Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Request a fileInterview with Lynn Ourso regarding John Fred and the Playboys
Lynn Ourso:
01:00 - Publishing rights
02:00 - Boogie Chillin'
04:00 - Started working with John Fred in 1960
04:45 - Starting playing bass with John Fred and The Playboys, switched to guitar
08:00 - La Louisianne Records - Carol and David Rachou
09:15 - John's recording gap 1962-64
13:00 - Gigs that The Playboys would play around the state
15:00 - Soul versus Pop music
16:30 - Music company and the Playboys
17:30 - Returning to manage and produce the group in 1967
19:30 - The band playing on the Johnny Carson Show
23:30 - John meeting Elvis and the Beatles; Overseas tour
26:30 - Last album
27:00 - Russ Regan
29:00 - Amy Bell Single
30:00 - Sugarcane Label
34:00 - Montel Studios - converting the old mono studio into a multitrack studio
42:30 - Poorly written eulogy in an Opelousas newspaper
44:30 - Fred's kidney issues, transplant
Les douze jours de Noel
Les douze jours de Noel - version francais
On va les embêter
On va les embêter par Jean Arceneaux et Michael Doucet
Tape was sticky, a better recording is available in BE3-010
Beausoleil France 1976 Copy of master tape #1
00:05 - Tit Maurice
04:05 - Johnny Can't Dance
06:15 - Jeunes filles de la campagne
09:25 - Travailler c'est trop dur
12:25 - C.I.A.
16:00 - Take it to me
Beausoleil - France 1976 Copy of master tape #2
00:05 - Lovebridge Waltz
04:13 - Johnny Can't Dance
07:10 - Bayou Teche Waltz
11:30 - La valse de grand chemin
16:30 - Bosco Moscow two step
20:50 - Arc de triomphe two step
John Dubois sings 10 from his collection of Cajun folksongs
00:00 - J'étais au bal
01:16 - Allons danser Colinda
02:39 - T'es petite et t'es mignonne
03:25 - J'ai passé devant ta porte
4:45 - La chanson à André (Gallop, Gallop)
06:27 - Saute crapaud
07:33 - Un petite bonne homme
08:25 - C'est les hip et taieau
09:24 - Les maringouins ont toute mangé ma belle
10:19 - Allons à Lafayette
Tommy McClain and Freddy Fender Live show at Municiple Auditorium - Part 1
Live Performance by Tommy McClain
Radio show with Pete Bergeron and Houston Lejeune from 1985
Lache pas la patate - Jimmy C. Newman;
Leroy Broussard - Lawtell Waltz;
Adam Hebert - Mon tour vas venir;
Doris Matte - Trop jeune pour marier;
Camey Doucet and Wayne Toups - Pan Pe Po (To the melody of Les flammes d'enfer);
Ed Gary - Joe pitre à deux femmes
Iry Lejeune - 99 year waltz
Jim Olivier - La valse de Tolam
Hadley Castille - La dernière valse
Hector Duhon and Octa Clark - Bosco Stomp
Paul Daigle - La nouvelle valse d'anniversaire
Advertisement for CODOFIL;
Fred Charlie - The Good Times are Killing Me;
Leeman Prejean -
Radio show with Pete Bergeron and Houston Lejeune in 1985
00:03:00 - Link Davis - Madeline;
00:07:30 - Leeman Prejean - La valse de tout le monde;
00:11:15 - Paul Daigle - La valse des jeunes marriers;
00:14:30 - Belton Richard tune - Mom and Dad's Waltz;
00:19:36 - Jo-El Sonnier with Michael Doucet - Jolie Blonde (recording from unreleased live performance);
00:24:50 - Austin Pitre - Opelousas Waltz;
00:29:20 - Lawrence Walker - Chère Alice;
00:32:00 - Houston talks about seeing Lawrence Walker live;
00:34:55 - Shirley Bergeron - La dernière fois
00:37:42 - Spot with Harold Hollier, L.J. Alleman Principal
00:40:16 - Nathan Abshire - Kaplan Waltz
00:49:00 - Ivy Dugas - Offshore Waltz;
00:53:39 - J.B. Fuselier - Chère Bassette;
00:57:15 - Belton Richard - Chère tout tout;
01:03:15 - Camey Doucet - Moi et mon cousin;
Len Harrington - Louisiana Hidden Corners
00:00 - Chère la Louisiane
02:28 - Fleur de lis
05:20 - Old Cajun Mazurka
07:01 - Chanson de noces
10:46 - Lacassine Special
13:47 - Cajun Blues
16:57 - Lover's Lament
19:49 - Eunice two-step
22:15 - Cool Summer Night
24:20 - Two step de Moua Kie
26:09 - Wish You Well
28:35 - If Not for You
