I think you'll find that most older cajun songs are pretty much impossible to find origin info on. Finding who first recorded it is easy, just ask Neal, but that hardly ever means that person came up with the song.

Jim,

Rusty's right, it was Lawrence Walker first. Didn't know about the Jolie Can't dance name though.

Story I heard was he named it after Johnny Alan who was playing guitar for him as a teenager. Since he was on the bandstand all night, he couldn't dance and voila, there you have it.

For the off-color footnote to the story, email me off forum....

It's such a great song. Unfortunately, if I claim that this song is a traditional song on my website, someone will think ill.

I honestly don't care at this point. I'm a little drunk.

Tomorrow will be fun in the morning, I think. Music in the woods at Oregon Ridge! I'm looking forward.

Taking the D Acadian and the G Hohner. Gonna be one hell of a good time

The First person that I know of playing it was, Clifton Chenier.. if there was anyone before him I dont know