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Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings, Vol. 2

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Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings, Vol. 2
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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

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Elton Two Step Blackie 2:11
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102
La Robe Barre Blackie 2:12
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103
Midnight Blues Cleveland Crochet 3:28
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104
Sha Meon Waltz Cleveland Crochet 2:59
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105
Boora Rhumba Nathan Abshire 2:45
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106
Madame Sostan Lawrence Walker 2:55
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107
Brunette Two Step Lawrence Walker 2:18
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108
Scrambled Eggs Sandy Austin 2:41
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109
Tell Me If You Love Me Virgel Bozman String Band 2:43
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110
Belle Isle Waltz Jimmy Choates 3:05
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111
Lonesome For You Jimmy Choates 2:54
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112
Chere Petite Blun Vincent & Cagley 2:27
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113
Shoe Pick Waltz Amar Devillier 3:27
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114
Durald Two Step Amar Devillier 3:07
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115
Two Step de Kindergarden Elise Deshotel 3:06
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116
Chere Vere Naig Shuk Richard 2:50
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117
Chere Ami Waltz Musical Four Plus One 2:54
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118
La Prison Oklahoma Tornadoes 2:47
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119
The Cameron Waltz Virgel Bozman String Band 2:49
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120
Jennings Two Step Ernest Tipidoe French Band 2:37
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121
Bayou Chico Waltz Wilson Granger 2:56
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122
Hathaway Two Step Nathan Abshire 3:05
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123
Iowa Two Step Tan Benoit 2:48
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124
Gueydon Waltz Tan Benoit French Band 2:57
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125
Lake Charles Two Step Nathan Abshire 2:43
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Grand Mamou Nathan Abshire 2:41
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Two Step de Avalon Elise Deshotel 2:53
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Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

ARH00541, 541

Year(s) Released

2012

Recording Date(s)

1940s, 1950s

Label/Collection

Arhoolie Records

Genre(s)

Cajun & Zydeco

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Cajun

Credit(s)

Chris Strachwitz - Producer, Compiler, Photographer
 David Sax - Editor, Compiler, Arranger
 Lyle Ferbrache - Arranger, Photographer
 Andrew Brown - Arranger, Photographer
 Bernella Fruge - Photographer
 Kegley Sisters - Photographer
 Joe LeBlanc - Photographer
 Cleadis Mott - Photographer
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