****EARL PALMER - "FATS STARTED PLAYING BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO " interview with legendary drummer EARL PALMER

**** EARL PALMER TELLS OF HIS EARLY YEARS WORKING WITH DAVE BARTHOLOMEW " HE STARTED ME"... HIS UNCLE PLAYED DRUMS FOR DAVE AND WAS FIRED BY DAVE AND EARL STEPPED IN . TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE EARLY BAND MEMBERS CLARENCE FORD

EARL PALMER TALKS ABOUT HE DEVELOPED HIS SOUND ON THE DRUMS - IT CAME NATURAL - BEING FROM NEW ORLEANS THERE ARE MANY DRUMMERS WHITE AND BLACK AND THEY ALL NATURALLY CLAP ON THE BEAT - TALKS HOW HE NATURALLY BRIGHT NEW ORLEANS INTO HIS SOUND - SECOND LINE BEAT

"YOU CAN TAKE A JAZZ DRUMMER AND MAKE A ROCK DRUMMER OUT OF HIM ..THATS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME "

ON DAVE AND FATS PERSONALITY - TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT GUYS BUT I CAN GREAT THINGS FOR THEM..UNDERSTAND THE ASPECT OF THE TUNE - GOT TO ADJUST TO THE ARTIST

ON DAVE BARTHOLOMEW IN THE STUDIO " WE HAD YOUNGER IDEAS AND DAVE WOULD EXCEPT THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWAY FROM HIS CONCEPT "

***EARL PALMER - ON THE BIG BEAT ( BACK BEAT ) - DESCRIBES THE BACK BEAT

LEGENDARY FATS DOMINO / DAVE BARTHOLOMEW BAND SAX PLAYER HERB HARDESTY TALKS ABOUT RECORDING WITH MITCH WOOD ON MITCHES NEW ORLEANS CD PRODUCED BY DAVE BARTHOLOMEW

***** HERB REPEATS HIS EARLY CAREER STORY : WW2 WITH TUSKEGEE AIRMEN - WORKED WITH ALL THE BIG NEW ORLEANS BAND JOE ROBICHAUX AND OTHERS

**** HERB TALKS ABOUT RECORDING WITH FATS BEFORE HE TRAVELED WITH HIM..MENTIONS THE OTHER MUSICIANS ON THE EARLY RECORDS

HERB TALKS ABOUT PLAYING WITH COUNT BASIE AND TRUMPET WITH DUKE ELLINGTON

HERBERT TALKS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF BEING ON THE ROAD WITH FATS AS A BLACK MAN -- SEGREGATION / INTEGRATION ISSUES ON THE ROAD CIVIL RIGHTS

GOOD QUOTE FROM HERB ABOUT THE EARLY TOURS " THE MOST FUN WAS AFTER WE GOT OFF IN THE HOTELS " ( USE AUDIO OF THIS)

HERB ON FATS' POPULARITY IN THE 50'S - " HE WAS THE BIGGEST STAR..HE WAS AT HIS PEAK "..LITTLE KIDS WOULD GET FATS' AUTOGRAPH..ALLEN FREED SHOWS