Down Home Cajun Music- Jolly Boys of Lafayette
All tracks recorded February 22, 1937
Dallas Texas
Leon Credeur-fiddle and vocals
Joseph Fabacher-guitar, accordion
Frances Fabacher- guitar

In the mid 1930's Cajun musicians were adapting to the more modern string band sound. Many of the groups in south Louisiana were traveling to Dallas to audition to the labels; The Jolly Boys of Lafayette were one of them. They recorded one session in 1937 and along with Joe Falcon, they were one of the last groups to record Cajun music with a accordion until the 1940's. 

Cata Houla Breakdown (Decca 17029)
La Valse A Papa (Decca 17026)
Tante Que Tu Est Avec Moi (Decca 17036)
High Society (Decca 17036)
Old Man Crip (Decca 5431)
There'll Come A Time (Decca 5431)
Abbeville (Decca 17026)
La Valse De Lafayette (Decca 17029)
Jolly Boys Breakdown (Decca 17032)
Jolie (Brunette) (Decca 17032)

This episode features Lee Sonnier of Crowley. He was the first Cajun to record with the accordion following World War II. His music was the earliest examples of the Cajun Honky Tonk era to come. While his music has been overlooked sadly, we hope to shed some light on him with this episode.

Lee Sonnier and his Acadian All Stars
Fais-Do-Do Recordings
1946-1952

Dans les Grand Meche -1946
(with Happy Fats & Blackie Fruge)
Chere Catan-1946
(with Happy -Fats & Blackie Fruge)
Le Blues De Cajun -1948
(with Aldus "Popeye" Broussard)
Chere eci et cher laba -1948
(with Aldus "Popeye" Broussard)
War Widow Waltz -1950
(Vocals: Laura Broussard)
Cankton Two Step -1950
Along the River- 1952
Acadian All Star Special-1952

On this first episode, we go into old songs that have evolved into newer songs. Betrand and Pitre's "Cousinne Lilly" being used by Adam Hebert almost 30 years later is a good example. The Segura Brother's "Mosquito.." later became a Nathan Abshire classic. A reoccurring theme in Cajun music, but it's interesting to hear where the songs originally came from next to the later versions.

Betrand and Pitre-Cousinne Lilly
Adam Hebert- Le Pointe Aux Pins
Breaux Freres- Le One Step a Martin
Lawrence Walker- Osson Two Step
Amadie, Ophy and Cleoma- Ma Blond est Partie
Harry Choates- Jole Blon
J.B. Fuselier- Chere Tu Tu
Chuck Guillory- Chuck's Waltz
Segura Brothers- Mosquito Ate Up My Sweetheart
Nathan Abshire- La Valse De Holly Beach
Angelas LeJeune- La Valse A Tidon Hanks
Lawrence Walker- Country Waltz
Happy Fats and the Rayne Bo Ramblers- Le Nuevo Te Maurice
Terry Cement- La Valse Te Maurice