Interview with Shelton Manuel by Harold Bernard

Accession No.: 
BE7-003-3

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;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Harold Bernard Collection
Subject: 
French, Louisiana, Cajun Music, Oral History
Creator: 
Harold Bernard
Informants: 
Harold Bernard, Roger Weiss
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Harold Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
01:10:11
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Original Format: 
MiniDisc (MD)
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor