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I'm Never Comin' Back

Amédé Ardoin
I'm Never Comin' Back “What Amédé did with musical notes and rhythm, Shelley, Byron, Frost, etc. did with words and rhyme. Not bad for a man who couldn't even sign his name.” —Cajun musician Marc Savoy (liner notes) Amédé Ardoin (1898-1942) was a Creole musician who was known for his high singing voice and virtuosity on the Cajun accordion. Louisiana music scholars credit him with laying the groundwork for the eventual creation of zydeco music. Ardoin was a lively, inventive accordionist who could keep a crowd dancing even while playing alone. One of the first Creole musicians to be recorded, Ardoin participated in only four recording sessions during his life; three of them are included in this collection.

Track Listing

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Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
03:03
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102
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:54
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103
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
03:06
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104
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
03:03
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105
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:59
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106
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
03:00
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107
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:53
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108
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:51
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Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:54
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110
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:51
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111
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:58
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112
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:49
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113
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
02:37
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114
Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee
03:03
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115
Amédé Ardoin
03:08
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116
Amédé Ardoin
03:10
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117
Amédé Ardoin
03:07
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118
Amédé Ardoin
03:21
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119
Amédé Ardoin
03:11
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120
Amédé Ardoin
03:20
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121
Amédé Ardoin
03:06
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122
Amédé Ardoin
03:04
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123
Amédé Ardoin
03:11
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124
Amédé Ardoin
03:11
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125
Amédé Ardoin
03:08
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126
Amédé Ardoin
03:02