin
moving to Louisiana to teach French; Belgians; working with CODOFIL; Jimmy Domengeaux; other teachers imported by CODOFIL; Cajun French; controversy; Domengeaux redeems himself; training Louisiana teachers; CODOFILÕs international ties; evaluating the program; immersion programs; success of immersion in Lafayette; statewide goals; older programs to save Cajun French; Raymond Rogers; Rogers/Domengeaux relationship; becomming director of CODOFIL; Claire Heymann; directors;
Interview with Philippe Gustin
being director of CODOFIL; Bertrand; CODOFIL under different directors; stepping down; Arlene Broussard; ÒcoonassÓ; Cajun shame; French presence in Louisiana; future of the Cajuns;
Interview with Edgar Mouton
founding of CODOFIL; McKithen Ôs support; culture catches on; petition/resolution; negative campaigns; conflicting data about resolution; Raymond Rogers; group effort; CODOSPAN; correspondence with McKithen; Beaujolais; money for French education; different strategies; Cajun French dilemma; Jimmy DomengeauxÕs career; postwar Cajun culture
Moondog Matinee - Tall Tom's Radio Show on WESU
Moondog Matinee - Tall Tom's Radio Show on WESU
***Recording date unknown***
-Unknown song;
-"Don't Wave Goodbye" - Gene Faulk
-"Loneliest Man in the World" - Willie Mallory
-"I'm a Country Boy" - Iry Lee Jackson
-"Bye-bye, Little Angel" - Elton Anderson
-Tall Tom - radio banter
-"Highway Zydeco" - "Bon Temps" St. Marie
-"You're No Longer Mine"
-"Lean on Me" - Willie Mallory
-Tall Tom - radio banter
-"My Little Angel" - The Royal Jokers
-"Do the Best You Can"
Moondog Matinee - Tall Tom's Radio Show on WESU
-Unknown Song - Little Junior Parker
-"It's Alright" - Unknown artist
-"I Love You So" - Elton Anderson - Lanor Records recorded at Cosimo's Studio
-"Love Repairman" - Donald Jacob
-"Little Honey" - Marvin and Johnny
-"Hot Hot Lips" - Ralph Prescott
-"House of Love" - Henry Hall and the Bellaires
-"Move on Down the Line" - unknown artist
-Unknown song - Earl Bostick
Moondog Matinee - Tall Tom's Radio Show on WESU
-Tall Tom - Introduction
-"Do You Remember Me" - Jimmy Donley
-"Gee Baby - Heartbeats
-"Blow Wind, Blow" - Frankie Four and the Heartbeats
-Tall Tom - radio banter
-"The Ending of Love" - The Heartbeats
-"Love Letters" - Huey Smith and the Clowns
-"Baby, You're so Fine"
-"Baby Won't You Turn Me On"
Moondog Matinee - Tall Tom's Radio Show on WESU
-"Baby You're So Fine" - Bobby Day and Willie Dixon
-"Every Once In A While" - Huey Smith and the Clowns
-Tall Tom
-"At the Mardi Gras" - Huey Smith and the Clowns
-"Sack Dress" - Lloyd Price
-"I'm Boss"
-"Come on Home" - The Bellaires
-"Baby You Belong to Me" - Huey Smith and the Clowns
-"Driftin' Charlie"; unknown song
-unknown song
Compilation of Rod Bernard Recordings
Correspondence enclosed with cassette dated January 21, 1991 from Shane Bernard to Larry Benicewicz
-00:00 - "Southland" - The Boogie Kings;
-02:15 - "Lost Love" - The Boogies Kings;
-05:00 - "Jambalaya" - Rod Bernard;
-07:00 - "Linda Gail" - Rod Bernard and the Twisters;
-09:13 - "Little Bitty Mama" - Rod Bernard and the Twisters;
-11:45 - "Set Me Free" - Rod Bernard and the Twisters;
-15:04 - "All Night in Jail" - Rod Bernard and the Twisters;
-17:35 - "A-2-fay" - The Shondells;
-19:53 - "Boo-ray" - The Shondells;
-22:35 - "Dear Buddy" - Rod Bernard;
-25:25 - "Just a Little" - Rod Bernard;
-27:45 - "Who Knows" - Rod Bernard;
-30:14 - "Lonely Hearts Club" - Rod Bernard;
-32:38 - "Little Mama" - Rod Bernard;
-35:05 - Cowboy Stew band rehearsal - Lil Buck Senegal on guitar, C.C. Adcock on guitar, Larry Jolivette on bass, Nat Jolivette on drums - "Baby, What you Want Me To Do," "Good Hearted Woman"
Interview with Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard:
-00:00 - Getting started with Mercury records
-01:00 - "This Should Go On Forever" - Floyd Soileau not being able to keep up with orders
