Description: Tracks:The Back Door - D L MenardPine Grove Blues - Nathan AbshireLacassine Special - Balfa BrothersJole Blon - Vin BruceSaturday Night Special - Lesa CormierLache Pas La Patate - Jimmy 'C' NewmanLa Valse De Jolly Rogers - D L MenardLafayette Two Step - Aldus RogerEquand J'etais Petit - Dewey BalfaHippy Ti Yo - Joe BoonsallLemonade Song - Nathan AbshireGrande Bosco - Iry LeJeuneCajun Stripper - Belton Richard & His Musical AcesGrand Mamou - Jimmy 'C' NewmanLe Tortillage Aka Cajun Twist - The Cajun TrioCher Cherie - Doc GuidryLes Veuves De la Coulee - Happy FatsLa Valse De Reno - Lawernce Walker & His Wandering CatsSur Le Courtableau - Nathan AbshireFlumes D'enfer - Austin Pitre & The Evangeline PlayboysJolie Fillie - The Touchet BrothersHold My False Teeth - Camay DoucetJ'ai Vu Le Loup - BeasusoleilHee-Haw Breakdown - Nolan Cormier & The La AcesPine Grove BluesLacassine SpecialJole BlonSaturday Night SpecialLache Pas La PatateLa Valse De Jolly RogersLafayette Two StepEquand J'etais PetitHippy Ti YoLemonade SongGrande BoscoCajun StripperGrand MamouLe Tortillage Aka Cajun TwistCher CherieLes Veuves De La CouleeLa Valse De RenoSur Le CourtableauFlumes D'enferJolie FilleHold My False TeethJ'ai Vu Le LoupHee-haw Breakdown Performer Notes: Performers include: Nathan Abshire, Dewey Balfa, Beausoleil, Iry LeJeune, D.L. Menard, Jimmy "C" Newman, Vin Bruce, Doc Guidry, Touchet Brothers, Nolan Cormier.Contains 24 tracks.Liner Note Author: Jon Broven.Arrangers: Dewey Balfa; Leroy "Happy Fats" LeBlanc; Iry LeJeune; Michael Doucet.This is not to be confused -- and the label has only itself to blame if people understandably do get confused -- with the 1993 CD release, also on Ace, also titled Cajun Classics, and given the nearly identical subtitle "The Kings of Cajun At Their Very Best." It has an entirely different track selection, though most of the 24 songs did appear on either the 1993 release called Cajun Classics or its 1994 Ace sequel More Cajun Classics. It's not quite certain to us Herberts outside of the marketing department exactly how the public is not going to get confused by all this, and whether anyone who's bought the earlier Cajun Classics Ace comps will get much if anything out of this new configuration. Leaving such tetchy considerations aside, it's a good compilation of some of the best and most representative Cajun releases from the mid-'50s to the mid-'80s, and more diverse than some other Cajun anthologies with similar scopes, though the unrelenting good-time cheer might cause the unconverted to fidget. Dewey Balfa, D.L. Menard, Nathan Abshire, Iry Lejeune, and Beausoleil are all major Cajun artists, and all have a track or two or three on this disc, sharing space with less-renowned names. Amidst the more standard two-steps are some edgier tunes that might excite or grate, depending upon your tastes, like Nolan Cormier & the LA Aces' "Hee-Haw Breakdown," with its simulated animal snorts; the rockabilly-influenced "Flumes D'Enfer" by Austin Pitre & the Evangeline Playboys; and Vin Bruce's rendition of the perennial "Jole Blon," with very country-influenced guitars and vocals. ~ Richie Unterberger Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 12 February, 2002 Label: Unbranded Dimensions: 14.3 x 12.8 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)
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Track #1: The Back Door - D L Menard
Track #2: Pine Grove Blues - Nathan Abshire
Track #3: Lacassine Special - Balfa Brothers
Track #4: Jole Blon - Vin Bruce
Track #5: Saturday Night Special - Lesa Cormier
Track #6: Lache Pas La Patate - Jimmy 'C' Newman
Track #7: La Valse De Jolly Rogers - D L Menard
Track #8: Lafayette Two Step - Aldus Roger
Track #9: Equand J'etais Petit - Dewey Balfa
Track #10: Hippy Ti Yo - Joe Boonsall
Track #11: Lemonade Song - Nathan Abshire
Track #12: Grande Bosco - Iry LeJeune
Track #13: Cajun Stripper - Belton Richard & His Musical Aces
Track #14: Grand Mamou - Jimmy 'C' Newman
Track #15: Le Tortillage Aka Cajun Twist - The Cajun Trio
Track #16: Cher Cherie - Doc Guidry
Track #17: Les Veuves De la Coulee - Happy Fats
Track #18: La Valse De Reno - Lawernce Walker & His Wandering
Track #19: Sur Le Courtableau - Nathan Abshire
Track #20: Flumes D'enfer - Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Pla
Track #21: Jolie Fillie - The Touchet Brothers
Track #22: Hold My False Teeth - Camay Doucet
Track #23: J'ai Vu Le Loup - Beasusoleil
Track #24: Hee-Haw Breakdown - Nolan Cormier & The La Aces
Track #25: Pine Grove Blues
Track #26: Lacassine Special
Track #27: Jole Blon
Track #28: Saturday Night Special
Track #29: Lache Pas La Patate
Track #30: La Valse De Jolly Rogers
Track #31: Lafayette Two Step
Track #32: Equand J'etais Petit
Track #33: Hippy Ti Yo
Track #34: Lemonade Song
Track #35: Grande Bosco
Track #36: Cajun Stripper
Release Year: 2002
Format: CD
Genre: Cajun
Artist: Various
Record Label: ACI, ACE Records UK
Release Title: Cajun Classics
