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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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Blackie and The Moonlight Serenaders
02:11
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102
Blackie and The Moonlight Serenaders
02:12
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103
Cleveland Crochet and His Hillbilly Ramblers
03:28
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104
Cleveland Crochet
02:59
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105
Nathan Abshire
02:45
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106
Lawrence Walker
02:55
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107
Lawrence Walker
02:18
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108
Sandy Austin
02:41
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109
Virgel Bozman String Band
02:43
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110
Jimmy Choates
03:05
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111
Jimmy Choates
02:54
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112
Vincent and Cagley
02:27
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113
Amar Devillier
03:27
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114
Amar Devillier
03:07
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115
Elise Deshotel
03:06
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116
Shuk Richard
02:50
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117
Musical Four Plus One
02:54
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118
Oklahoma Tornadoes
02:47
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119
Virgel Bozman String Band
02:49
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120
Ernest Tipidoe French Band
02:37
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121
Wilson Granger
02:56
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122
Nathan Abshire
03:05
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123
Tan Benoit
02:48
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124
Tan Benoit French Band
02:57
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125
Nathan Abshire
02:43
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126
Nathan Abshire
02:41
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127
Elise Deshotel
02:53