Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings: The Early 1950s

Businessman/record producer George Khoury began recording Cajun musicians in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1949. Among his roster of musicians were Nathan Abshire (“Crying Pinegrove Blues”), Harry Choates (“Jolie Blon’s Gone”), Lawrence Walker (“Boscoe Stomp”), and Elise Deshotel and his band with a young Dewey Balfa making his first recordings on vocals and fiddle (“La Valse de Bon Baurche”). This collection of recordings from the early 1950s was issued on Arhoolie Records in 1994.

Track Listing

101	Crying Pinegrove Blues	Nathan Abshire	02:51
102	Chere Te Mon	Nathan Abshire	02:41
103	Mamou Two-Step	Lawrence Walker	03:06
104	Country Waltz	Lawrence Walker	03:04
105	Old Time Waltz	The Texas Melody Boys	02:12
106	Ain't No More	The Texas Melody Boys	01:56
107	Valse De Lake Charles	Harry Choates	02:53
108	Jolie Blon's Gone	Harry Choates	02:57
109	Orphan Waltz	Floyd Leblanc	02:55
110	Louisiana Stomp	Floyd Leblanc	02:49
111	Tu Le Du Po La Mam (Both For The Same)	Lawrence Walker	02:52
112	Ton Papa Ta Mama Ma Sta Da All (Your Mom And Dad Threw Me Out)	Lawrence Walker	02:48
113	Evangeline Waltz	Lawrence Walker	03:09
114	Reno Waltz	Lawrence Walker	02:54
115	Boscoe Stomp	Lawrence Walker	03:17
116	Tran La Ezy	The Musical Four Plus One	03:00
117	Lawtell Two-Step	Vincent & Cagley	02:32
118	La Valse De Bon Baurche	Elise Deshotel With Dewey Balfa	04:14
119	Le Two-Step De Ville Platte	Elise Deshotel With Dewey Balfa	02:56
120	La Valse De Courage	Elise Deshotel With Dewey Balfa	03:04
121	La Valse De Tamper Tate	Elise Deshotel With Dewey Balfa	03:07
122	Le Cote Farouche De La Vic	Shuk Richard & Marie Falcon	02:46
123	Jole Brun	Shuk Richard & Marie Falcon	02:51
124	Madame Entelle Two-Step	Shuk Richard & Marie Falcon	03:01
125	Waltz Of Regret	Lawrence Walker	02:28
126	Wandering Aces Special	Lawrence Walker	02:28