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