Tommy McClain and Freddy Fender Live show at Municiple Auditorium part 2
Live Performance by Tommy McClain and Freddy Fender
Interview with George Visser
00:00 - Visser was a former schoolboard member
00:35 - Working for Union when he wanted to go back to school. He ended up not going back to school and worked for Union for 42 years;
02:40 - First contact with the oil industry in 1940 - Started as a roustabout; Laid pipelines by hand in the marsh;
03:30 - Describing how they built drill rigs;
04:45 - Cajuns were used to the marsh and did well working in marsh conditions - Talking about their impact on the oil industry
Tape degraded badly, Audio breaks up
Interview with Amanda Hanks.
00:10 - Jack mentions that Amanda is co-owner of Chenier aux tigres;
00:58 - Amanda tells about her life growing up on an Island along the gulf coast. Mentions that they were very isolated and made it with what little they had;
02:20 - Talks about traveling through the canals in Vermilion Parish - was safer than using the Gulf;
03:40 - Teaching in a two room school house on Chenier aux tigres, 36 children attended the school, Worked her way through school at SLI;
05:05 - Living during the depression and how it changed people's perspective;
10:00 - How the first generation of Cajuns handled the oil industry coming to Louisiana - Improved their homes, bought refrigerators, automobiles, etc;
11:10 - The effects of the oil industry on the younger generations;
14:00 - Speaking about current education needs;
16:55 - Genteel Acadians, plantation owners around Vermillion Parish;
25:00 - More commentary on Cajun people;
27:00 - Positive impacts of the oil industry on South LA people;
Interview with Sanders Gaspard.
00:35 - Importance of land to Cajun people - Land was the most important thing in his life. Says he worked as hard as he could to own land;
01:35 - Says that younger people today aren't as interested in owning large amounts of land to farm;
02:20 - Problems of salt water coming into the marshes; Mentions that the land isn't able to be used anymore for farming or for grazing animals;
04:55 - Saltwater intrusion in Vermilion Parish became really bad in the 1960s;
07:00 - Possible solutions for saltwater intrusion issue;
Interview with Sanders "Boo" Gaspard
00:55 - Historical background. His Father was police Juror in Forked Island;
01:30 - "Cuz" Gaspard and grandfather were engineers for canals;
02:25 - 1880 to 1900 - His Grandfather helped with designing and digging canals in Vermilion Parish. They were mainly used for irrigation and drainage purposes. Eventually oil companies used the same canals for their purposes;
03:20 - Discussing his father's dealings with the owners of the oil companies - permits;
04:05 - His father's work was mostly farming rice, goats, and cattle. Wasn't very involved in oil leases;
06:00 - Sanders' involvement in the community - City Councilman, says he just tries to help all people in any way he can;
07:25 - Buying his first piece of land in 1946, about 100 acres. Discusses his farming career Southwest of Gueydan;
10:15 - In 1953, a huge flood destroyed 172 acres of rice; Hurricane Audrey also destroyed all of his rice in 1957; Had to refinance his farm 3 times - Says it was rough, but he made it;
11:40 - Weren't many oil wells in his area in the early 50s;
12:40 - Says there are currently oil wells next to his property, discusses dealing with the oil companies;
14:50 - There's not much trust between locals and the oil companies;
17:00 - Health effects on locals from oil companies' use of chemicals;
20:45 - Dump sites, open pits and the eventual clean up of these sites;
23:00 - Positives of oil companies for his farm;
24:30 - Concerns about chemicals on the health of the people;
25:00 - Cajuns never went hungry before or after oil companies came into town, they were resourceful;
