Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Storytelling and Musical Performances by Fernand Reed, Cyprien Landreneau, Will Bolfa,
Storytelling by Sostan;
Fido Died;
Pascal's Egret;
Pascal treating the blood (00:07:15);
Pascal and the Diablesse;
Torchon's stories (00:12:20);
Sostan broke his leg on a horse (00:16:10)
Roy Fuselier, Will Bolfa; Fernand Reed;
La valse de Belizaire (00:19:40);
La valse de grands chemins (00:23:15);
Rusty and Doug Kershaw - Recordings of their records;
Cajun Stripper (00:28:00);
J'ai passe devant ta porte (00:29:20);
Fernand Reed; Cyprien Landreneau; Paul Tate;
Madeleine (00:32:05);
La valse de grands Chemins (00:35:00);
La valse de pont d'amour;
Kaplan Waltz;
Pine Grove Blues (00:41:50);
Valse de Eunice;
Revon Reed;
Bonsoir Moreau;
You Are My Sunshine;
Colinda;
Revon Reed Discusses the People of Mamou;
Paul Tate (01:00:00);
Snoring Cajuns in Washington, D.C.
Snoring Contest
Musical Performances by Cyprien and Adam Landreneau, Preston Manuel, Chuck Guillory, Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Isom Fontenot, et. al
Cyprien and Adam Landreneau - Charlie Bolo Fuselier's Kichen;
Mardi Gras Jig;
Cherokee Waltz;
Preston Manuel; Chuck Guillory; Shirley Bergeron; Floyd Fuselier;
J'ai passé devant ta porte (00:03:00);
Grand Texas (00:05:25);
Reno Waltz;
Sundown Special (00:11:11);
Chere Alice;
Chuck Guillory;
Faded Love (00:17:10);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed;
T'es petite et t'es mignonne;
Grand Mamou (00:21:10)
Preston Manuel and Aubrey Deville;
Sugar Foot Rag (00:22:44);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed; Rodney Fuselier; Charlie Fuselier; and friends
Dedans la Louisiane (00:24:20);
La valse de Bambocheur;
Jolie Blonde;
Mon bon vieux mari (00:32:10);
Grand Mamou;
No Name Stomp;
Port Arthur Waltz;
Floor Bouncer's Stomp;
Chanson de Mardi Gras;
La marche de marriage (00:46:35);
Discussion of wedding march;
Mazurka (00:49:21);
J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Grand Texas;
Ils ont coupé le vieux arbre de pin (00:58:55)
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Isom Fontenot - multiple songs on harmonica (01:04:19);
breakdown
Live at Fred's in Mamou - Musical Performances by Isom Fontenot, Sady Courville, Nathan Abshire, Preston Manuel, Mark Savoy, Chuck Guillory
Sady Courville, Nathan Abshire, Preston Manuel;
Calcasieu Waltz;
Blues de tac tac (00:05:40);
Two-step des vachers;
Bayou Chène Waltz;
Tramp sur la rue (00:14:40);
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica tunes;
Port Arthur Blues (00:18:25);
Madame Bosso
The Cattle Trail (00:21:05);
Hey Mom;
Ton papa et ton maman ma jeter dehors;
Rye Whiskey;
Chuck Guillory;
The Kind of Love I Can't Forget (00:28:50);
Your Cheating Heart (0031:15);
The Waltz You Saved for Me;
Allons à Lafayette (00:38:05);
Step it Fast with Isom Fontenot;
San Antonio Rose with Preston Manuel (00:42:00)
Lake Arthur Stomp (00:45:25);
In the Mood - Swing tune;
Evangeline Two-step;
Pauvre Hobo (00:54:30);
Tolan Waltz;
Grand Texas
Marc Savoy, Preston Manuel & Isom Fontenot;
Les traces de mon bogué (01:03:20);
Johnny peut pas danser;
Bayou Teche Two-step (01:08:03);
Lacassine Special;
Musical performances by Revon Reed and Friends, Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Storytelling by Sostan, Torchon, and Irvin "Too Too" Reed
French Folk Songs - La Soeur Sourire
Petit batteau sur l'eau;
Entre les etoiles;
Recording of Jolie Blonde (00:06:32);
Revon Reed and Friends;
Christian Soldiers;
I Have Seen the Glory;
America the Beautiful (00:14:00);
Round the Meadows;
Sons of Freedom;
Soldat (00:21:25);
Juanita Farewell;
Rock of Ages;
My Body Lies Over the Ocean;
Sweet Chariot;
Reading from Mcbeth;
Other stories;
Sostan, Tourchon and TooToo telling stories about the Mamou Pairie; (00:52:25)
Cheese Read;
Hip et taiau (00:59:30);
Juste parce que (01:03:15);
Stomping Polka;
Cold Cold Heart;
Commercial Recordings and Commentary by Revon Reed and Musical Performance by Ralph Rinzler
Commercial recordings and commentary
Deloris Grey;
Big Mamou (00:03:18);
Leo Soileau;
Port Arthur Blues (00:09:35)
Morris Leblue;
Bazile Waltz (00:11:01);
Floyd Leblanc;
Orphan's Waltz (00:14:12);
Louisiana Stomp (00:15:!0);
Jolie Blonde is Gone;
Songs by The Singing Nun "La Soeur Sourire" (00:24:30);
Revon Reed and Friends;
My Body Lies Over the Ocean (00:27:00)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot;
