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Nathan Williams Interview

I met Nathan at his neat, huge house in Lafayette where he also keeps his recording studio. Nathan was walking in in his working clothes carrying a sack of okra and asked me to please wait while he got ready for the interview. His wife got to work cutting and cooking the okra and Nathan and I went out to his gorgeous immaculate studio full of memorabilia from his highly successful musical career. During the interview Nathan played music and said prayers. He is a very gentle spiritual person and a great songwriter.

– Ann Savoy

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Interviewee: Nathan Williams
Interviewer: Ann Savoy
Date: July 12, 1989
Location: Cha Cha Studios, Eunice, LA
Language: English

This is an interview originally recorded for research purposes. It is presented here in its raw state, unedited except to remove some irrelevant sections and blank spaces. All rights to the interview are reserved by the Arhoolie Foundation. Please do not use anything from this website without permission. info@arhoolie.org

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