28:00 - Effects of oil industry on the family units and family farms;
30:05 - The impact of the Cajuns on the oil industry;
33:00 - His mother's father, Mr. Primeaux, bought land and told his children he was going to start a town call it Primeaux Ville but the area was already Forked Island;
34:00 - Mr. Primeaux gave land to build the church and school. He was a talented woodworker, used Cypress
C.J. "Bubba" Montgomery
00:30 - Mr. Montgomery describes himself as a Jack-of-all-trades - hunter, crawfish retailer, farmer;
01:25 - Inflation and the grain embargo and the impacts on local economy;
04:15 - Oil revenue helping land owning farmers;
06:00 - C.J. Montgomery, Sr. - Part owner and president of the Kaplan, LA Rice Mill. Sold the mill in 1975. It had a milling capacity of approx. 750 barrels of Medium Grain rice per hour and 700 barrels of long grain per hour;
07:40 - Kaplan rice mill ran off of steam power from 1920-1975; Was one of the last rice mills in the country to convert from steam to electricity;
10:00 - Discussion about coastal erosion; Lock systems in canals effecting erosion on the gulf coast and coastal canal and marshes;
11:00 - Impact of oil industry on shrimping and fishing industry;
11:45 - Drilling mud and trash being dumped off rigs and polluting water;
12:50 - Commercial divers, construction work and cleaning up debris under older drilling rigs;
14:00 - Government regulations to make oil companies clean up their pollution - Items found under drilling rigs: drilling mud and chemicals, I-beams, forklifts;
15:00 - Long-term effects of drilling mud and caustic chemicals on the fishing industries;
16:30 - Dumping and cleaning of platforms done under the cover of night so the Coast Guard wouldn't see the actions of the companies;
17:30 - Oil industry separating families for longer periods of time, but pay and jobs where plentiful;
19:00 - Cajuns know the oil industry better than any other group;
21:30 - Some Cajuns have shunned their roots and family backgrounds;
23:50 - Man-made coastal canal erosion doubled or tripled the size of the canal;
26:30 - 1973-1981 was the boom time for growth and drilling; Larger companies bought out local specialty service companies in the oil business;
31:40 - Discusses his career as a diver; labor pay is one of the most affordable parts of the oil industry but was the first to be cut. Costs on rental supplies and equipment stayed the same;
33:30 - Cajun workers were not taken care of if they were injured;
34:00 - Law protecting divers from working in unsafe conditions;
Interview with C.J. "Bubba" Montgomery III
00:40 - Importance of the land to Cajun culture - livelihoods depend on their land;
01:15 - Condition of the land is deteriorating, oil companies responsible for erosion in coastal canals;
02:25 - A study at LSU, concluded that the canals that oil companies dug are responsible for 80% of the coastal erosion;
03:25 - Bubba says that the cleaning chemicals used and vacuuming mud from under offshore drilling platforms is more of "a show" than actually helping clean up the environment;
05:20 - Mentions that not as many locals are working in the oil business;
06:50 - Offshore divers being paid less than in previous years and companies are exploiting new arrivals to the business;
07:45 - Local companies have more experience and knowledge than northern companies when it comes to drilling in the marsh
Interview with Father John Inverse
02:05 - First oil well in LA was in Jennings, found local workers in the Cajun community. (1901);
01:50 - 7 on 7 off schedule of offshore workers. Discussion about people not attending church because of work schedule and families being pulled apart;
05:00 - Demands on priests trying to help families
05:55 - Anyone can rough-neck without a college degree.
06:10 - Local workers having tougher time making a living off the land (hunting, fishing, trapping) because of damage to the environment;
08:20 - Family units and the oil industry, continuing education diminished to work offshore work;
10:40 - Pagers (beepers) interrupting mass on Sunday;
12:45 - What other industries would step in to help the southern Louisiana economy?;
13:20 - Oil companies only spoke with the church on regards to drilling around church grounds or cemeteries; Conflict with economics and the spiritual world;
22:55 - Cajuns were an assett for oil companies;
23:50 - Discussing future generation of workers: will they be spoiled by the affluence that was gained when oil was found on family land?
29:30 - Talking about early settlers in Point Misère
Interview with Father John Inverse
00:30 - Importance of religion to the Cajun Religion - The Church was the focal point of the community.
01:30 - Education affected the attendance of mass as did the harvest season
04:00 - The priest was the only one that had education when the first settlers arrived; Lawyers would bring documents that were written in French to Father John for translation.
Interview with Barry Heinen
00:30 - Family background - German, one of 8 children;
01:00 - Great-grandfather bought property in Robert's Cove from a German abbey in 1883;
03:00 - Little interaction between German and Cajun settlers until 1950-1960 then intercultural marriage began;
05:50 - Family has leased land to oil companies since the 1950's - talks about lease amounts;
08:00 - Barry, as an attorney, deals with the oil companies for his family and placement of rigs on the properties;
09:00 - The German community was hesitant to lease to the oil companies. Pugh clause and leasing acreage to the oil companies;
12:00 - Regulation on price of gas depending of depth the rig would drill, thus paying more for gas locally than out of state;
15:00 - Federal government regulating oil prices, and oil companies limiting production to make profits;
16:30 - Supply and demand on the price of gas prices; Mexico and UK not members of OPEC;
19:00 - Economic impact in Lafayette "Lafayette lives and dies in the oil field." All the money was new money coming in, not money circulating within the community;
23:30 - Comp law lowered to 25% disability for workers;
24:00 - Overall slow down in the area is due to fewer exploration in the out areas around Lafayette;
Wilma Subra
00:30 - Subra Company 4 years old in 1985;
00:55 - Main services of her company - Chemical Analysis, Environmental Services, food chemistry, etc. Funding comes from private industry and some government work;
01:50 - Her company assesses chemical spills on oil rigs and the long-term environmental impacts; They are not a "watchdog."
02:50 - Biggest problems - Potential for surface and ground water contamination, soil contamination;
04:30 - discussing who checks for leaks in casings;
05:00 - Discussing Mr. Landry - a man who had a solid waste disposal site in a marshy area. Moved his site to Big Woods for "home industry" disposal, had no soil borings for 2 years, looking for new sites to dump trash, he was accepting oil field debris/trash. These sites have been contaminated with heavy metals surrounding the dump site. The heavy metals being found are the same used for drilling. Out of state companies dumping on these sites as well;
10:30 - Environmental impacts of these disposal dumps - Groundwater, surface water, soil is all contaminated with Barium, Chromium, Cadmium, Zinc, Arsenic, Mercury;
12:15 - Super Fund investigating spills and clean up areas;
13:15 - In only Vermilion Parish, there are 55 surface disposal sites;
17:30 - Marlow Corporation - They are a commercial saltwater disposal well permitted by the LA Office of Conservation;
20:30 - Discussing the biggest challenges for the Subra Company;
29:00 - Land owner, Leo Fontenot , allowing a company to use a borrow pit for dirt and sand to heavy metal offshore waste. Gulf Coast Pre-Mix dumped in the pit for $7 a load;
30:30 - Possible solutions for dumping - Subra says more money into enforcement to stop allowing dump sites is necessary; Education is important, as well;
Interview with Sonny Qurik
00:30 - Family and biographical information - Went to LSU, was in the Marine Corps;
02:30 - Discussion about how the oil industry affected the banks;
04:45 - Lack of education and sudden income lead people to "run" through their new-found wealth; They overspent on new property and equipment;
07:00 - Some farmers received federal money to stay and farm their own land
08:30 - Oil drilling started dropping in 1983 around Washington, LA;
11:00 - Lafayette banking grew during the oil growth, larger banks began to acquire banks when oil drilling slowed down.
16:15 - Fewer oil leases but more farming around Washington
17:45 - Did smaller banks see the decline in the oil business coming?
