Name: Cajun's Greatest: The Definitive Collection
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SKU: 160404
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Cajun's Greatest

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Album: Cajun's Greatest: The Definitive Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Grande Nuit Especial	More Info...	0:02
2)	Grande Bosco	More Info...	0:02
3)	Duraldo Waltz	More Info...	0:02
4)	I Went to the Dance	More Info...	0:02
5)	La Valse De Bayou Chene	More Info...	0:02
6)	I Made a Big Mistake	More Info...	0:02
7)	Come and Get Me	More Info...	0:03
8)	Donnes Moi Mon Chapeau	More Info...	0:01
9)	Waltz of the Mulberry Limb	More Info...	0:02
10)	Church Point Breakdown	More Info...	0:02
11)	La Valse Du Grande Chemin	More Info...	0:03
12)	Jolie Catin	More Info...	0:03
13)	La Fitte La Vove	More Info...	0:02
14)	Bayou Pon Pon Special	More Info...	0:02
15)	La Valse De Cajin	More Info...	0:02
16)	Don't Get Married	More Info...	0:03
17)	Convict Waltz	More Info...	0:03
18)	It Happened to Me	More Info...	0:03
19)	Parting Waltz	More Info...	0:02
20)	Evangeline Special	More Info...	0:02
21)	Love Bridge Waltz	More Info...	0:03
22)	Teche Special	More Info...	0:02
23)	Calcasieu Waltz	More Info...	0:02
24)	Te Mone	More Info...	0:02
25)	Lacassine Special	More Info...	0:02

Album: Cajun's Greatest: The Definitive Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Grande Nuit Especial	More Info...	0:02
2)	Grande Bosco	More Info...	0:02
3)	Duraldo Waltz	More Info...	0:02
4)	I Went to the Dance	More Info...	0:02
5)	La Valse De Bayou Chene	More Info...	0:02
6)	I Made a Big Mistake	More Info...	0:02
7)	Come and Get Me	More Info...	0:03
8)	Donnes Moi Mon Chapeau	More Info...	0:01
9)	Waltz of the Mulberry Limb	More Info...	0:02
10)	Church Point Breakdown	More Info...	0:02
11)	La Valse Du Grande Chemin	More Info...	0:03
12)	Jolie Catin	More Info...	0:03
13)	La Fitte La Vove	More Info...	0:02
14)	Bayou Pon Pon Special	More Info...	0:02
15)	La Valse De Cajin	More Info...	0:02
16)	Don't Get Married	More Info...	0:03
17)	Convict Waltz	More Info...	0:03
18)	It Happened to Me	More Info...	0:03
19)	Parting Waltz	More Info...	0:02
20)	Evangeline Special	More Info...	0:02
21)	Love Bridge Waltz	More Info...	0:03
22)	Teche Special	More Info...	0:02
23)	Calcasieu Waltz	More Info...	0:02
24)	Te Mone	More Info...	0:02
25)	Lacassine Special	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Recorded from 1948 to the early '50s. Includes liner notes by Ann Savoy.
Personnel: Iry LeJeune (guitar, accordion); Ernest Fruge (violin).
Liner Note Author: Ann Savoy.
Recording information: Houston, TX (1949-1955); LAke Charles, Lacassine, LA (1949-1955).
Iry Lejune was one of the leading figures in transforming Cajun music from its fiddle-driven style of the '30s to the accordion-led approach that dominated the genre throughout the '40s and '50s. This material, of late-'40s/early-'50s vintage, showcases the blind accordionist at his most impassioned, in the company of an equally nimble fiddler, bassist, and guitarist.
Waltzes dominate the proceedings, with no fewer than seven songs that contain the word "Waltz" in their title. The jangly and plaintive "Durald Waltz" is spiked by yelps both human and canine in origin. There are some surprising stylistic diversions here that keep things interesting, most notably "Te Mone," with its swooning slide-guitar outro. Another highpoint is "Church Point Breakdown," a track that almost seems to presage the Dylan gem "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again." Those who can comprehend the Cajun French in which LeJune so passionately sings will no doubt gain added pleasure from this collection. In selections like "Grand Nuit Special" and "Clacasieu Waltz," LeJune seems stirred on by vocal forces of the rarest insistency.