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Thursday, June 2, 2016

"Mon Cour Me Fais Ci Mal" - Hackberry Ramblers

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Cash was king during the 1930s in the South and both the companies and the recording artists knew this.  The main recording A&R scout ...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

"The Criminal Waltz (La Valse Criminale)" - Leo Soileau and Mayuse Lafleur

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A Cajun fiddle master, Leo Soileau was one of the giant figures in Cajun music history.  His early recordings from the late 20s are both ...
Friday, May 20, 2016

"Lafayette Two Step" - Lawrence Walker

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Allons A Lafayette!   Lawrence Walker , like many others during the 1950s, took earlier recorded Cajun tunes and modernized the sound, s...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

"Mama Rosin" - Yvonne LeBlanc & Nathan Abshire

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By the late 1950s, Nathan Abshire 's band was slowing down.  Cajun music was struggling to keep up with the last 10 years of a resurge...
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Sunday, May 15, 2016

"Prenez Courage (Take Courage)" - Cleoma Breaux

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Unlike other Cajun songs, the origins of this one do not come from the typical Cajun prairies or American hillbilly songs.  This early Caj...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

"Midway Two Step" - Austin Pitre & Milton Molitor

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By 1957, 10 years had passed since the dance-hall revival of Cajun music after the war.   Khoury's Cajun recordings were on the declin...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

"La Valse De Tamper Tate" - Elise Deshotel

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Elise Deshotel of Mamou, Louisiana, featured a young fiddler and singer named Dewey Balfa.   With the Balfas in tow, in 1951 the group use...