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Huey P. Meaux (1929–2011), American record producer, nicknamed The Crazy Cajun Crazy Cajun Enterprises, cover company of recording studios including Capri Records owned by Huey P. Meaux; Crazy Cajun Records, recording studio and record label owned by Huey P. Meaux "Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band", 1967 song by Redbone on Redbone (album) The Crazy ...
Huey Purvis Meaux (March 10, 1929 – April 23, 2011) was an American record producer and the owner of various record labels and recording studios, including Crazy Cajun Records, Tribe Records, Tear Drop Records, Capri Records, and SugarHill Recording Studios.
Tear Drop Records was a record label founded in Winnie, Texas, United States, in the early 1960s by recording pioneer and radio personality, Huey P Meaux.As a deejay, Meaux was known as the "Crazy Cajun", a name that stuck with him throughout his long, music career.
Joseph Falcón (September 28, 1900 – November 19, 1965) was an accordion player from southwest Louisiana, best known for producing the first recording of a Cajun song, "Allons à Lafayette," in 1928.
Capri was a subsidiary of Crazy Cajun Enterprises, which also owned Tear Drop Records, Shane Records, and Crazy Cajun Records. The label's biggest hit came in 1964 with the release of "Big Blue Diamonds" by Gene Summers and the Tom Toms (Capri 502). Capri released some of Steve Tyrell's earliest recordings.
Arkansas Soul Siblings: The Crazy Cajun Recordings (Edsel, 1999) – recorded early/mid 1970s; Live (Current, 1999) Play by the Rules (Louisiana Red Hot, 2004) In The Natural State with Jimmy Thackery (Rykodisc, 2006) Born to Wander: The Crazy Cajun Recordings (Broadside, 2009) - remastered reissue of Arkansas Soul Siblings
Long Wong's on Mill was a club in Tempe, Arizona. [1] Long Wong's on Mill was the center of the Tempe music scene, which peaked in the early 1990s, [2] and it was where the Tempe band the Gin Blossoms got their start. [3] In turn, the popular band made the club famous. [4]
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]