During the late 1950s, Cajun music was on a slow decline and rock music was taking over the area. However, it didn't stop Cajun musicians from recording or starting new record labels. Lawrence Walker was one of these who would keep the music alive. Walker would record on Floyd Soileau's VEE-PEE record label, named after the initials of Floyd's hometown of Ville Platte. One of these tunes was "Bon Ton Rouley" (#102).

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Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75W08Fw0R9s

Thanks for posting this ..

Walker wrote some very good tunes indeed! This is one unusual composition to
my ear .. The "early" chord change in the pattern interesting.

I'm not sure what the chord pattern is in the steel solo ..

And it sounds like it was recorded with one centrally placed microphone
in a not-very-acoustically-prepared room.

But, it's a gem nonetheless :-)

--bn

Sounds similar in some ways to "Louisiana" by Harry Choates.
Can anyone be so kind as to provide the lyrics to "Louisiana"?
Thanks