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Musical performance by Varise Connor & Lionel Leleux

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

0:00 - LG3-Gibson Guitar. One of two guitars Hank Williams had that was given to a fellow in Lake Charles
-One of Andy's friends bought it from this fellow and owed Andy's dad $50
-So instead of giving him the $50, he gave him the guitar. The other is in a museum in Fort Worth, TX
-Andy acquired it before he died in 1951/52; Kentucky

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Musical performance by Don Montoucet and the Wandering Aces/Merlin Fontenot et al.

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Don Montoucet and the Wandering Aces:

Live at Antler's (Lafayette, LA):
0:00 - Grand Mamou
5:06 - Reno Waltz
9:43 - Les flammes d'enfer, reprise
16:23 - Colinda, reprise (for "Frenchie")
21:19 - Bosco Stomp, reprise
26:25 - Midnight Waltz (for Beulah)
30:08 - Pine Grove Blues

NOT INCLUDED IN RECORDING:
Live at the Lakeview Club (Eunice, LA):
-Bayou Pon Pon
-La valse de Kaplan
-Pine Grove Blues
-I Don't Want You Anymore
-La valse de la Grande Prairie
-Mockingbird

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Copies of 78rpm recordings

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

0:00 - Quelqu'un est jaloux (Delui Guillory, Lewis Lafleur) RCA Victor 22209
3:02 - Ma petite blonde (Delui Guillory, Lewis Lafleur) RCA Victor 22209
6:13 - Petite ou la grosse (Leo Soileau & Three Aces) Bluebird B 2197
9:17 - Dites-moi avant (Leo Soileau & Three Aces) Bluebird B 2197
12:19 - La valse criminelle (Leo Soileau & Mayuse LaFleur) RCA Victor 21770
15:09 - Ton père m'a mis dehors (Leo Soileau & Mayuse LaFleur) RCA Victor 21770
18:04 - One-step de Chataignier (LeJeune & Frugé) Brunswick 493

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Copies of 78rpm recordings

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

0:00 - Two-step de Mama (Lacassine Special) (Amédé Ardoin & Dennis McGee) Columbia 40514
3:11 - French Blues (Nathan Abshire & the Rayne-bo Ramblers) Bluebird B2177
6:19 - Two-step de Jennings / Tostape de Jennings (Amédé Ardoin) Decca 17002
9:26 - La valse des chantiers pétrolifères (Amédé Ardoin) Decca 17002
12:32 - La Valse de Pénitentiaire (La Valse de Bambocheur) (Dennis McGee) Vocalion
15:13 - One-step de Choupique (Dennis McGee) Vocalion

***No specific year of recording, 1943?***

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"On va les embêter" - poetry and music collaboration by Jean Arceneaux and Michael Doucet

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Jean Arceneaux (Reader), Michael Doucet (Fiddler/vocalist)

0:00 - Je suis cadien
4:05 - Travailler c'est trop dur
4:40 - Je suis cadien (continued)
5:15 - Je m'endors
5:45 - Je suis cadien (continued)
8:00 - Balfa Waltz
8:40 - Je suis cadien (continued)
16:50 - Je suis cadien (starting from "un cri amer")
17:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about the "On va les embêter" collaboration, originally prepared for La Fête du Tricentenaire à La Rochelle, 1982

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Musical performance by Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, and Austin Pitre

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, Austin Pitre:

0:00 - Mockingbird

0:44 - Mexican Jumping Bean (Snowball); daughter who just got married would like a Charlie Pride number
-request for Mathilda for the people from Arnaudville and New Orleans

Austin Pitre:
5:24 - La valse de Cadien
9:50 - Jolie blonde
15:14 - Two-step à Tante Adèle
19:28 - Snowball (Mexican Jumping Bean); Austin thanks Merlin Fontenot, Mr. Cormier, and the whole band

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Musical performance by Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, and Austin Pitre

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, Austin Pitre:

0:00 - Bayou Pon Pon (for Sandra)
4:37 - La valse de Kaplan
9:03 - Pine Grove Blues

14:14 - Pine Grove Blues (2 reprises); dances every Saturday night at Lakeview
-Dewey Balfa next Saturday night. Sunday the 8th at 4pm, free dance for busload from Canada
-Every Friday night, this band is at Hilda's Lounge in Eunice (old Antley's Place?)

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Musical performance by Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, and Austin Pitre

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Redigitize - error around 24 minutes

Merlin Fontenot, David Lee Guidroz, Austin Pitre:

0:00 - Looking for singer who fell asleep; request for 'Crying Waltz'?
-La valse de quatre-vingt dix-neuf ans (Convict Waltz/Mermentau Waltz) (for Mr. & Mrs. Dupré)

8:12 - Lacassine Special (for Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Courville, Johnson's Grocery "Boudin Man" and his wife fixes best martini, Party from Lafayette, Mr & Mrs. Kenneth Andrus, and Mrs. Merlin Fontenot)

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Copies of 78rpm recordings

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:01pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Pee Wee Broussard:
0:00 - Chère toute toute

Lee Sonnier:
2:40 - Two-step de Cankton (Two-step de Tee Mamou/Nonc André)
5:43 - War Widow Waltz (Laura Broussard on vocals)

Lionel Cormier:
8:39 - Sundown Playboys Special
11:09 - Welcome Club Waltz (Reno Waltz)

***No specific year of recording, 1950s?***

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