Down Home Cajun Music- Khoury's 700 Series

This episode documents the final Cajun recordings on George Khoury's Khoury's label. The Khoury's label began in 1950 and lasted into the 1960's. The 700 series is basically 45 rpm releases beginning with Nathan Abshire's 701 in 1957. Khoury released 6 Cajun records on the 700 series as listed below. But by 1960's, he reissued several of his old 78 rpm recordings on 45 rpm. I've included two examples of those. To me, these are some of the greatest examples of Cajun music in the late 1950's. By the late 1950's the studios improved their sound and the pressings improved. This would lead to other labels releasing great Cajun music in the late 1950's into the 1960's. But Khoury's musical legacy is filled with absolute great music.

Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Crying Pine Grove Blues" (Khoury's 701A) 1957
Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "LSU French Waltz" (Khoury's 701B) 1957
Cleveland Crochet & His Hillbilly Ramblers- "Sha Meon Waltz" (Khoury's 702A) 1957
Cleveland Crochet & His Hillbilly Ramblers- "Midnight Blues" (Khoury's 702B) 1957
Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Cannonball Special" (Khoury's 704A) 1958
Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Red Rock Waltz" (Khoury's 704B) 1958
Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "Perradin Twoster" (Khoury's 709A) 1959
Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "Jolie Te Blun" (Khoury's 709B) 1959
Blackie Fruge & The Moonlight Serenaders- "Elton Two Step" (Khoury's 725B) 1959
Blackie Fruge & The Moonlight Serenaders- "La Robe Barre" (Khoury's 725A) 1959)
Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "New Iberia Stomp" (Khoury's 725A) 1960
Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "La Valse De Bon Amies" (Khoury's 725B) 1960
Lawrence Walker & His Wandering Aces- "Evangeline Waltz" (Khoury's 615A) 1951 (45 rpm repress) 1960
Lawrence Walker & His Wandering Aces- "Johnny Can't Dance" (Khoury's 615B) 1951 (45 rpm repress) 1960 
Nathan Abshire & His Musical Five- "La Waltz A Belezere" (Khoury's 610A)(45 rpm repress) 1960
Nathan Abshire & His Musical Five- " "Choupique Two Step" (Khoury's 610B)(45 rpm repress) 1960