Best of Cajun

by N/A

Overview

It's doubtful that this is the best Cajun collection ever assembled, but it does a good job of showing the two main tenets of what makes Cajun music tick, namely that Cajun is first and foremost a dance music, and its strongest pop affiliation is to traditional country, both attributes clearly on display in songs here like Johnny Sonnier's country waltz "Paul Diegle on the Jukebox" and Sammy Naquin's fiddle-funky "Meeko the Cajun." ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	01/03/2006
Label:	Mardi Gras Records / Mardi Gras
UPC:	0096094510020
Rank:	124080

Tracks

1. Grand Mamou  - Waylon Thibodeaux  -  Traditional
2. Allons a Lafayette  -  Cajun Playboys  -  Traditional
3. Jambalaya  -  Cajun Playboys
4. Paul Daigle on the Jukebox  - Johnny Sonnier  -  Traditional
5. Les Cadjins du Bayou  - Vin Bruce  -  Traditional
6. Madame Sosthene  - Waylon Thibodeaux  -  Traditional
7. Lacassine Special  - Sammy Naquin  -  Traditional
8. Meeko the Cajun  - Sammy Naquin
9. The Back Door  - Waylon Thibodeaux
10. Pretty Country Girls  - Sammy Naquin  -  Traditional
11. Bayou Pon Pon  - Waylon Thibodeaux  -  Traditional
12. Jolie Blond  -  Cajun Playboys  -  Traditional
13. Lafayette Breakdown  -  Cajun Playboys  - Terry Huval

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sammy Naquin   Primary Artist
Waylon Thibodeaux   Primary Artist
Johnny Sonnier   Primary Artist
Cajun Playboys   Primary Artist
Vin Bruce   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sammy Naquin   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Warren Hildebrand   Arranger
Terry Huval   Composer