Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage Collection

: 1991 Spencer Bohren; Spenser Bohren - Allison Miner introducing - guitar workshop.

: 1991 Taj Mahal; Taj Mahal. Allison Miner interviewer.

: 1991 Thomas Mapfumo; Allison Miner and Gabou Mendy interviewers. Thomas Mapfumo.

: 1991 William 'Champion Jack' Dupree; Champion Jack Dupree. Allison Miner interviewer.

: 1991 Ya Ya: Young Artists Young Aspirations. Various artists; Ya Ya's. Allison Miner interviewer.

: 1991 subdudes; the subdudes. Allison Miner interviewer. John Magney, Tommy Malone, Steve Amity, and Johnny Allen. ., 00:00 Allison Miner introduces the subdudes and explains that they spent a lot of time as a band in the city of New Orleans before they received national recognition. Plays recording of Subdudes song “Is There Any Cure For Being Alone.” 04:30 Members of the band discuss their history starting with growing up in Edgard, LA, as white males in a town that was 98% black. One member explains that they gained much of their rhythmic influences from parade music and marching band music that was prevelant in Edgard. The band all went to the same high school, Edgard High. Steve Amity and Johnny Allen started playing together in High School in a band called Elroy in about 1973. John Magney grew up in Colorado before moving to Southern Louisiana and meeting the rest of the band in Edgard, LA. Their first group was called the Continental Drifters before but decided to revamp their sound with a more “subdued” style, hence the name, the subdudes. 09:35 Band explains their rise to national recognition while they were based out of Colorado. One member explains that their was a vacuum of music like theirs in Colorado and they filled it. Their rise to fame was from a demo tape they sent in to Music Magazine for a contest to get recognition in the magazine. They ended up getting second place but were put on a CD published by Music Magazine called “Best Unsigned Bands” and from their were offered a deal from Atlantic, which they accepted. 12:17 Allison Miner plays a sound recording of the band playing a song with Rebirth Brass Band. 15:00 Band discusses reasons for moving away from New Olreans to Colorado and that they are planning on moving back to New Orleans. John Magney explains that one reason they left was just to escape the “hometown confinements” they had in New Orleans so they “ran away from their problems.” In Colorado they developed and tightened up their sound and their was a lot of work to do their as far as opportunities to play. 16:35 Band discusses influences; old R&B, country, soul, british invasion, parade music. 19:55 Demonstration, “Lightning Eyes,” “Push and Shove,” “Bye, Bye.” 34:50 Interview ends