Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings, Vol. 2

Following the end of World War II, there was renewed interest in Cajun music in southwest Louisiana. This interest resulted in juke box operators, radio stations, and the public demanding records. Lake Charles record store owner George Khoury saw an opportunity to become a record producer to meet the growing demand. Beginning in the late 1940s and continuing into the early 1960s, Khoury produced recordings by local Cajun musicians such as Nathan Abshire and his Pine Grove Five, Lawrence Walker, and Elise Deshotel. Several recordings by Abshire and Deshotel feature a young Dewey Balfa on fiddle. This is a companion recording to Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Collection, Volume 1 (ARH00427).

Track Listing

101	Elton Two Step	Blackie and The Moonlight Serenaders	02:11
102	La Robe Barre	Blackie and The Moonlight Serenaders	02:12
103	Midnight Blues	Cleveland Crochet and His Hillbilly Ramblers	03:28
104	Sha Meon Waltz	Cleveland Crochet	02:59
105	Boora Rhumba	Nathan Abshire	02:45
106	Madame Sostan	Lawrence Walker	02:55
107	Brunette Two Step	Lawrence Walker	02:18
108	Scrambled Eggs	Sandy Austin	02:41
109	Tell Me If You Love Me	Virgel Bozman String Band	02:43
110	Belle Isle Waltz	Jimmy Choates	03:05
111	Lonesome for You	Jimmy Choates	02:54
112	Chere Petite Blun	Vincent and Cagley	02:27
113	Shoe Pick Waltz	Amar Devillier	03:27
114	Durald Two Step	Amar Devillier	03:07
115	Two Step de Kindergarden	Elise Deshotel	03:06
116	Chere Vere Naig	Shuk Richard	02:50
117	Chere Ami Waltz	Musical Four Plus One	02:54
118	La Prison	Oklahoma Tornadoes	02:47
119	The Cameron Waltz	Virgel Bozman String Band	02:49
120	Jennings Two Step	Ernest Tipidoe French Band	02:37
121	Bayou Chico Waltz	Wilson Granger	02:56
122	Hathaway Two Step	Nathan Abshire	03:05
123	Iowa Two Step	Tan Benoit	02:48
124	Gueydon Waltz	Tan Benoit French Band	02:57
125	Lake Charles Two Step	Nathan Abshire	02:43
126	Grand Mamou	Nathan Abshire	02:41
127	Two Step de Avalon	Elise Deshotel	02:53