ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Audio Interviews
Audio interviews by Chris Strachwitz during his research into the music he was recording for his label Arhoolie Records as well as for his radio programs on KPFA-FM (Berkeley, CA) in the 1960’s through 1980’s, and by Dr. Manuel Peña during his research for his several books on Mexican American music.
Martín Echeverría (Los Hermanos Chavarría) Interview
Martín & Alphonso Echeverría Los Hermanos Chavarríaphoto by Chris Strachwitz © Arhoolie Foundation share: Along with Rocha & Martinez, Martin and Alphonso Echeverría, Los Hermanos Chavarría,...
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Chris Strachwitz talks about Fred McDowell
Transcript: Chris Strachwitz: Well, I first met Fred McDowell’s music orally on a fantastic Atlantic LP that was done by Alan Lomax, I think the previous...
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Octa Clark Interview
(41:49) LISTEN HERE: Octa Clark Interview Interviewed by: Chris Strachwitz and Michael Doucet Location: Louisiana Date: May 19, 1981 Language: English This is an unedited interview...
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Piano Red (Willie Lee Perryman) Interview
This is an unedited interview originally recorded for research purposes. It is presented here in its raw state, unedited except to remove some irrelevant sections and...
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Santiago Jiménez, Sr. Interview
(45:09) LISTEN HERE: Santiago Jiménez Sr. Interview Interviewed by: Chris Strachwitz Location: Texas Date: unkown Language: English This is an unedited interview originally recorded for research...
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Nathan Beauregard Interview
(10:57) LISTEN HERE: Nathan Beauregard Interview Second voice in interview is nephew Marrin Reeves. Interviewed by: Chris Strachwitz Location: Memphis, TN Date: June 1969 Language: English This...
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John Delafose Interview
(12:03) LISTEN HERE: John Delafose Interview Interviewed by: Chris Strachwitz Location: Eunice, LA Date: May 1, 1980 Language: English This is an unedited interview originally recorded...
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William “Smiley” Winters Interview
This is an unedited interview originally recorded for research purposes. It is presented here in its raw state, unedited except to remove some irrelevant sections and...
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Joe Pullum Interview
(32:14) LISTEN HERE: Joe Pullum Interviewed by: Chris Strachwitz Location: Los Angeles, Ca Date: August 31,1961 Language: English Blues singer Joe Pullum talks with Chris Strachwitz about...
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Canray Fontenot Interview
Canray Fontenot Interview “…We played for white people…I still think about that…You go play dances, you could get in the front, or anywhere. The next day...
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