00:35 Allison Miner opens the presentation. 02:12 Sunpie introduces rub-board and trumpet musician Eric Lucero. 02:27 Allison and Sunpie talk about when they met, his moving to New Orleans, his family, his youth in Arkansas, and his involvement in the National Park Service. He mentions musician Larry Davis, known for his blues recording, “Texas Flood”. 04:34 Allison and Sunpie discuss his athletic career. 05:26 Sunpie talks about his earliest experiences playing music. 05:49 Allison tells a story about Sunpie that includes music and canoe trips in the Baritaria Preserve. Sunpie and she discuss this further. 07:56 Sunpie talks about his work with the national park service. 08:44 Sunpie discusses his initial experiences as a musician in New Orleans. Harmonica, singing, and sitting in with bands to learn, accordion, zydeco, Creole and Cajun French are mentioned. 10:34 Allison gives her perceptions of Sunpie’s development in New Orleans. 11:10 Sunpie talks about his acting career and tells a story (mentioning dreams and Werlein’s Music Store) of how acting led to his becoming an accordion player. 12:45 Sunpie talks about his getting acting and music work, agents, the business 13:31 Sunpie talks about his accordion influences and mentors, mentioning Clayton Sampy, piano accordion, Sampy’s mentor Clifton Chenier, button accordion. 14:57 Sunpie talks about the type of accordion he is about to play, and shows some of its sounds. 15:32 Demonstration: “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale” (Sunpie on accordion and vocals, Eric Lucero on rub-board) 19:37 Sunpie talks about his rub-board player Eric, who also plays trumpet, and the universal appeal of music. 20:08 Demonstration: “Josephine Par Se Ma Femme” (Sunpie on accordion and vocals, Eric Lucero on rub-board) 22:15 Allison brings up Sunpie’s work with older R&B musicians like Barbara George and asks him to expand upon his observations of their current socio-economic situation. 22:45 Sunpie talks about the people who founded today’s music, mentioning Ernie K-Doe, Fats Domino, the Grease Bar on Orleans Ave. and Basin Street. He tells about hearing his musical heroes there when he first moved to New Orleans in the 1980s. Mentions hearing and sitting in with Irving Banister, Jesse Hill, Oliver “Who Shot the La La” Morgan, eating food, the ambience. They talks about musician healthcare and musicians’ pay (or lack thereof) in New Orleans and its effects upon older musicians. 27:23 Sunpie talks about his work creating better income possibilities for musicians, mentions Tipitina’s, Jazz Fest, Barbara George, Eddie Bo, Chuck Carbo, the Maple Leaf, how this led to these musicians putting out new records. 28:39 Sunpie continues, talking about Boogie Bill Webb, leading to his thoughts regarding Delta Blues and New Orleans Blues styles. 29:30 Sunpie talks about playing the harmonica and his personal history with the instrument. 30:00 Sunpie tells a story concerning hunting small animals in the woods with dogs to introduce the song he is about to play. He mentions blues musician Sonny Terry and also Sunpie’s harmonica-playing father, the oral and aural tradition of folk song distribution vs. recordings. 31:05 Demonstration: “The Fox Chase (Hound Dog Holler)” (Sunpie on country blues harmonica and hound dog sounds, Eric Lucero on rub-board) 33:03 Sunpie talks about that song getting him started in pursuing music as a youth. 33:26 Demonstration: “Sitting on Top of the World” (Sunpie on harmonica and vocals, Eric Lucero on rub-board) 36:51 Allison talks briefly about Sunpie’s upcoming Jazz Fest performance with his full band. She and Sunpie discuss this band and his current CD for sale, “Loup Garou,” upcoming events and performances. Allison thanks Sunpie and he thanks her. 39:22 Quick audience question and answer: Sunpie was a team member of NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
