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Friday, February 25, 2022

"Faded Love Waltz" - Eddie Shuler

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Eddie Shuler spent much of the 1940s filling in western swing groups and Cajun string bands such as the Hackberry Ramblers.   By the end of ...
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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