Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Live Performance for Ira Lejeune Day
LE1-066 Ira Lejeune Day
Valse De Grand Chemin
Bosco Blues (04:06)
Announcements
Bayou Pon Pon (17:00)
Jolie Blonde
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
LE1-067 Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys at Prejean's;
Gurvais Matte - Guitar
Leon Chaisson - Accordion
Danny Theriot (Terro on tape) - Fiddle
Port Arthur Waltz (00:00:55);
Petite Ou Grosse;
La Valse Criminelle (00:09:15);
Madeleine;
Chère Tout Tout (00:17:05);
Triangle Special;
Les Traces de Mon Boghei (00:24:42);
La Valse de Cadien;
Truck Driving Man (00:33:38);
Lache Pas La Patate;
Waltz (00:39:09)
Live Performance by Lawrence Ardoin
LE1-068 Lawrence Ardoin
Untitled Waltz
Allons À Lafayette (01:40)
Untitled Waltz
That's What Makes The Cajun Dance (12:00)
Home Sweet Home
Pistache A Tante Nana (23:33)
Hee Haw Breakdown
Jambalaya (30:25)
Homesick Waltz
Cajun From Church Point
Live Performance by Paul Daigle
LE1-069 Paul Daigle, Susan Champagne, Randy Champagne, Nous Autres
La Valse De Cherokee/Midland Two Step
Belizaire Waltz (06:17)
Bosco Stomp
Crowley Two Step (15:55)
Flammes D'enfer
Lacassine Special (20:07)
Chere Aline
Live Performance by Allen Domingue
LE1-070 Allen Domingue
Flammes D'enfer
Anniversary Waltz (03:35)
Untitled Two Step
Chere Toute Toute (10:23)
Filles De La Campagne?
Bayou Noir Two Step (18:17)
Brasse Donc Le Couche Couche
Live Performance by Sheryl Cormier and Gurvais Matte
LE1-071 Sheryl Cormier at Prejean's; Gurvais Matte and The Branch Playboys
Sheryl Cormier:
Enterre Moi Pas
Valse De Tout Le Monde (04:55)
Hathaway Two Step
Evangeline Waltz (14:30)
Ramblin' Stomp
Gervais Matte:
Crowley Two Step (22:00)
Saturday Night Special (Evangeline Special)
Valse Avec Un Coeur Cassé (28:35)
Lacassine Special
Mom, Je Suis Toujours Ton Petit Garçon (36:02)
Acadian Two Step
Live Performance by Paul Daigle
LE1-072 Paul Daigle
Chere Aline
J'ai Revé Hier Au Soir (04:20)
Accordion Two Step
Accordion Two Step cont. (11:19)
Un Coeur Cassé
Lacassine Special
La 'Tit Robe Court (19:08)
Live Performance by Black Foreman and Claude Knott
LE1-073 Black Foreman and Claude Knott live from Evangeline Oaks Nursing Home Jambalaya Cook-off
Johnny Can't Dance
Mom and Pop Waltz/Rye Whiskey (02:35)
Bosco Blues
Untitled Waltz (10:20)
Mamou Two Step
Untitled Waltz (18:25)
Flammes D'enfer
Acadian Two Step (25:35)
Jolie Blonde
Evageline Two Step (30:35)
Lake Arthur Stomp
Interview with Adam Romero
LE1-075 Adam Romero recounting his visit to sing for the president;
J'ai Passé Devant Ta Porte (00:08:19);
Playing accordion and singing (00:10:00);
Reno Waltz (00:12:15)
Live Performance by Moise Robin
LE1-076 2nd annual Bal De Maison festival; Moise Robin, Claude Knott, and Brent G.(?);
Hot Pepper Two Step/Mon Vieux Wagon;
Mes Cables Est Mes Éperons (My Rope and Spurs) (06:08);
Amédé Two Step/Eunice Two Step;
La Valse Criminelle (14:49);
The Back Door
Live Performance at Acadian Village
LE1-077 Acadian Village Band Contest
