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What are some traditional Cajun country songs?
I know of Jolie Blon, Don't Mess With My Toot Toot, Diggy Liggy Lo, etc... However I am looking for some awesome Cajun tracks to put on my iPod... what are your suggestions... I like to stick to stuff like Doug Kershaw, The Balfa Brothers, etc...
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Mentioning Traditional Cajun music inevitably unearths a few 'forgotten' names. I can remember these:
Harry Choates, whose "Jolie Blonde" was the first national 'Cajun' hit record.
Rufus Thibodeaux, a Cajun guitar and fiddle player who worked with Jimmie C. Newman, notably on "Cry, Cry Darling", and as a session musician (backing such artists as Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Jim Reeves, etc.).
Iry LeJeune: "Evangeline Special".
Nathan Abshire: "Pine Grove Blues".
...and, of course, Joseph Falcon: "Lafayette".
...also Jimmie C. Newman, Jo-el Sonnier and Doug Kershaw (already submitted).
Interestingly, Lucinda Williams included two songs, "Lafayette" and "Louisiana Man" (both original self-penned songs) on her 1980 album "Happy Woman Blues". And excellent they are, too!
- keeprockinLv 79 years ago
The Back Door - Rufus
La Valse De Grand Bois - Rufus Brothers
Lache Pas La Patate - Jimmy C Newman
You Ain't Nothing But Fine - Rockin' Sidney
Pine Grove Blues - Nathan Abshire
- blakreeLv 79 years ago
.......Some of my favorite "Cajun Country" singers are;
........Jo-el Sonnier; Louiisiana Blues, Cajun Born
........Doug Kershaw (and his brother Rusty);Louisiana Man,Mama's Got The Know How; Cajun Baby
........Jimmy C.Newman;Jambalya, Alligator Man.
........Michael Doucet & Beausoleil;Zydeco Gris-gris, LeJig Francais