-02:00 - Working with Huey Meaux on distribution of "This Should Go on Forever;"
-04:00 - Management contract with Bill Hall, discussion about Bill's various music business endeavors. Hall Records; Mentions of J.P. Richardson "The Big Bopper,"
-08:40 - Recording for Argo Records
-12:00 - Recording with Johnny and Edgar Winters
-14:40 - Beginning work at KVOL
-16:40 - Cutting "Colinda" for Bill Hall - discussing the successes of the record
-18:30 - Discussing the title "Swamp Pop" - John Broven
-19:15 - The Shondells with Skip Steward and Warren Storm, Carol Rachou, La Louisianne Records
-20:50 - Jimmy Donley
-23:15 - Discussion about drug abuse, burnout and retiring from performing
-25:00 - Discussing his tenures with KVOL and KLFY
-27:00 - "Boogie in Black and White" - album that Rod made with Clifton Chenier; Discussing Clifton's music and style
-30:00 - Returning to part-time public performances and potentially recording again
-37:00 - Awards - One award at Acadian Village, One award from the Times of Acadiana
-39:20 - Arbee Record Lable - Label that Carol Rachou and Rod made together
-42:45 - Going into treatment for substance abuse
-44:00 - Discussing his job at the station
Interview wth Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard:
-00:00 - Background information
-00:50 - Early musical influences, First guitar paid for by picking and shelling pecans
-02:30 - Playing on an amateur radio show - Sponsored by Red Bird Sweet Potatoes
-04:25 - Upgraded to a Harmony brand guitar
-05:40 - Musicians getting their starts very early in life
-05:30 - Playing with the Twisters - Mike Genovese, "This Should Go On Forever"
-07:45 - Bobby Charles influence on Rob
-09:30 - Working at KSLO after school in high school
-11:40 - Guitar Gable and Bernard Jolievette "King Karl" - Recording "This Should Go On Forever" for Excello
-14:30 - Recording "This Should Go On Forever" - released on Jin
-15:30 - J.D. Miller recording songs and sending them to Excello to release what they felt would sell well
-18:50 - Cashbox and Billboard reviews of "This Should Go On Forever"
-19:45 - Chess Records, promotion of the record
-24:45 - Bill Hall - Managing Rod
-27:45 - Recording in Nashville - Cliff Parmon, Boots Randolph, The Jordanairs, Grady Martin
-29:40 - Cutting "Colinda" at Bill Hall's studio, Sold 40,000-50,000 copies
-30:45 - Jack Clement - producer and engineer - adding a rock 'n roll feel to Cajun songs
-31:35 - "Fais do-do"
-32:45 - Rod didn't want to cut "Colinda" - a lady across the street from the studio helped him with the French words
-33:50 - Kids being punished for speaking French at school. Rod never learned French when he was young, popularity of Cajun music over the years
-36:50 - Never wanted to play music for a living
-38:00 - Working at KLFY - Writing and producing tv commercials
-41:08 - Rod's "comeback;" Making a Country "flavored" album
-42:40 - "Sometimes I Talk in my Sleep"
Interview with Floyd Soileau
Floyd Soileau:
-01:45 - Changes in the recording industry
-02:10 - Floyd's relation to Leo Soileau
-02:30 - Speaking about the town of Ville Platte
-03:45 - How Floyd got involved in recording - started out as a disc jockey with KVPI, opening a record store
-04:30 - Cajun records got Floyd into making recordings (1957); First recording was made at a house party
-05:20 - First Swamp Pop recordings - Boogie Kings, Rod Bernard and the Twisters, Tommy McLain
-06:55 - Rockin' Sidney - sent to Floyd from Eddie Shuler
-08:00 - Early label - VeePee, Forming Swallow, Jin, Maison de Soul
-11:30 - Dave Allen - releasing his album
-14:20 - Johnny Winters, Sessions he was involved in at Bill Hall's studio
-17:00 - artists breaking contracts
-18:45 - Dego Rutledge - Bobby Charles recording for him
-20:40 - Jivin' Gene
-22:00 - Floyd's recording studio - Mono and 2 track tape
-25:00 - Donnie Jacobs, Jerry Devillier "Booksack" playing harmonica on the record
-29:30 - Lil Bob and the Lollipops
