Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People

Acknowledgements Introduction Using This Book -- The Words to the Songs -- Cajun Singing -- The Musical Notation -- The Individual Discographies -- Record Company Abbreviations -- A Guide to the Phonetics Used in This Book -- List of Full Page Photos The Instruments -- The Diatonic Accordion (and a list of its makers) -- The Fiddle—Cajun Style (with descriptions and comments by Dewey Balfa) -- The Cajun Guitar—Four Popular Styles and Basic Guitar Chords CAJUN SONGS A Brief History of Cajun Music and Its Instrumentation A Comparison of Songs as They Have Changed Over the Decades Traditional Ballads -- Story Songs -- Songs of Festival/Songs of Ritual Occasions Early Cajun Music -- Interview with Sady Courville -- Interview with Wade Frugé Dennis McGee -- Interview with Dennis McGee -- Later Interview with Dennis McGee and Lee Miller -- Discography Amédée Ardoin -- Biography -- Discography Amédée Breaux -- Biography -- Discography Joseph and Cleoma Falcon -- Biography -- Interview with Joe Falcon—by Lauren Post -- Discography of Cleoma Falcon -- Discography of Joe Falcon STRING BAND ERA Hackberry Ramblers -- Interview with Luderin Darbone -- Discography Leo Soileau -- Biography -- Discography J. B. Fuselier -- Biography -- Discography THE RETURN OF THE ACCORDION The Music of Iry LeJeune -- Biography -- Discography The Music of Aldus Roger -- Interview with Aldus Roger -- Discography The Songs of Lawrence Walker -- Biography -- Discography The Music of Shirley and Alphée Bergeron -- Interview with Shirley Bergeron -- Discography A RETURN TO TRADITIONAL FIDDLE MUSIC The Music of the Balfa Family -- Interview with Dewey Balfa -- Interview with Harry and Tony Balfa -- Comments of Will Bolfa by Euna Bolfa -- Discography MODERN CAJUN SONG WRITERS D. L. Menard -- Interview with D. L. Menard -- Discography Belton Richard -- A Modern Cajun Viewpoint: Conversation between Shirley Bergeron and Belton Richard (from radio) -- Interview with Belton Richard -- Discography OLD STYLE CREOLE AND ZYDECO SONGS The Accordions Used in Creole and Zydeco Music A Brief History of Old Style Creole and Modern Zydeco Music and Its Instrumentation A Comparison of Songs as They Have Changed Over the Decades -- Interview with Bois Sec Ardoin and Freeman Fontenot (with Marc Savoy) -- Interview with Claude Faulk OLD STYLE CREOLE MUSIC Bois Sec Ardoin -- Interview with Bois Sec and Marceline Ardoin -- Discography Canray Fontenot -- Interview with Canray Fontenot -- Discography The Carrière Brothers -- Interview with Bébé Carrière -- Discography ZYDECO John Delafose -- Interview with John Delafose -- Discography Rockin' Dopsie -- Interview with Rockin' Dopsie and Alvina Rubin -- Discography Clifton Chenier -- Interview with Clifton Chenier—The Early Days -- Interview with Clifton Chenier by Ben Sandmel -- Discography APPENDICES Interviews in French -- Une Entrevue entre Bois Sec Ardoin et Freeman Fontenot (avec Marc Savoy) -- Une Conversation entre Shirley Bergeron et Belton Richard Discography with Record Company Addresses Bibliography A Selective Index Song Index