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.
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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Staple Singers Interview
“…he wanted us to sing blues. He said, Mavis can make a lot of money if we sang blues. I didn’t want to sing blues.”...
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J.E. Mainer Interview
“My daddy played a five-string banjo. He picked a little bit and he learnt me a few songs. I ain’t going to tell you what the...
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Howlin’ Wolf Interview
(talking about Jimmie Rodgers – father of country music) “Yeah that was my friend……Yeah. He’d sit down and yodel to me and then I’d get out...
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Flaco Jiménez Interview
“Naturally now you can’t stick just with polka and redova and schottisches. You have to play what’s going on in the world. Starting with polka, and...
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Chuck Berry and the 1965 Blues Festival
There are a lot of poster covered walls at the Arhoolie Foundation’s offices. These posters were collected by Arhoolie Foundation’s president Chris Strachwitz over the past...
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Armando Marroquín Interview
“Pos yo creo que se fue la mitad de Texas para California…Yo creo que es como el que es alcoholico–la acordeon entra como una epidemia.”...
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Luis Acosta Interview
Luis Acosta Interview (43:00) LISTEN HERE: Luis Acosta Interviewed by Chris Strachwitz Date: May 19, 1974 Location: San Antonio, Texas Language: English This is an unedited interview...
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