Old Man River;
My Old Kentucky Home;
April Showers (00:34:45)
Revon Reed
Commentary on Shakespeare's "Mcbeth;"
Stories and Jokes in English;
Sostan tells stories (00:52:30);
Hip et Taieau (00:59:40)
Just Because;
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Cold Heart (01:06:50);
Ralph Rinzler in Revon Reed's High School English Class;
Woody's Rag;
Backup Push;
The Eight of January;
Feight Train;
Old French folksongs;
Musical Performance by Cheese Reed, Preston Manuel, Royce Thibodeaux; Aubrey Deville and Edius Naquin
Wallace "Cheese" Reed;
Arkansas Traveler;
Port Arthur Stomp (00:02:30);
Put a Tiger in Your Tank;
Ambroise Thibodeaux, Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville;
Patassa Two Step (00:07:40);
B.O. Sparkle Waltz;
Two-step d'Afrique (00:12:20);
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes;
Ambroise Thibodeaux;
Breakdown;
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (00:21:25);
Shake Hands With Mother Again;
Dewey Leger;
Wondering 00:29:20);
Coal in the Mountain;
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
Fiddle tune (00:35:20);
Edius Naquin;
Si j'aurais des ailes (00:38:05);
J'ai passé au long des bois;
St. Catherine (00:42:45);
?? (00:44:30)
Malbrough s'en vas t'en guerre;
Caillette est crèvé (00:49:00);
Mardi Gras Breakdown (00:50:35);
Chanson de Mardi Gras;
Grand Mamou (00:56:00);
Group Singing;
Ils ont coupée le vieux arbre de pin (00:56:04);
Ma chère cherie;
Pistache à Tante Nana (01:02:47);
I've Got Them Blues (01:05:20);
No Body's Darling;
House Party at Bois Sec Ardoin's Home/ Revon Reed Plays Old Records
Revon Reed at Bois Sec Ardoin's House Party - Mostly song fragments;
J'ai étais au bal;
Allons à Lafayette
Bonsoir Moreau (00:04:00);
Chère Tout Tout (00:05:00);
Two-step; (00:07:25)
Robe barré
J'ai étais au bal (00:10:46);
Allons a Lafayette;
Bonsoir Moreau (00:14:25);
Chère Tout Tout;
Two-Step;
Robe barré (00:19:00)
La valse a Tolam - Harmonica (00:25:30);
Port Arthur Blues - Harmonica (00:27:00);
Fourteenth of July (00:28:35);
Oh 'ti monde;
Grande Mallet (00:34:00);
Bonsoir Moreau;
Fiddle Tune;
Eunice Two-step (00:39:00);
J'ai étais au bal;
Bonsoir Moreau (00:44:20);
'Tit Monde;
Quoi Faire (00:50:25);
Recordings of 78 RPM records
Amédé Ardoin;
La valse d'amour;
Blues (00:57:20);
Leo Soileau;
Grand Mamou (01:00:15);
Si tu voudrais m'aimer;
Artelus Mistric;
La Belle de Pointe Claire (01:06:30);
Tu m'apartiens
La danse des mulates;
Mamou Two-step;
'tit Maurice(01:13:40);
Hip et Taieau (01:14:30);
Musical Performances by Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville, Roy Fuselier, and Will Balfa
Beginning of Fred's Broadcast, Incomplete songs;
Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville;
Crowley Two-Step;
'Tit Maurice;
Hip et Taiau;
Roy Fuselier; Will Bolfa; Norice Fontenot; Percy Guillory;
La valse qui me fait du mal (00:02:30);
Bayou Pon Pon;
Mamou Two-step;
La valse de musicien;
Chère Cherie (00:08:25);
Flammes d'enfer;
Valse de musician (00:11:30);
Bosco Stomp;
Perrodin Two-step;
Pine Grove Blues;
Saute Crapaud (00:20:00;
Mardi Gras Jig;
Valse de pardon;
Cinderella;
Edius Naquin;
Si j'aurais des ailes (00:30:20);
J'ai passe au long du bois;
Sainte Catherine;
??;
Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (00:38:35);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed
Mazurka (00:40:30);
Grand Texas;
Radio Show; Balfa Brothers;
Indien sur un chicot (00:43:50);
Commentaire - Radio spot with interviews by CBC (00:44:10)
Chuck Guillory;
Grand Texas (00:57:30);
La valse à Chuck;
Donald Reed, Chuck Guillory, Preston Manuel;
Your Cheating Heart;
Comedy (01:04:37)
Storytelling with Revon Reed and Friends, Revon Reed plays old Cajun Records
Revon & friends telling stories
00:00:00 - Carry-on Story;
00:03:50 - Difference between a joke and a wisecrack;
00:05:25 - Playing a game of Leap Frog;
00:09:15 - The Zebra with the Mumps;
00:11:20 - The Smart Bartender Explains Atomic Energy;
Dubs of Harry Choates recordings;
00:14:20 - Chère Mignon;
00:16:!5 - Harry Choates Blues;
00:17:55 - Honkey Tonkin' Days;
00:19:40 - Mon Chere Vieux Mari;
00:22:10 - Grand Texas;
00:25:10 - Chère petit;
00:28:30 - Storytelling continues;
51:10 - Wade Fruge -
One step de chameau
T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
Storytelling with Revon Reed and Friends
Copies of stories from previous tapes