Z. Richard
Side 1: 4 min per song
Side 2: Z. Richard 1990 ->

1st Annual Acadian Village Festival. Centennial of Lafayette. Special Assistant to the Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris;
Opening the village in 1976;
100th anniversary of the founding of Lafayette;
Mrs. Fitzmorris and Chairman of the Centennial and Mayor Dud Lastrapes;
Ribbon cutting means progress, growth, and development. Pride and accomplishment;
Georgie Landry present Lieutenant Governor with a 1984 Centennial doll;

Zachary Richard's Theme Song (Crowley Two-Step?) as A.J. LeBlanc introduces Zachary et Sunny;
Nonc Ovey with them tonight;
Jolie Blonde (La Fille de la Veuve. Also, La Valse de Jolly Rogers, La Valse de Gueydan, La Valse de Couillon). Cajun National Anthem;
A.J.'s trip to Canada watching Zachary in a dancehall. Festival in Québec and his white suit;
Nonc Ovey talking about house dances (les bals de maison, not fais do-do. Only Americans called them fais do-do) (15:40);
Going to house dances by wagon, buggy, and sulky;
Jouer des niches comme couper les harnais (playing tricks like cutting the harness);
Travailler, c'est trop dur (Jack of Diamonds/Mom et Pop/Rye Whiskry/Bon Whiskey);
Johnny Janot says a good Cajun says "Oh yé yaille" when someone walks on his toes;
The accordion always starts a song because a Cajun can't help but get up and start dancing when he hears it;
Bayou Pon Pon;
Grandma Earlene. KRVS 88.7 FM;
Prejean's selling alligator jambalaya and maybe sesame seed pralines;
Ma 'Tite Fille Est Gone;
Grandma Marie (Earlene Broussard) says hello. Cake and lemonade. Dance contests. The winner would get free cake and lemonade. Women didn't drink at all at that time. Men had to drink outside and were asked to leave if they were caught with alcohol. The young people don't have nearly as much respect (30:43);
Zachary's grandmother dancing "aux quatres coins du mouchoir." Dancing polkas and mazurkas. Boudreaux grandmother (Richards were never big dancers);
Untitled Mazurka (Dennis McGee calls is a 'Valsurienne/Varsovienne');
Nonc Ovey talking about helping the retarded citizens of the Alleman Center as well as preserve the Cajun culture;
Jolie Catin (Eunice Two-Step);
Talking with Grandma Marie. Going to the dance by horse and buggy. Bringing kids to the neighborhood dance, usually with relatives. Today, people leave kids at home;
'Treat your lady' with red pop, lemonade. Men drank home brew (beer), women wouldn't drink. Pralines with sesame seeds, pecans, peanuts, etc.. The Good Ole Days;
Les Blues de Cadien (Pays dans la Jogue/Bosco Blues);
Amédé Ardoin's musical legacy (46:36);
People playing accordion and harmonica;
Nonc Ovey remembers Amédé. Father of Zydeco. Recording career. Sang sad song. Play the same music as white. Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco. Hip et Taieut. Americans wanted to hear "zydeco" (Les haricots sont pas salés);
Les Zydeco Sont Pas Salés (blusey version);
30 min. before a musician can slow down once fired up;
La Valse des Cherokis/La Valse à Maillard (Midland Two-Step);
Mamou Two-Step;
A.J. never broke up a dance, he was always looking to dance. A.J. broke a lot of hearts though (joke);
Cutting horse hair and dropping it in the chimney to burn. Throwing rotten eggs. Giving ideas for the crowd at Grant Street or Corner Lounge;
J'ai été au bal hier au soir (I Went to the Dance);
'Le Bal de Maison' recorded live at Acadian Village. A.J. signing off;
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler;