Interview with Crawford Vincent and Eddie Shuler (Part 1)

Accession No.: 
BR2-020-1

Crawford Vincent and Eddie Shuler:

00:20 - Crawford's recollection of playing with Iry Lejeune - his playing, singing style, the impact that he had on Cajun Music
-Clubs that the band played

04:40 - Crawford meeting Angelas Lejeune
05:20 - Iry moved from Church Point to Lacassine in 1947-48
06:00 - Iry's first recording; Eddie Shuler letting Iry play on his radio show, Iry's Monarch Accordion
07:50 - Eddie getting in trouble for playing Cajun music on his radio show

10:30 - Other band members and instruments they played
-Robert Bertrand, Will Kegley, Wilson Granger, Earl Demerrit, Alfred Cormier

16:00 - Accordion style in Cajun music, chord changes
16:30 - Eddie saying that traditional Cajun music was no longer commonly played
19:00 - Iry's first two records - Lovebridge Waltz and Calcasieu Waltz - recording on acetate
23:45 - Quantities sold of the first record
24:30 - Crawford's opinion on amplifiers in Cajun music
27:00 - The first record deal between Eddie and Iry
28:00 - Iry hitch hiking because of his vision
32:00 - Iry's influence on others
32:50 - Iry's songs "J'ai fait un grosse erreur," "Lacassine Special," "Duralde Waltz" Dog barking on the recording
37:10 - Iry's desire to play the fiddle
38:45 - Eddie comparing Iry and Nathan Abshire. Nathan playing accordion with Eddie's band
41:20 - Iry beating Aldus Roger in an accordion contest
42:20 - Iry's "crying" style of singing
44:10 - Most popular songs - "La branche du mûrier," "La valse de grand chemin," "Evangeline Special," "Lacassine Special"

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Broven
Subject: 
Louisiana; Music; Record Label, Goldband, Cajun, Swamp Pop
Creator: 
John Broven
Recording date: 
Saturday, May 2, 1992
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Charles, LA
Publisher: 
John Broven
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
47:04
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 22, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor