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"The Gnome" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. Written by Syd Barrett , it is the eighth song on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song takes place in a fictional gnome world from the perspective of a gnome.
The Balfa Brothers, performing with Marc Savoy, made notable film appearances in two Hollywood productions: the 1981 Walter Hill film Southern Comfort, where they perform "Parlez-nous à Boire", and the 1986 film The Big Easy, where Dewey Balfa appears in an uncredited role performing "La valse de Balfa" during a backyard barbecue scene.
"The Laughing Gnome" is a song by the English singer David Bowie, released as a single on 14 April 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley , it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967.
Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana . He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an ...
The song is a huge hit and its title is bowdlerized into "Jole Blon" and is covered by Harry Choates, Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings, and Bruce Springsteen, ultimately becoming the Cajun national anthem. The grandchildren bring out Amédée's 1920s accordion on which he first recorded the song, Ophy's original fiddle, and Clifford's triangle.
Menard was born in Erath, Louisiana, and was the only child [3] of Ophy and Helena Primeaux Menard. [4] He was part of a Cajun farming family. He took up the guitar at age 16 and started playing dances in Louisiana clubs at 17. [4]
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Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam. [5] Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large. [12]