19:00 - Short term fixed loans were most used to accommodate the oil industry
22:00 - Mr. Quirk's bank saw some profit FHA loans
23:15 - Deregulation on interest rates hurt the local farmers;
Agnes Derouen
00:00 - Grew up near Avery Island, has been at KATC for 3 years. Father was salt miner;
01:30 - Interviewed Jimmy Owens for KATC, featured in Esquire Magazine;
04:40 - Hosts "Acadiana Down Home" on KATC - Reported most of up-beat stories at the time of slower economic times;
06:20 - Younger people started doing a "Cajun Jam" but size of the crowd became so large, they moved to a night club, around Milton, at Mr Sam's Club;
07:30 - Talking about musicians Cedric Benoit, Bois-Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot;
08:50 - Being Cajun becoming popular across the country
12:20 - Agnes says it's a good thing to speak Cajun French out in the open, it helps people to take pride in the area and their culture;
Interview with Carl Braseaux
00:30 - Born in Opelousas, Attended Sunset High School (class of 1969);
01:10 - Both parents owned property around Sunset to Cankton, LA Highway 1776;
03:30 - Brasseaux says that Cajuns settled around Cankton, LA. It was "prime" land - land that was on or near waterways;
07:00 - First generation houses were 16'x20' raised on piers, near Coulée Croche area (Upper Bayou Vermilion);
08:50 - Jean Mouton developed the Lafayette area (Bayou Carencro);
10:30 - Small houses were doubled in size by the mid 1800's;
11:00 - Cotton was the main small farm crop;
11:35 - The federal government owned most of the land, so people squatted on the lands; Lands weren't put up for sale until late in the 19th century;
13:40 - The "marais," referred to the prairie that would flood during for a short time during rain storms;
16:30 - Rice boom in the Lafayette area around the time of the Civil War, property values spiked; Number of stores and merchants doubled around Vermillionville;
17:30 - Washington, LA was large exporter of cattle to New Orleans
24:20 - During Civil War, most soldiers foraged around the Lafayette area for food.
25:10 - During the war, the area continued producing sugar and cotton;
25:35 - Spring of 1863, the Union Army march through Lafayette, many cattle were killed, buildings were destroyed, homes were looted;
27:50 - Lafayette area very slow to recover after the Civil War.
29:15 - Citizens Bank in New Orleans was the only major bank in Louisiana. Plantation owners had to take out large loans;
30:15 - Mechanization really didn't come to the area until after WWII.
35:30 - Oil companies looked at Cajuns being lazy. Cajuns were content just being comfortable and living off the land
36:30 - The oil industry workers that came for out of state were mostly Protestant (Baptist)1960-1975, a century worth of growth in a decade and a half
43:00 - Cajuns couldn't compete with larger land plots (growers) and migrated to the oil patch;
Interview with Carl Brasseaux Part 2
00:30 - I-10 under construction in early 1970's;
01:00 - Carl worked in an auto parts store through college;
02:00 - Febuary 13th, 1986 - world news, oil prices dropping dramatically, Governor Edwin Edwards wanting to start closing different departments in the state to save money;
04:15 - Integration in the 70s
05:40 - Sixteen year olds dropping out of high school to work in the oil patch. Most with minimal skills (welders) making more money than their fathers. Bottom falls out, property values decrease, unemployment soars.
07:30 - 1980's brings more of a focus on education.
07:50 - "Don't be a rough-neck, become a petroleum engineer."
09:45 - White Collar Oil workers in Lafayette demanded higher standards for education.
