Interview with Johnny Preston, May 25, 2005 - transcript

Chava Sanderson interviews Johnny Preston.
Tape 1 Side A: Preston begins with his memories of his childhood and the musical influences he had growing up. In college, he had a band that ended up having a hit song one year into their career. He talks about being on the road for touring and how hard it can be. He discusses the music business and how he was making money. He discusses working with labels and producers, and the politics behind it. He describes his time in Europe as a musician.
Side B begins with minutes of silence.
Side B: Johnny continues talking about the fans in Europe. He then talks about the Big Bopper and his family. He discusses what the Swamp Pop book contains. He talks about what he doing with his career currently. Then he gives advice to young people wanting to get into the music industry. Lastly, he shares his thoughts on the future of Texas music and its artists.

Tape 2 Side A: Preston talks about today's radio programming and its politics. He describes how he enjoys the support of fans and how much fun he has. He explains how difficult traveling can be, especially after 9/11/2001. He describes his time in Sweden and talks about his family's musical interests. He talks about gigs he's going to do currently and complains about allergies for a bit. They finish the interview and then talk casually.
SIde B is blank.