Blues Musician Tabby Thomas Profile (1994)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994-03-04
Duration: 00:11:28
Subjects: Blues (music) | Music | Tabby's Blues Box (Baton Rouge, La.) | THOMAS, TABBY
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Thomas, Tabby Interviewee
- Jeffcote, Scott Interviewee
- Owens, Maida Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 4, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s profile of Tabby Thomas, a blues musician and owner of Tabby’s Blues Box in Baton Rouge. He discusses his career in music and his work in saving the blues tradition in Baton Rouge. She also interviews Scott Jeffcote, KLSU announcer, and Maida Owens, Louisiana folklorist. Host: Robert Collins