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Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings, Vol. 2

Various Artists
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

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