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Sunday, November 25, 2018

"Hippy Ti Yo" - Abe Manuel

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Abraham "Abe" Manuel was a hillbilly fiddle player that dabbled in both country music and Cajun music, covering popular tunes of t...
Monday, November 19, 2018

"Je Jais Pos C Cannye (Ain't Misbehavin')" - Patrick "Dak" Pellerin

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Je Suis Pas Si Canaille!  In June 1929, the New Drug Store in Opelousas, Louisiana booked a full-page ad in the Clarion News to advertis...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

"Church Point Breakdown" - Iry Lejeune

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By the end of Wold War II, Cajun music had basically devolved into western swing music sung in French.  Gone were the accordions of the ...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

"Carolina Blues" - Nathan Abshire

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Throughout the early 20s and 30s, standard blues chord progressions and melodies influenced many musicians in New Orleans, Chattanooga, Ch...
Thursday, November 1, 2018

"Crowley Waltz" - Hackberry Ramblers

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When Louisiana musicians Edwin Duhon and Luderin Darbone founded the Hackberry Ramblers, the country was mired in the Great Depression and...
Friday, October 26, 2018

"Two Step D'Elton" - Dennis McGee & Amede Ardoin

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At the same time that the Cajuns were being transformed by new influences, the African American descendants of slaves who had been broug...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

"Elle M'a Oublie (She Has Forgotten Me)" - Joe Falcon

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Early 20th century Cajun music, and the industry that surrounded it, was dominated by men.  Much of this had to do with the reputation the...