Group A;
Catch My Hat;
'Tit Monde (02:50);
Group B;
Grand Mamou;
Acadian Two Step (08:00);
Group C;
Lake Charles Playboy Waltz;
Triangle Two Step (12:40);
Group D;
Belizaire Waltz;
Choupique Two Step (18:20);
Group E;
Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
Lovebridge Waltz (23:23);
Group F;
Jolie Blonde;
Ossun Two Step (30:50);
Group G;
I'd Rather Have Lost You Than Never Have Known You;
Paul Daig Two Step (36:55);
Group H;
Louisiana Two Step;
Over The Waves (42:15);
Group I;
Grand Prairie Waltz;
Bayou Pon Pon (50:14);
Group J;
Evangeline Two Step;
'Tit Bec Dou (55:40)
Live Performance by Cajun Boogie
LE1-078 Cajun Boogie
Valse De Bayou Teche
Bosco Blues (04:30)
Zydeco Est Pas Sales
Pine Grove Blues (13:15)
Live Performance at Prejean's
LE1-079 Live from Prejean's; Kevin Sonnier, Danny Theriot, Gurvais Matte
'Tit Monde
Cherokee (04:14)
Jolie Blonde
Madeline (12:10)
Fais/Faire Attention
Triangle Special (19:45)
Live Performance at Prejean's
LE1-080 Live from Prejean's
Mom and Pop Waltz/Rye Whiskey
Hick's Wagon Wheel Special (01:10)
Tracks Of My Buggy
Bayou Pon Pon
Bosco Stomp (12:25)
Alleman Waltz (La Valse de Grand Bois)
Madeline (19:59)
Live Performance at Prejean's
LE1-083 Live from Prejean's; Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
Claude Knott - Fiddle
Gurvis Matte - Rhythm Guitar
Leon Chaisson - Accordion
Tracks Of My Buggy
Fais/Faire Attention (04:10)
J'etais au Bal
La Valse de Cadien
Evangeline Waltz (16:45)
Drunkard's Dream
Waltz Across Texas (25:40)
Chere Toute Toute
Jolie Catin (34:38)
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-084 Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
Evangeline Two Step
Faire/Fais Attention (03:25)
Choupique Two Step
Kaplan Waltz (11:40)
Bayou Pon Pon
Cajun From Church Point (20:05)
Enterre Moi Pas/Triangle Two Step
Drunkard's Dream
The Back Door (31:57)
Mom, Je Suis Toujours Ton 'Tit Garçon
Untitled Waltz
Creole Stomp (42:45)
Bon Temps Rouler
Triangle Club/Enterre Moi Pas (49:05)
Valse Avec Un Coeur Cassé
Tracks Of My Buggy (53:57)
Flammes D'enfer
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-085 Live At Prejean's by Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
Leon - Accordion
Pine Grove Blues/Ma Nègresse
Hick's Wagon Wheel Special (05:57)
The Back Door
Un Mouche Dans Mon Couche Couche/La Valse De Holly Beach/Les Maringouins Ont Tout Mangé Ma Belle
Pauvre Hobo (18:05)
Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors
Chère Basette (27:50)
Take These Chains From My Heart
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-086 Live From Prejean's; Bal De Maison
Leon Chaisson - Accordion
Danny Theriot - Fiddle
Kevin Sonnier - Drums
Gurvais Matte - Guitar
99 Year Waltz
The Back Door
Untitled Two Step (8:00)
Tous Les Soirs
Hick's Wagon Wheel (15:15)
Jolie Blonde (Danny Theriot on vocals)
Barnyard Song (Danny Theriot on vocals) (21:22)
Jolie Joues Roses/Lawtell Two Step
Reno Waltz (27:29)
Crowley Two Step
Jolie Blonde (35:37)
Flammes D'enfer
Coulée Croche Waltz (43:00)
