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Friday, August 28, 2020

"Jolie Jou Rose" - Austin Pitre

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"My Pretty, Rosy Cheeks".  Cajun musician  Austin Pitre was surrounded by house parties and the emerging dancehall scene growin...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

"Tell Me If You Love Me" - Virgil Bozman

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Part-time guitarist and part-time comedian, showman John Hardin "Virgil" Bozman eventually found his way into the Lake Charles a...
Friday, August 14, 2020

"Hackberry Hop" - Harry Choates

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Perhaps the name most linked with the Cajun swing sound was Harry Choates .  He was an outstanding fiddle player, equally at home with tra...
Monday, August 10, 2020

"Aux Bal Se Te Maurice" - Happy Fats

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Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc and the Rayne-Bo Ramblers, the hottest Cajun string band and western swing group on the radio before...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

"Valse A Alcee Poulard" - Amede Ardoin & Dennis McGee

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Although Creole accordion player Amede Ardoin played with many fiddlers in his lifetime, including the incomparable Douglas Bellard, ...
Friday, July 31, 2020

"Darbone's Creole Stomp" - Hackberry Ramblers

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The Hackberry Ramblers were one of the first Cajun string bands in the rnid-1930s to imitate the swing sounds from Texas (such as Bob Wil...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

"Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi (Marry Me)" - Joe's Acadians

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Joe Werner , the Cajun harmonica player and entertainer rode the airwaves with his rendition of popular tunes and Cajun ballads.  One of J...
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