Would Soileau have made music history if he hadn’t messed up his gig as a DJ?
Floyd Soileau stands in front of his shop, Floyd’s Record Shop, home to his Flat Town Music Co., on Chataignier Street. (Advocate photo by Robin Miller)
By: ROBIN MILLER The Advocate "Ask him," Todd Ortego prompted. Ask him what? "Ask Floyd about the time he played the wrong record," he said. Ortego is already laughing on this August afternoon visit with Floyd Soileau as Soileau prepares to tell the story of how he started out as a disc jockey at KVPI-AM in his hometown of Ville Platte before opening a record shop in 1956. The shop eventually made…
