Kaplan, LA
Fiddle maker
Leleux was after Ammis Leleux, Had a General store, rice mill, racetrack, blacksmith shop from 1912 to WWII, prices of crops rose;
The Post Office and school moved from Leleux to Kalpan just after WWII;
Built Leleux Grammar School in 1907-1911 (02:57);
Hess Oil Company occupied Leleux oil patch;
Lionel's father had a German made fiddle, which he had to sell to pay off his seed rice, early 1920's;
In 1924, his father made a agreement to pay him to water the live stock to buy a small fiddle;
"Memories of the Great Depression" (book) features the Leleux Dancehall;
Lionel would listen to the music from across the street because his father wouldn't let him go;
Cajun music modernized came about with Lawrence Waker (13:50);
Lawrence Walker learned by listening to Joe Falcon's music;
Different styes of Cajun music were influenced by trends;
The accordion would come in and out of popularity (17:20);
Joe Falcon's stringband (17:30);
Adam Hanks wrote and sang Chère Alyce - The horse that he sings about in the song was named "Henry" (18:30);
Listen to "The Country Waltz" by Lawrence Walker and then play "Chère Alyce", then you see the difference (19:45);
Oil Industry first moving into the area (22:00);
Out-of-state residences put more money into local economies (27:00);
Cajuns very welcoming to the new influx of people from Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi during 1950's on