10:15 - School system in Lafayette Parish has been one of the better quality systems in the state
14:30 - Thoughts on the future - People working offshore less
16:30 - Cottage industries start to spring up as oil jobs decrease. (crawfish farming, welding, restaurants, boat builders)
18:45 - Growing problem of pollution from the oil industries, Louisiana cancer rates; Waste sites not looked at until 1980;
20:35 - $30 million crawfish contract fell through because of poor water tests (standards)
21:00 - Saltwater intrusion in drinking well up to Iota, LA
22:00 - Diversification is crucial to Lafayette and the surrounding areas
Interview with Lionel Leleux
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
Live Performance by Don Montoucet, Louis Foreman, Kevin Naquin
Don Montoucet, accordion and vocals
Louis Foreman, fiddle and vocals
Kevin Naquin, vocals and triangle
Mini Disc 1
00:00 - Chère tout tout;
05:30 - Harold Bernard - Intro;
08:05 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
09:26 - Jolie Blonde / Don and Kevin tell stories
18:18 - J'ai étais au bal;
22:10 - Stories - Don talks about starting to play the accordion;
28:20 - La valse de Bayou Teche;
32:51 - Evangeline Special / Stories;
38:55 - Grand Mamou/Stories
44:45 - Fifi Poncho
48:20 - Lawrence Walker stories told by Louis Foreman
55:50 - Flammes d'enfer
Live Performance by Don Montoucet, Louis Foreman, Kevin Naquin
Don Montoucet - accordion and vocals
Louis Foreman - fiddle and vocals
Kevin Naquin - vocals and triangle
Recorded 2001
Mini Disc 2
00:30 - Juste une rêve;
05:30 - La porte d'en arrière / stories;
13:12 - Chère tout tout;
18:00 - Don talks about his jobs driving the school bus and being a mechanic/car inspector;
22:00 - Pauvre Hobo;
27:50 - Eunice two-step;
31:57 - Amédé two-step + Don Montoucet tells stories;
40:28 - Perrodin Two Step;
44:04 - Lovebridge Waltz;
48:16 - Home Sweet Home
51:00 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
Live Performance by Harry "Rubin" Trahan, Lisa Trahan, Mitch Reed
MiniDisc 1
Harry "Rubin" Trahan - accordion and vocals;
Lisa Trahan - guitar and vocals;
Mitch Reed - fiddle
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - J'ai étais au bal;
05:00 - Spoken introduction, Belizaire Waltz, stories;
10:30 - Allons à la queue de tortue;
14:58 - Jolie Blonde;
18:21 - Allons à Lafayette;
21:52 - Marais bouleur;
25:30 - Pauvre Hobo;
30:25 - Grand Mamou;
35:38 - Pauvre Hobo;
38:44 - La valse de Alida;
42:58 - Hathaway Two-Step;
47:35 - La valse de malchanceux;
53:58 - Crowley two-step;
58:00 - Blues Stay Away From Me;
01:03:28 - Little Fat Man;
Performance by Harry "Rubin" Trahan, Lisa Trahan, Mitch Reed
MiniDisc 2
Harry "Rubin" Trahan - accordion and vocals;
Lisa Trahan Reed - guitar and vocals;
Mitch Reed, fiddle;
00:00 - Introduction, Mitch Reed tells stories about Fido / End
Live Performance by Shelton Manuel, Jason Babineaux, & Richard Burgess
MiniDisc 1
Shelton Manuel - Fiddle;
Jason Babineaux - Accordion;
Richard Burgess - Guitar
00:00:28 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
00:03:40 - Intro, Announcements;
00:06:41 - Evangeline Special;
00:10:05 - Duson Waltz;
00:13:46 - J'ai étais au bal;
00:18:08 - La valse criminelle;
00:22:28 - Les flames d'enfer;
00:26:15 - Jolie Blonde;
00:30:20 - Shelton talks about when he played fiddle for Nathan Abshire. Played together at the Avalon Club in Basile. Also played with Jack Leger, Austin Pitre
Jay Graffanino (orchestral band), Shirley Bergeron, J.B. Fuselier, Harry Choates, Chuck Guillory, Carl Thibodeaux. Shelton mentions that he played a gig with Iry LeJeune the night before he was killed.
