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Friday, April 26, 2019

"Homme Abondonne" - Guidry Brothers

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In 1929, the sound of south Louisiana was taking  shape. Cajun music was getting a foothold in the recording industry; getting discovered...
Monday, April 22, 2019

"Valse A Pap" - Dennis McGee & Ernest Fruge

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Born in 1893, Dennis McGee absorbed the repertoire of a man who was almost one hundred years old at that time.  This music, which...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

"Mabelle Tete Catin" - Happy Fats

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During the 1930s and early 1940s, country music and Cajun music, which is also rurally based, engaged in a long-term fascination with ea...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

"J'Vas Continue A' T'Aime (I'll Keep On Loving You)" - Sons Of Acadians

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Sons of Acadians were formed by a team of Lafayette area musicians in 1939 to capture the sounds of the popular music emenating from the r...
Sunday, April 7, 2019

"La Fille La Vove (The Widow's Daughter)" - Iry Lejeune

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One would be hard pressed today to find a Cajun band without an accordionist at its head.  But if it hadn't been for a nearly blind ...
Friday, March 29, 2019

"Evangeline Waltz" - Lawrence Walker

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During the 1940s, the talented first cousins, Cleveland Leger and Lawrence Walker , rivaled each other at the bandstands. Patrons began ...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

"New Jolie Blond" - Happy, Doc and the Boys

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Happy Fats and Doc Guidry were two powerful promoters of Cajun-country music during the 1940s and 1950s.  Doc's history with governo...