Untitled Two Step
Tous Les Soirs (48:00)
J'etais Au Bal
La Valse De Cadien (58:05)
Evangeline Special
Jolie Blonde (Danny Theriot on vocals) (1:06:55)
Barnyard Song (Danny Theriot on vocals)
Chère Tout Toute
Two Step de Lake Charles (1:17:40)
Brasse Donc Le Couche-Couche
Bayou Pon Pon (1:27:32)
Live Performance by Paul Daigle
LE1-087 Paul Daigle and Soleil Gold at Prejean's; Robert Elkins;
Chère Aline;
J’aime Mieux T’Avoir Perdu (04:11);
Paul Daig Two Step/Quelle Etoile;
Valse De Coeur Cassé/Lovesick Waltz (12:18);
Georgia Lou;
Chataigner Waltz/Louisiana Waltz (21:09);
Comme Un Cadien;
Tolan Waltz (26:18);
Allons À Lafayette;
J'ai Revé Hier Au Soir (33:22);
'Tite Robe Court (Mini Skirt Two Step)
Live Performance by Les Musiciens
LE1-088 Live Performance by Les Musiciens; Claude Knott, Dave Badouin, Leon Chiasson, Terry Huval, Dunice Theriot
Flammes D'enfer
Allons À Lafayette (05:35)
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-089 Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys live from Prejean's; KRVS
La Valse De Cadien
Je Veux Me Marier (04:10)
Step It Fast
Drunkard's Dream (11:25)
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales
Lovebridge Waltz (19:02)
'Tit Monde
Allons À Lafayette
Brasse Donc Le Couche-Couche (29:52)
Beer Barrel Polka
Crowley Two Step
Kaplan Waltz (40:42)
Evangeline Special
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-090 Gurvais Matte - guitar, Leon Chaisson - accordion, Dave Baudoin - lead guitar, Kenneth David - fiddle
Hey 'Tite Fille
Hathaway Two Step (04:30)
Flammes D'enfer
Valse De Grand Chemin (13:13)
Aldus Roger Song
Ma Nègresse/Pine Grove Blues (19:40)
Bon Temps Rouler
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys
LE1-091 Gurvais Matte And The Branch Playboys live from Prejean's
Creole Stomp
La Valse De Cadien (04:27)
Paper In My Shoe
Triangle Club Special/Enterre Moi Pas (13:08)
La Coeur De La Ville
Bon Temps Rouler (22:12)
Jolie Blonde
Flammes D'enfer (28:20)
Pine Grove Blues/Ma Nègresse
Coulée Croche Waltz
Madeleine (42:28)
La Valse De Grand Chemin
Repeat: Creole Stomp
La Valse De Cadien (51:33)
Paper In My Shoe
Triangle Club Special/Enterre Moi Pas
La Coeur De La Ville (1:04:03)
Bon Temps Rouler
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
LE1-092 Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys live from Prejean's; Bal De Maison
Evangeline Two Step/Saturday Night Special
Tous Les Soirs (02:06)
Flammes D'enfer
La Valse De Coeur Cassé (11:52)
J'etais Au Bal
Bon Temps Rouler/Holly Beach (19:37)
Madeleine
Chère Tout Toute (26:35)
Sundown Playboys Special/Cankton Two Step
Jolie Blonde (34:00)
Kaplan Waltz
Step It Fast (41:20)
Live Performance by Roddie Romero
LE1-093 Roddie Romero; Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis
Untitled Two Step
Kaplan Waltz (01:16)
Johnny Can't Dance
Heritage Waltz (08:08)
Three Pretty Women
Belizaire Waltz (16:25)
Bosco Stomp
Tracks Of My Buggy (22:50)
Lemonade Song
La Lumière Dans Ta Chassis
Petite Ou Grosse (32:25)
Chère Tout Toute?
