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The first was Rusty and Doug Sing Louisiana Man (LPM 103) in 1961. Kershaw (Genus Cambarus) (LPS 163) was released in 1972 and was a double LP. Louisiana Man (HR 4506) was the final Hickory album, released in 1974. By 1964, the brothers had elected to go their separate ways.
Rusty & Doug were a country music and cajun music duo composed of Doug Kershaw (born January 24, 1936) and his younger brother, Rusty Kershaw (1938–2001). The two recorded for Hickory Records between 1955 and 1961, charting five times on the Hot Country Songs charts. [ 1 ]
Hickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, [1] which operated the label up to 1979. Sony Music Publishing (then Sony/ATV) revived the label in 2007. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Originally based in Nashville , and functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several distributors.
"Louisiana Man" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Doug Kershaw in 1961. It peaked at #10 that year on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart when Kershaw and his brother released it as Rusty and Doug. In 1970 American country music artist Connie Smith reached #14 with a cover version.
Doug Kershaw - fiddle; Jimmy Colvard, Johnny Christopher, Troy Seals - guitar Curly Chalker, Stu Basore - pedal steel; Joe Allen, Tommy Cogbill - bass Bobby Emmons, Bobby Woods - keyboards
The country music heard during the harvest party is the Cajun tune "Swamp Dance", played and sung by Doug Kershaw. [32] Kershaw is seen playing the fiddle with a broken bow-string. Additional songs were contributed by guitarist Leo Kottke. Kottke was originally approached by Malick for the entire score, but declined. [34]
Little Richard, Roberta Flack and Doug Kershaw were all artists with the Warner Bros. Records/Reprise group. The film was released in December 1971, followed by the early 1972 release of the soundtrack album. Jones' "Money Runner", was the promoted single from the album, [5] released concurrently with the film, in December 1971.
Also included on the album was "Cajun Song", which featured Doug Kershaw on duet vocals and accordion. [42] The Ottawa Citizen writer Susan Beyer reviewed the album with favor, noting that it continued to display his Cajun music influences, while considering the latter half of the album "weightier" and more upbeat than the first half. [43]