One of the later independent Cajun music recording engineers was Floyd Soileau. His early attempts at recording Cajun music started with two brief labels: VEE PEE and Big Mamou Records. Soileau's first label, Big Mamou, was formed in partnership with Ed Manuel, a Mamou, Louisiana, jukebox operator, nightclub owner, and regular customer of Floyd's Record Shop, who had the financial backing to assist the young entrepreneur. Manuel had also taped Cajun musicians Milton Molitor and Austin Pitre at a party where they performed "Manuel Bar Waltz" (#101) in 1957. By releasing the recording, it would become Floyd's entry into the music business.

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