Two Step De L'anse Maigre (39:00)
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales
Live Performance by Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis
LE1-094 Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis
Buckwheat Zydeco - Accordion
Leroy? - Drums
Sweet Cookie? - Frottoir
Jimmy Reed - Guitar
Lee Allen Zeno - Bass
John Bell - Sax
Calvin Landry - Trumpet
Lucille
Band Intro (04:00)
Joe Pitre A Deux Femmes
It Must Be Love (08:40)
Live Performance by Scott Ramblers
LE1-095 Scott Ramblers
Chère Tout Tout;
Jeunes Filles de la Campagne/Don't Get Married (00:02:57);
Chère Alice;
La Valse de la Belle (00:09:08);
(repeats)
Chère Tout Tout;
Jeunes Filles de la Campagne/Don't Get Married (00:16:00);
La Valse de la Belle;
(repeats)
Chère Tout Tout (00:21:48);
Jeunes Filles de la Campagne/Don't Get Married;
La Valse de la Belle (00:27:16)
Live Performance by Bernard Huval
LE1-096 Bernard Huval
Bayou Pon Pon
Service Blues (03:57)
Musician's Dream/Tous Les Soirs
Bayou Pon Pon
Jolie Blonde (15:42)
Repeat:
Bayou Pon Pon
Service Blues
Musician's Dream/Tous Les Soirs (27:27)
Live Performance by Le Band Tout Marinate
LE1-097 Le Band Tout Marinate
Harry Trahan - accordion
Louis Foreman - fiddle
Paul Guidry - t-fer
Jimmy Gardner - guitar
Randy Falcon - bass
Rex Champagne - drums
Bayou Pon Pon
'Tit Maurice (03:44)
Fi Fi Foncho/Poncho
Band Intro
Evangeline Two Step
'Tit Bec Doux (13:00)
La Queue de Tortue/Hick's Wagon Wheel Special/Triangle Club Special/Enterre-moi pas
The Back Door (22:48)
Perrodin Two Step
Hack A Moreau (30:59)
La Valse Du Malchanceux
Allons À Lafayette (40:05)
Pine Grove Blues
Eunice Two Step (48:30)
Live Performance at Acadian Village
LE1-098 Tout Partout; Acadian Village
The Back Door
Mulberry Waltz (03:40)
Bosco Stomp
Tracks Of My Buggy (11:25)
Amédé Two Step/Eunice Two Step
Les 'Tits Yeux Noir (19:40)
Bayou Pon Pon
'Tits Yeux Bleu (27:20)
Live Performance by Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds
LE1-099 Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds; Eunice
Sheyl Cormier - accordion
Chad Cormier - fiddle
Russell Cormier - t-fer
Julien LeBlanc - guitar
Russell Cormier Jr. - drums
David Guidry - bass
Madeleine
Mon Coeur Et Mon Amour/J'aimerais Te Pardonner/All Through The Night (03:40)
Untitled Two Step
La Lumière Dans Ta Chassis (11:25)
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales
Calcasieu Waltz (22:22)
High Point Two Step
Heritage Waltz (27:52)
Mamou Two Step
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales
Live Performance by Cajun Born
LE1-100 Cajun Born live at Belizaire's restaurant;
Rufus Thibodeaux - Fiddle
Blake Mouton - Accordion
Rodney Miller - Triangle
Gerald Melancon - Drums
Mike Dugas - Bass
Waltz;
Flammes d'Enfer (00:04:36);
Lake Charles Playboy Waltz;
Everyday is Mother's Day (00:13:14);
Zydeco Shoes Got the Zydeco Blues;
Calcasieu Waltz (00:20:03);
Band Intro;
Jolie Blonde (00:29:26);
Hicks' Wagon Wheel Special;
Zydeco Sont Pas Sale (00:36:13)
Live Performance by Bois Sec Ardoin
LE1-101 Bois Sec Ardoin
Quoi Faire
Bonsoir Moreau ("Between a waltz and a blues") (02:19)
Evangeline Two Step
Oberlin Waltz (11:24)
Allons Danser
'Tit Maurice (18:55)
Fi Fi Poncho/Foncho
Untitled Waltz (26:55)
Lacassine Special
