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"Bon Ton Roula" (alternatively "Bon Ton Roulet") is a zydeco-influenced blues song first recorded by Clarence Garlow in 1949. The following year, it became a hit, reaching number seven in Billboard magazine's Rhythm & Blues chart [ 1 ] and introduced the style to a national audience.
Following the success of the single, Garlow toured in Texas and Louisiana. Feature Records then released another version of his hit, retitled "New Bon Ton Roula". Lyric Records issued two more singles in 1951, but neither made the record charts. The following year, Garlow opened the Bon Ton Drive-In in Beaumont.
The expression Laissez les bons temps rouler (alternatively Laissez le bon temps rouler, French pronunciation: [lɛse le bɔ̃ tɑ̃ ʁule]) is a Louisiana French phrase. The phrase is a calque of the English phrase "let the good times roll", that is, a word-for-word translation of the English phrase into Louisiana French Creole.
The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour is a series of four compilation albums featuring songs Bob Dylan played on his shows as a deejay on the XM Satellite Radio and Sirius XM Satellite Radio program, Theme Time Radio Hour, from May 2006 through April 2009.
Macy's Recordings (Queen of Hits) was a Houston-based record label that released recordings of popular musicians around the southern United States. In April 1949, they famously recorded Lester Williams' song "Winter Time Blues" on their R&B series which became a hit.
"Bon Ton Roula" – Clarence Garlow "You Got to Go to Work" – Rex Griffin "When You're Smiling" – Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Bon Ton Roula; Boogie Chillen' Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker song) Born in Chicago; Born Under a Bad Sign (song) Bottle Up and Go; The Bourgeois Blues; Bright Lights, Big City (song) Bring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II song) Bury My Body; Buzz Me; Bye and Bye We're Going to See the King; Bye Bye Bird
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