Ma Petite Fille;
Leo Soileau died 2 August 1980;
1930s on Decca. Quand J'ai Les Blues on the other side;
76 old when he died. +60 song recorded;
Playing in house dances and clubs/dance halls;
Traveling with Mayeuse LaFleur to Atlanta, Georgia to make the first record. 4 records in October of 1928. Hey Mom, Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors, La Valse Criminelle, and Grand Basile;
1974 - Leo recalls meetings Blue Yodeler Jimmy Rogers;
Evangeline Parish. Mayeuse was shot in Basile and never heard to what was recorded nor see his mother of whom he sang about;
Hey Mom, Éyoù toi, t'es RCA 1928 Atlanta, Georgia;
D.J. Cat Doucet, past St. Landry Parish sheriff. Paid trip and room and board as well as $50 for both sessions. He never made royalties until 1974;
RCA, Bluebird, Decca, and Paramount;
Traveling by train except driving to Chicago in his Model-A Ford;
Promets-moi (Ossun One-Step by Joe Falcon);
Recording machine from New Tork City, recording in hotels. Paid as much as $800 for a session with all expenses paid for;
Headed many bands. 4 aces, Rhythm Boys;
Playing in Texas and Louisiana on radio;
State Tour with Jimmy Morrison, running for governor 1944. Jimmie Davis won;
La Valse de Gueydan (similar to Jolie Blonde/La Fille de la Veuve/Ma Blonde Est Partie) (13:53);
Raised on a farm;
Learned by practicing in hiding on his father's fiddle. His father didn't want him to play. Buying his first fiddle and playing publicly;
Corrine, Corrina (Alberta, Alberta);
Hackberry Hop (Hip et Taïaut);
West Louisiana/East Texas recording Les Blues de Port Arthur;
L'Anse Couche Couche (Grand Texas/Jambalaya);
Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors from one of the first sessions in Atlanta;
Arhoolie and Old Timey Records - Floyd Soileau helped Leo get royalties. Musicians didn't get royalties back then like they do now;
Les Poules Pondent Plus with Moise Robin recorded in the 1930s (31:17);
La Valse de Gueydan (similar to Jolie Blonde/La Fille de la Veuve/Ma Blonde Est Partie);
La Valse de Pénitentiaire by Leo and Moise Robin;
Grand Basile (similar to Grand Mamou) from one the first sessions with Mayeuse LaFleur in 1928;
Extra: Saute Crapaud by Colombus Fruge;
J'ai Parti à la Maison (Lacassine Special) (46:58);
My True Love;
Extra: Chère Bassette by J.B. Fuselier;
Untitled Waltz;
Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors without accordion;
Les Blues de la Louisiane;