00:08 Miner introduces Katie Webster, the ‘Swamp Boogie Queen’ and Susan Jenkins the Executive Director of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in Washington. 00:20 Webster talks about her religious upbringing and her gospel roots. They discuss her early influences in Boogie Woodie and Blues. She talks about listening to ‘Randy’s Record Shop’ a Nashville station on the radio and enjoying artists such as Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Helen Lewis and Helen Hums, John Lee Hooker, Lightening Hopkins, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Professor Longhair. 05:00 They discuss Webster’s pioneering of Swamp Boogie trend. She mentions the cumulative musical effect of being born in Houston, Texas and then living in New Orleans.Webster talks about why she her nickname’ and playing with Slim Harpo, Clifton Chenier, Juke Boy Bonner and for J.D. Miller at Goldband records, Warren Storm, Lightening Slim, Lazy Lester. She talks about their impact and of meeting people like Muddy waters and B.B. King. 07:54 She describes Crowley, Louisiana, playing for Alligator Records and the origin of her title. She mentions how Koko Taylor was the ‘Queen of the Blue’s’, Aretha Franklin was the ‘Queen of Soul’ and she was ‘Queen of the Swamp’. 09:45 She recalls writing her first song at thirteen called ‘No Bread, No Meat’, which she later recorded at fifteen in Louisiana. 13:50 She refers to her stroke the year before in Salonika, Greece. She mentions her belief in God and gives thanks to the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, Bonnie Raitt and her manager Ice Cube Slim, his father, Ed Bradley and her fans. 19:12 They discuss the migration of Texan musicians to the coast. Webster recounts her experience moving to California to look after her aging parents, illustrated in her song ‘California Blues, Zydeco Shoes’. She mentions her band ‘The Uptighters’ that were successful at the time. 20:50 She describes starting to be recognized and her increasing success after recording and travelling to Europe. That this was the biggest thing in her career. She mentions the importance of being signed to Alligator Records by Bruce Glauer because of Ice cube Slim. She describes how this was how she became a household name. 22.32 Jenkins asks which records best exemplify her career. Katie mentions, ‘Lord I Wonder’ due to its gospel and blues elements representing the old and the new. She talks about ‘Swamp Boogie Queen’ and ‘Two Fisted Mama’ as being the two albums that have the most variety of styles on them to appeal to everybody. 27:22 Katie points out her manager Iceberg Slim in the audience and credits him with being supportive to her during her career. 28:00 She introduces Vasti Jackson. She calls him her ‘son’ and says he has encouraged and supported her throughout their relationship. 29:30 Jenkins asks Jackson how Katie has inspired him as an artist. He talks about when they met. He describes how serious she was about her music then and how much work she puts in to her music. He explains how she mixes more than just the blues and gospel from where he grew up. He talks about being inspired by the versatility Katie has in her music between blues, classical, European folk, second line, gospel, Zydeco etc. Jackson also talks about the changes she makes within each style i.e. the different types of Blues she plays. He credits her with forcing him to be more fluid with his guitar playing and more creative with his arranging. He mentions her work with Goldband records, Eddie Shuler and J.D. Miller as being important to him. 33:50 Katie describes how important it is that a new band of hers do not drink, smoke or do drugs. She talks about the need for an artist to be clear and focused on stage so that the music is not affected. She also mentions the importance of rehearsing as a band and the need for punctuality at rehearsals and gigs. She refers to the members of her band; Raffaele Semmes, Mike Pollock as being like a family to her. She sings a few bars to illustrate the subtle changes that the band would pick up on whilst working closely together. 38:10 Katie talks about what is next for her. She mentions a commercial and a film she will do in the future, as well as a new album for Alligator Records with the Vasti Jackson Group. 40:27 An audience member asks Katie an inaudible question about Otis Redding. Katie describes the story of their meeting in Lake Charles, the humorous concert they both sang at and how he asked her to join his band. She talks about the four years she spent playing with him and how close she came to being with them in the plane crash. 45:13 Katie lists several of the people she worked with after Otis Redding; including Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, The Uptighters and Ashton Savoy. 46:16 End