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Monday, January 31, 2022

"Cow Island Special" - Cliff Lemaire

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A native of Cow Island, George Clifford "Cliff" Lemaire led a group during the late 1940s, playing Cajun music in the western sw...
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

"New Orleans Waltz" - Nathan Abshire

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One of the most colorful and greatest Cajun musicians of all time was the late Nathan Abshire. Abshire’s unique style—best heard on the li...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

A New Year And Retrospective Thoughts

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Can you believe it's been 8 years since the blog began?  A project, one that was started to collectively place the obscure history of th...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Rise And Fall … And Redemption of Cajun Musician Moise Robin

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In the 1920s, some of the most talented accordion players to rise among the ranks of Cajun musicians were born and raised along the Bayou Te...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

"Prison Two Step" - Austin Pitre

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Born in Ville Platte, Louisiana, Austin Pitre , he was surrounded by house parties and the emerging dance-hall scene.  All of the area...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

"Confession D'Amour (Confessions Of Love)" - Sydney Landry

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Sydney Landry was one of the last Cajun recording artists of the pre-Depression era.    Better known as "Syd", the Landry's gr...
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Monday, October 18, 2021

"Chere Catan" - Lee Sonnier

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Accordionist Lee Sonnier and his contemporaries were attuned to, and profoundly affected by, the ever-changing musical landscape that sust...