00:33:55 - Lacassine Special;
00:37:55 - Lafayette Playboy's Waltz;
00:42:30 - Entèrre-moi pas;
00:46:16 - Cajun Queen;
00:52:36 - Wafus Two Step/Talle des ronces;
00:56:00 - Shelton lives on his own, farms, raises guineas;
00:56:50 - Perrodin two step;
01:00:26 - La valse de patate;
01:04:19 - Johnny Can't Dance;
01:07:38 - Chère Tout Tout;
01:11:25 - Port Arthur Blues;
Lafayette Two Step, gets cut off, concludes on Disc 2;
Live Performance by Shelton Manuel, Jason Babineaux, Richard Burgess
MiniDisc 2
Shelton Manuel, fiddle; Jason Babineaux, accordion; Richard Burgess, guitar
00:00 - Lafayette Two Step, concluding from MiniDisc 1
01:58 - Cajun Waltz
7:14 - Medley of Quelle etoile and Grand Texas
11:17 - Chère Bassette
16:08 - Ossun Two Step
20:40 - First attempt at Valse de Balfa
25:00 - Several minutes of noodling La valse criminelle
28:00 - Serious re-attempt at playing La valse criminelle
30:00 - Grand Mamou Waltz / Shelton tells stories
33:35 - Second attempt at Valse de Balfa
34:45 - Shelton has to tune down his fiddle / stories
36:11 - Third attempt at Valse de Balfa
46:44 - 'Tit Galop Pour Mamou
Interview with Shelton Manuel by Harold Bernard
Interview with Shelton Manuel by Harold Bernard, Roger Weiss is also present;
00:00 - Shelton tells stories about how he went blind. His wife passed away shortly after he went blind. Shelton discusses how he adjusted and how his other senses changed after going blind;
02:00 - Rebuilt his barn, built new fences and planted a garden after going blind;
04:55 - Shelton says he usually drove Nathan Abshire home after dances. He would also collect money after dances and would emcee when they played radio shows on the radio (KPLC);
11:10 - Lacassine Special (Shelton calls it "Cajun Soul");
15:05 - Allons à Lafayette;
17:45 - Port Arthur Blues;
19:55 - Kaplan Waltz;
24:15 - Wafus two step;
27:25 - Port Arthur Waltz;
30:10 - Entèrre-moi pas;
33:40 - Drunkard's Waltz;
37:15 - La valse de Balfa;
39:40 - Milton Vanicor - Harold says that when he asked Milton to play the oldest song he knew, he went into an old version of the Balfa Waltz;
41:35 - Milton Vanicor adopted Iry and one of his sisters when they were young;
42:00 - Shelton tells a story about how Iry Lejeune learned to play the accordion;
43:35 - Lacassine Special;
47:00 - Shelton's accordion - Older accordion with some new reeds that Marc Savoy installed;
49:25 - 99 Year Waltz;
57:10 - In The Mood;
58:18 - Milk Cow Blues;
Live Performance of Lacassine Playboys; Milton Vanicor, Orsy Vanicor, Irwin LeJeune
Lacassine Playboys;
Milton Vanicor - Fiddle
Orsy Vanicor - pedal steel
Irwin LeJeune - accordion
Recorded c. 2004; Milton was 86 years old at time of recording
MiniDisc 1
00:00 - recording starts in the middle of "California Blues"
02:38 - Bayou Noir
07:02 - Viens me chercher
12:00 - Bayou Pon Pon
15:38 - Valse de Cajun
19:06 - Church Point Breakdown
Live Performance of Lacassine Playboys; Milton Vanicor, Orsy Vanicor, Ervin LeJeune
Lacassine Playboys;
Milton Vanicor - Fiddle
Orsy Vanicor - pedal steel
Ervin LeJeune - accordion
Recorded c. 2004; Milton was 86 years old at time of recording
MiniDisc 2
00:00 - Recording starts in the middle of interview; Milton jokes about being "16 years old turning 87";
00:32 - Lacassine Special;
04:41 - Calcasieu Waltz;
09:31 - Evangeline Special;
15:20 - Milton tells a story about playing at Jones' Bar, Milton drove the whole band in a 1929 Model A that didn't have brakes;
