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Menard was best known for the song "La Porte En Arrière" ("The Back Door"), which he both composed and regularly performed. Cajun folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet has called this the most played and recorded Cajun song ever, selling over 500,000 copies in 1962 alone. [11]
Beau Jocque (born Andrus Espre; November 1, 1953 – September 10, 1999) was a Louisiana French Creole zydeco musician and songwriter active in the 1990s.. Beau Jocque is known for his gruff vocals, his fusion of many musical styles into zydeco, and above all, for the powerful energy of his rhythm and sound.
Cajun French English Oh Madame Sosthène, mais donnez moi Alida, cette la j'ai aime depuis l'age de quatorze ans Quand même tu ne veux pas, faudra toujours toi tu viens, Faudra toi tu viens, mais (z)un beau jour avant d'mourir. Au jour d'aujourd'hui, mais c'que j'voudrais m'la promène, ça s'rait tu m'voirais, comment mais moi j'fais pitié.
"Oh Julie" was a number one hit in the UK singles chart for one week for Shakin' Stevens in January 1982. [2]It is Stevens' third number-one single and his first as a writer.
Ida Lewis "Queen Ida" Guillory (born January 15, 1929) [1] [2] is a Louisiana Creole accordionist. [3] She was the first female accordion player to lead a zydeco band. [4] Queen Ida's music is an eclectic mix of R&B, Caribbean, and Cajun, though the presence of her accordion always keeps it traditional.
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"Dark Eyed Cajun Woman" was a bluesy track (one of the band's earliest) and seen by Johnston as a tribute to the blues and B.B. King. "South City Midnight Lady", while being about South San Francisco, is not about any woman in particular. Jeff Baxter of Steely Dan played pedal steel guitar on the track. He would become an official Doobie ...
Cléoma Falcon (née Breaux; May 27, 1906 – April 8, 1941) [2] was an American guitarist and vocalist who, along with her husband Joe Falcon, recorded one of the first known examples of Cajun music. The recording, "Allons à Lafayette" was released in 1928, and opened the way for other commercial releases of Cajun music. Aside from being a ...