-34:30 - Rod Bernard
-38:40 - Johnnie Allan
-44:30 - Flat Town Music
Interview with Eddie Shuler
Eddie Shuler:
-01:00 - Talking about his new 24 track console
-01:15 - Love Bug Pellerin
-04:10 - Background information
-07:00 - Managing a record store in Lake Charles
-08:30 - Joining the Hackberry Ramblers as a singer
-11:00 - Chicken wire between musicians and spectators at clubs
-14:00 - Mothers chaperoning daughters at dances
-16:25 - Singing in French but not being able to speak it
-17:00 - Early versions of the Hackberry Ramblers - Edwin Duhon, Luderin Darbonne, Cheek? Widcamp, ?? Gentry, Johnny Fab
-19:00 - Ramblers on KPLC radio, Producing advertisements
-24:00 - Leaving the Ramblers, moving to Houston and trying to start a new band
-25:45 - Moving back to Lake Charles, forming the Reveliers
-26:30 - Forming Goldband Records
-28:15 - Meeting Iry Lejeune - First time Eddie had seen an accordion
-29:25 - Eddie reprimanded for putting Iry on the radio
-31:40 - Producing Iry Lejeune's records - 24 78 rpm records; Reissuing Iry's recordings
-34:45 - Pressing plants Eddie used
-38:00 - Recording process before the studio was built
-40:30 - Boozoo Chavis, Sidney Brown
-42:00 - Zydeco music
-43:00 - Hiring Classie Ballou to play with Boozoo, Discussion about Boozoo's recording sessions
-46:35 - Folkstar Record Label
Interview with Eddie Shuler
Eddie Shuler:
-00:00 - Starting the Folkstar label
-01:00 - How he was separating artists between Goldband and Folkstart labels
-01:40 - Starting Goldband Records
-02:55 - Cookie and the Cupcakes
-04:55 - Phil Philips - "Sea of Love"
-05:45 - George Khoury - Publishing company that George and Eddie started but never used
-06:30 - Publishing companies - Eddie's first publishing company - K-Mar; Fort Knox Publishing, TEK Publishing
-09:45 - Rockabilly Music
-12:15 - Katie Webster - discussing her early session work with Barbara Lynn
-15:00 - Rockin' Sydney - Eddie cut 156 sides with him through the 60's, Sydney changing to playing the accordion
-17:00 - Eddie expanding his studio to 16 track capability
-18:55 - "Juke Boy" Bonner - Hitch hiking to Lake Charles from California "I Can't Hardly Keep From Crying"
-19:40 - Jimmy Wilson
-22:20 - Hop Wilson - Rhythm and Blues played on lapsteel guitar
-24:10 - Guitar Jr. - "Family Rules"
-27:00 - Why many artists were gravitating to recording for Eddie over others
-28:00 - Bill Parker, Miss Peggy, Ole Yvonne
-30:25 - Don Pierce
-40:00 - Respect that Eddie has built - talking about his legacy, Wayne Shuler
-43:50 - Missing out on recordings because he was out of town. Rod Bernard - "This Should Go On Forever" and J.P. Richardson "Chantilly Lace"
Sea of Love
Interview with Eddie and Wayne Shuler
Eddie and Wayne Shuler:
-00:00 - Eddie makes statement to Wayne Shuler - naming Wayne as successor to Goldband / TEK companies
-01:30 - Eddie talking about not wanting to work for other people
-02:55 - Eddie's thoughts on how to be successful in the record business - approaching big companies; finding artists; leasing songs
-08:50 - Zydeco music
-10:00 - Speaking about the longevity of any given artist
-13:25 - Conversation between Eddie and Wayne - Wayne discussing his vision for Goldband's future
-16:30 - Record collectors
-17:15 - Goldband being known for Cajun and Zydeco genres
-18:50 - Finding the right song for a particular artist
-19:05 - Goldband Blues releases - market for Blues genre
-20:30 - Record labels overextending themselves and going into debt
-23:30 - Market for Country music - tough market to break into
-26:30 - Herman G., Rockin' Sidney
-29:30 - Management business, working with other labels and distributors;
-34:20 - Hackberry Ramblers - prestige for the label - Issues with Luderin Darbonne not wanting to work with Goldband
-38:50 - Finding a select group of artists to work with and push
-43:00 - Existing catalogue; selling lesser-known artists