(2014/JSP) 102 tracks. Music is in Louisiana is an important part of life. Often the family sitting together and making music together for themselves and their neighbors. This has a lot to do with the ancestors. The first settlers arrived in 1755 on Nova Scotia to Louisiana, were of French descent, and of course also brought their music history with the country. But on to the 20th century.
The first Cajun plates were taken in 1929, but things changed quickly - soon there was electrically amplified instruments and Zydeco mixed with Cajun, blues and R & B. For precisely this mixture Louisianna is known and it is this music is also on this excellent 4-CD compilation. (Compiled by Neil Slaven)
Medium 1 MARRIED LIFE - COOKIE & THE CUPCAKES MY TRUE LIFE - LEROY WASHINGTON OOH! WEE BABY! OOH! WEE - CHARLES SHEFFIELD FAMILY RULES - GUITAR JR TRAIN CAME DOWN THE TRACK - CLARENCE GARLOW CHICKEN STUFF - HOP WILSON DON'T BRING NO FRIEND - BLUE CHARLIE EARLY MORNING BLUES - BOOGIE JAKE PAPER IN MY SHOE - BOOZOO CHAVIS I HAD THE BLUES - SHELTON DUNAWAY CONGO MOMBO - GUITAR GABLE THEY CALL ME MR CALHOUN - MR CALHOUN HOO-WEE PRETTY BABY - JOE HUDSON CAN'T HARDLY KEEP FROM CRYIN' - JUKE BOY BONNER SUGAR BEE - CLEVELAND CROTCHET BOP CAT STOMP - KING CHARLES I STOOD BY - LONESOME SUNDOWN SCORCHED (BY THE TORCH OF LOVE) - TAL MILLER ISABELLA - CHARLES SHEFFIELD CRAZY MAMBO - CLASSIE BALLOU FUSS TOO MUCH - IVORY LEE SEMIEN SAN ANTONIO - BIG WALTER PRICE I NEED YOUR LOVE - JIMMY DOTSON GONNA BOOGIE - BOOZOO CHAVIS BAYOU SHUFFLE - BOOGIE RAMBLERS
Medium 2 GONNA STICK TO YOU BABYSUNDOW - LONESOME SUNDOWN THE CRAWL - GUITAR JR YOU'RE TOO LATE BABY -...