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.
Big Mama Thornton Interview
“…I would like very much to do spirituals. Because I feel that I got the voice. I feel like I got the power. I just feel...
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Fred and Rose Maddox Interview
We came out here from Alabama on a freight train. We had one suitcase for the whole gang of us. – Fred You really can’t explain...
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Paul Oliver Interview
In this hour long interview British blues historian and author Paul Oliver and Chris Strachwitz discuss the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, blues, American music, culture and...
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K.C. Douglas Interview
K.C. Douglas Interview: (26:44) LISTEN HERE: K.C. Douglas Interviewed By: Chris Strachwitz Date: Location: Oakland, CA Language: English This is an unedited interview originally recorded for research purposes. It...
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Joe Patek Interview
“We don’t do it for money, (or) trying to make a living out of it. We do it for hobby because we love music. I don’t...
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18 Minutes with Big Joe Williams
18 minutes with Joe Lee “Big Joe” Williams, Mary Williams and Marcellus Thomas LISTEN HERE: (18:46) Big Joe Williams Interviewed By: Chris Strachwitz Date: 1960 Location: The home...
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Joe Falcon Interview
In 1928 Joe Falcon went to New Orleans and recorded the first Cajun record. In this 1962 interview with Chris Strachwitz, he talks about making that...
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Sonny Simmons, Barbara Donald, Juma Sultan Interview
“Yeah, they was very musical peoples. In fact on this island, it was a tribal-like thing on the weekends. All the peoples would get together and...
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Hackberry Ramblers (Luderin Darbone, Edwin Duhon & James “Glen” Croker) Interview
“The way we would play, when we started playing over here at Silver Star, we would play maybe about three numbers. Then we would play a...
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Bongo Joe (George Coleman) Interview
“If you can have an influence to cause people to see on a level, you can get yourself out of a situation, and when you get...
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