Audience member: "Do you take requests?" (36:45)
Keep A Knockin'/Tu Peux Cogner Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer (38:25)
Live Performance by Nezpique
LE1-102 Nezpique
John Vidrine - accordion; Jane Vidrine - guitar; Steve Riley - fiddle; Scott Barras - triangle
Allons À Lafayette
Miller's Cave (02:00)
J'etais Au Bal
Bosco Blues (07:52)
Sur Le Courtableu
En Bas Du Chene Vert (15:00)
High Point Two Step
L'anse Maigre Waltz (23:52)
Flammes D'enfer
Kaplan Waltz (32:10)
Mamou Two Step
La Veuve De La Coulée (39:00)
Band Intro
Grand Mamou
Acadian Two Step (46:55)
Nezpique Waltz
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
LE1-103 Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys at Prejean's; Dunice Theriot sits in with the band
Claude Knott - fiddle
Leon Chiasson - accordion
Gurvais Matte - rhythm guitar
'Tite Filles De La Campagne
Jolie Blonde (03:45)
Pauvre Hobo
Chère Alice (10:35)
Henderson Waltz/Cherokee Waltz
Grand Mamou (20:30)
The Back Door
J'ai Passé Devant Ta Porte (28:57)
Triangle Club Special/Enterre Moi Pas
Reno Waltz
Bayou Pon Pon (40:48)
'Tits Yeux Bleu
Live Performance at Acadian Village
LE1-104 Acadian Village Band Competition
Bosco Stomp (continued from Band #9)
Band #10 Johnny Can't Dance (01:33)
Midnight Waltz
Band #11 Mamou Two Step (08:00)
Chère Alice
Band #7 Lafayette Two Step (18:44)
'Tits Yeux Noir
Band #8 Ossun Two Step (23:33)
Madame Sostan
Band #9 Reno Waltz (30:00)
Bosco Stomp (cuts off, but continues at beginning)
Live Performance by Kenneth David
LE1-105 Live from Prejean's; April 13th
Kenneth David - fiddle
Leon Chiasson - accordion
Viens Me Chercher
The Back Door (04:35)
Lacassine Special
Bayou Teche Waltz (15:10)
Hick's Wagon Wheel Special
Dans Le Coeur De La Ville (22:28)
Crowley Two Step
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales (31:02)
(starts over from beginning)
Viens Me Chercher
The Back Door
Live Performance by Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys
LE1-106 Live at Prejean's; Gurvais Matte and the Branch Playboys;
(This was written on tape:
Claude Hanks - Accordion
Jimmie Gardner - Banjo
Rex Champagne - Drums
Antoine Falcon - Guitar
Kermit Venable)
Hey Mom;
La Valse de Grand Chemin (00:02:50);
Lacassine Special;
Johnny Can't Dance (00:10:15);
Allons à Lafayette;
Ton 'Tit Bec Doux (00:15:27);
Step It Fast;
Bon Vieux Mari (00:20:07);
J'ai Passé Devant Ta Porte;
Home Sweet Home (00:24:25);
Chère Tout-Tout;
Flammes d'Enfer (00:30:40);
At Acadian Village;
Hicks' Wagon Wheel Special;
Ron on accordion - Comme Un Cadien (00:36:56);
La Valse de Malchanceux;
Creole Stomp (00:46:35);
Different recording; maybe Prejean's?;
Fi Fi Poncho;
Lovebridge Waltz (00:50:11);
Crowley Two Step;
Madame Sostan (00:57:10);
J'etais au Bal
Live Performance at Acadian Village
LE1-107 Bal De Maison tribute to Amédé Ardoin; Branch Playboys; Carl Thibodeaux
Intro/Allons á Lafayette
L. Chaisson on accordion; Clarence ? on fiddle
Ardoin Two Step/Abbeville Two Step (03:15)
Talking about Amédé Ardoin
Crying Waltz/Valse De La Belle (09:55)
Evangeline Special
Branch Playboys Special/Acadian Two Step/73 Special/Nonc Adam (Carl Thibodeaux on accordion) (18:10)
Conversation with Clarence
Mulberry Waltz (Clarence singing)