Description
3-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 80-page-hardcover Book, 78 tracks, playing time 209:50
A roots music classic from Bear Family! The dawn of modern Cajun music! Records so rare that just a few copies exist of most of them! Very few of these recordings ever reissued on 45, LP, or CD until now! Songs include the original version of Diggy Liggy Lo plus Big Texas... the song that Hank Williams adapted into Jambalaya.
This was a set years in the making. It took ages to figure out exactly how many classic Cajun recordings had been made by legendary record producer J. D. Miller in the 1940s and '50s, and then it took even longer to find them and painstakingly restore the sound. Finally, Cajun music expert Lyle Ferbrache tried to track down as many of the survivors and relatives as possible for the extensive book. But it was well worth the wait! The result is a classic roots music collection done as only Bear Family can do it!
From 1946 to 1959, J. D. Miller released all forms of French language records, from the beautiful fiddle and guitar records of Oran 'Doc' Guidry and Leroy 'Happy Fats' Leblanc to the raucous recordings of Robert Bertrand and the Lake Charles Playboys. Many very rare recordings are reissued here for the first time, and those include the first recordings of Jimmy Newman. Also included are such rarities as War Widow Waltz by Laura Broussard, Terry Clement's original version of Diggy Liggy Lo, and Papa Cairo's Big Texas, the song that Hank Williams adapted into the one Cajun song everyone knows, Jambalaya. This is a marvelous part of American music that came close to being lost for all time!
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Eddy Arnold - La Cravat
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Gabriel Waltz
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - DonÃâ t Hang Around
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - My SweetheartÃâ s My Buddy's Wife
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Setre Chandelle
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Allons Dance Colinda
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Is It Too Late To Cry
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Somehow You DonÃâ t Care
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Dans Les Grand Meche
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Chere Catan
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Chere Petite Brun
- Leblanc & Adams And The Vermil - Vermillion Two Step
- Leblanc & Adams And The Vermil - Fais Do Do Breakdown
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Chere Cherie
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - New Jolie Blond
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Dans Les Platin
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Drunkard Waltz
- Durbin, Jimmy And The Country - Fais Do Do Two Step
- Durbin, Jimmy And The Country - Chere Meon
- Choates, Jimmy And His Melody - Petit Negress
- Choates, Jimmy And His Melody - La Blues De Cajin
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Chere Eci Et Cher Laba
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Bayou LaFourche
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Sothe Fermon
- Happy, Doc, And The Boys - Eunice Waltz
- Veteran Playboys - Chinaball Special
- Veteran Playboys - Chatatinia Waltz
- Austin Pete And His Evangeline - Evangeline Playboys Special
- Austin Pete And His Evangeline - Oakdale Waltz
- Guillory, Chuck And Boys - Walfus Two Step
- Guillory, Chuck And Boys - Chuck's Waltz
- Guillory, Chuck And Rhythm Boy - Teiyut Two Step
- Guillory, Chuck And Rhythm Boy - War Widow Waltz
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Cankton Two Step
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - High Point Two Step
- Austin Pete And His Evangeline - Redell Waltz
- Austin Pete And His Evangeline - La Valse De Hadacol
- Happy & The Doctor & The Hadac - Crowley Two Step
- Happy & The Doctor & The Hadac - JolÃÅ¡ Blonde
- Breaux, Amidie And The Acadian - Acadian Two Step
- Breaux, Amidie And The Acadian - Criminal Waltz
- Breaux, Amidie And The Acadian - Poor Hobo
- Breaux, Amidie And The Acadian - The Lafayette Playboys Waltz
- Roger, Aldus And Lafayette Pla - Hix Wagon Wheel Special
- Roger, Aldus And Lafayette Pla - Prison Waltz
- Cleveland Mire And The Jolly B - Hudson Breakdown
- Cleveland Mire And The Jolly B - Welcome Club Waltz
- Cormier, Lionel & His Sundown - Sundown Playboys Special
- Cormier, Lionel & His Sundown - The Fifty Cent Song
- Spell, Louis And His French Se - LoverÃâ s Waltz
- Spell, Louis And His French Se - Along The River
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - Acadian All Star Special
- Sonnier, Lee And His Acadian A - The Waltz That Carried Me To The Grave
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - The Pee Wee Special
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - Big Texas (English)
- Papa Cairo And His Boys - Big Texas (French)
- Papa Cairo And His Boys - Chere Tu Tu
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - Creole Stomp
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - Hey, Mom!
- Breaux, Amidie And His Band - Hard Luck Waltz
- Breaux, Amidie And His Band - (I Know That) I've Made A Big Mistake
- Newman, Jimmy And His Rhythm B - I Don't Know What IÃâ m Going To Do
- Newman, Jimmy And His Rhythm B - Le Valse De Bayou Blanc
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - M&S Special
- Broussard, Pee Wee And His Mel - Country Gentleman (French)
- Manuel, Abe And His Louisiana - I've Got Your Heart Locked Up (French)
- Manuel, Abe And His Louisiana - Le Valse De Te Maurice
- Clement, Terry And His Rhythmi - Diggy Liggy Lo
- Clement, Terry And His Rhythmi - Hippy-Ti-Yo
- Manuel, Abe And The Louisiana - Country Girl
- Manuel, Abe And The Louisiana - Love Sick Waltz
- Roger, Aldus And The Lafayette - Mardi Gras Dance
- Roger, Aldus And The Lafayette - Prison Two Step
- Pete, Austin And The La. Rhyth - La Valse of Chagrin
- Pete, Austin And The La. Rhyth - St. Landry Two Step
- Pete, Austin And The La. Rhyth - Janot Special
- Pete, Austin And The La. Rhyth - Lost Love Waltz
- Bertrand, Robert And The Lake - Drunkard's Two Step
Additional Details
Label: Bear Family Records
Genre: Country
Run Time: 209 mins
Release Date: 03/28/11
UPC: 4000127172068
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