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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

"Vas Y Carrément (Step It Fast)" - Breaux Brothers

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During the Breaux Brother's first session in 1929 where they recorded the first version of Jole Blon called "Ma Blonde Est Partie...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

"Jolie Fille (Pretty Girl)" - Gene Rodrigue

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After WWII, plenty of musicians began using the Cajun music lyrics they were hearing and mixing them with their country music sounds.   On...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

"Sha Ba Ba" - Sidney Brown

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Sidney Brown was an accordion player and maker.    In the 1950s, he recorded with his band, Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys. He ...
Thursday, September 4, 2014

"Ma Fiancee" - Louisiana Pete

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"El Huracan del Valle"!  This title would be given to the founder of a specific type of Tejano music called "conjunto"...
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Sunday, August 31, 2014

"Lacassine Special" - Iry Lejeune

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This artist could easily be considered the most influencial Cajun musician after WWII. Iry Lejeune was a virtually blind accordionist f...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

"La Valse de Holly Beach" - Nathan Abshire

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After WWII, several Louisiana labels began recording Cajun music locally. One of them was George Khoury , a Turkish-American businessman...
Monday, August 25, 2014

"Ma Blonde Est Partie (My Blonde Went Away And Left Me)" - Breaux Brothers

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The original " Jole Blon ".  This Cajun melody is over 100 years old and originates as 3 different tunes almost all at the same ...
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