Interview with Frank Rodarte, January 30, 2009 - transcript

Allen Olsen interviews Frank Rodarte.
Frank talks about his early life, family, musical influences, and being exposed to the saxophone. He talks about famous musicians and the early gigs he did before moving to Vegas. He talks about Elvis Presley briefly. He talks about playing rhythm and blues rather than Mexican music. He explains the structure of music and how it differs through the genres. He gives his opinion on how he perceives race in the music industry. He claims he was falsely accused of sexual assault and speaks about getting arrested for it. He talks about the social movements in the sixties and tells a story about dealing with racism. He talks about his religious journey and returning to his Christian faith during his career. He tells a story about filling in for saxophone for Jerry Jeff Walker's band. He talks about his time playing as Los Blues for mafia gigs. He talks about things that Augie Meyers did that upset him and forgiving friends who had disrepected him.