17:00 - Story about going from sitting to standing up while playing, Iry falling off of some boxes while on stage;
19:15 - Love Bridge Waltz;
24:46 - Teche Special;
28:27 - 'Tit Monde;
31:30 - Orsy tells story about kicking Iry out of the car after a dance because he got drunk. The band was playing a trick on him, left him and came back to pick him up;
37:10 - La fille de la veuve;
41:00 - Irwin and Milton tell more stories;
43:17 - Jeune gens de la campagne;
46:33 - Audience member asks about Rodair Club;
47:43 - Band plays "Happy Birthday" for Harold Bernard
52:17 - Lake Arthur Stomp
56:07 - La valse criminelle
59:36 - J’ai étais au bal
1:03:38 - La valse de separation
1:07:42 - Jolie catin
1:13:38 - Grand Bosco (recording cuts off in middle of song) / End
Jam Session with David Greely, Milton Vanicor and Members of the Vanicor Family
00:16 - Old Carpenter's Waltz;
02:30 - J'ai prier;
03:25 - Varise Conner tune;
06:35 - J'ai prier;
08:40 - 'Tit monde;
14:33 - Evangeline Special;
20:20 - 99 Year Waltz;
24:55 - La valse de Balfa;
27:55 - Grand Night Special;
29:15 - La branche du mûrier;
34:20 - Pays dans la jogue;
38:45 - Viens me chercher;
44:20 - Duralde Waltz;
49:30 - La fille de la veuve (Jolie blonde);
58:00 - Seperation Waltz;
01:00:20 - Lacassine Special;
01:05:48 - La valse de grand chemin
01:10:45 - La valse de heritage
Live performance by U.J. Meaux, Jimmy Breaux, Faren Serrette
U.J. Meaux, fiddle and vocals; Jimmy Breaux, accordion; Faren Serrette, guitar
MiniDisc 1
00:00 - Scott Playboy Special
05:00 - Chère tout tout
09:14 - Perrodin Two Step
Live performance by U.J. Meaux, Jimmy Breaux, Faron Serette
U.J. Meaux, fiddle and vocals; Jimmy Breaux, accordion; Faron Serette, guitar
Mini Disc 2
0:00 - Harold introduces the band
3:50 - Sundown Playboy Special
7:25 - Reno Waltz
12:10 - Quand j'étais pauvre
16:47 - Walker Special
19:58 - Lovebridge Waltz
27:40 - Attrapes Mon Chapeau
32:29 -Valse de Amite
39:14 - Amédé Two-Step
44:23 - 'Tits yeux noirs
48:34 - Allons a Lafayette
52:00 - U.J. answers audience questions
59:21 - J'ai passe devant ta porte;
63:17 - Back in Town;
Live Performance by Rodey Fontenot and Tina Pilione
Rodney Fontenot - fiddle; Tina Pinaloni - fiddle
01:59 - Madame Young
04:28 - Interview with Rodney - Grew up in Chatagnier on a farm, started playing violin in the late 20's. Was inspired by Dennis McGee playing the fiddle. They were neighbors;
05:48 - Chère bébé créole;
09:55 - Tina talks a bit about some of the older musicians she's been able to play with - Dennis McGee, Wade Frugé
12:18 - One Step de Mamou (Lake Arthur Stomp)
15:20 - Interview - Rodney talks about some of the dances he attended when he was younger. Saw Dennis play at a dancehall in Chatagnier, also big band shows.
17:20 - Saw Joe Falcon play right after the first 78 record came out. Tells a story about Joe's pay when he played in Chatagnier;
20:12 - Tante Aline / Viens me chercher;
24:47 - Tina explains cross tunings on the fiddle;
27:45 - Rodney tells a story about how he sold his first fiddle for a sack of potatoes; Rodney also talks about the special strings he needs to play "double tuned down." Says that he uses at A string in place of an E string for more volume;
34:26 - Jolie Blonde;
37:50 - Rodney answers audience questions - Says Marc Savoy got him to start playing again after a long hiatus, says he stopped playing so that he could get a real job;
44:30 - Happy Two Step;
47:50 - Audience sings happy birthday to Rodney
49:07 - McGee Waltz;