The Cajuns: Songs, Waltzes, & Two-Steps

Compiled and Annotated by Samuel Charters

RBF Records – RBF 21

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: United States
Released: 1971
Genre: Cajun, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun, Zydeco
[Tracklist]
A1 La Two-Step A Erby: The Thibodeaux Boys (02:48)
A2 Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi: Joe's Acadians (03:12)
A3 Cajun Crawl: The Hackberry Ramblers (02:45)
A4 Te Ma Lessa Jolie Blond: Miller's Merrymakers (02:50)
A5 Lafayette: Joe Falcon (02:59)
A6 Rang Tang Bully: Joe Werner and the Ramblers (02:42)
A7 Tu Pen Pas Ma Retter De Revere: The Thibodeaux Boys (02:55)
B1 Two-Step A 'Chachin: Joe's Acadians (03:07)
B2 Crap Shooter's Hop: Joe Werner and the Ramblers (02:57)
B3 Pine Island: Miller's Merrymakers (02:40)
B4 Waltz That Carried Me to My Grave: Joseph Falcon (02:55)
B5 Jolie Petite Blonde: The Alley Boys of Abbeville (02:55)
B6 Tu Peu Depend Si Moi: The Alley Boys of Abbeville (02:29)
B7 La Breakdown a Pete: The Hackberry Ramblers (02:41)
[Credits]
Compiler and Annotater: Samuel Charters, Photographer: Ann Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne [Notes]
Most of the recordings on this album were made in the 1930s, and exhibit Cajun music's characteristically infectious rhythmic patterns and irregular cadences. This lively album includes Joseph F. Falcon's 1928 performance of "Lafayette," the first Cajun song ever recorded.