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Early Cajun Music: "La Blouse Française" - Sydney Landry

During the same recording session in 1929 that Amede Ardoin recorded in New Orleans, a musician named Sydney Landry recorded two songs for Columbia. Also influenced by the blues, Landry's style was a Cajun version of what blues guitarist Jimmie Rodgers was doing. He and Roy Gonzales were imitating this style during this time, recording them as Cajun tunes.

Read more: http://earlycajunmusic.blogspot.com/2015/03/la-blouse-francaise-sydney-landry.html

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTE7beomKP8

WF

Re: Early Cajun Music: "La Blouse Française" - Sydney Landry

Thanks for you continued contributions, Wade! Wow! You just have an amazing bunch of great stuff.

John in Oregon

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Keep in mind, very little of this is my stuff. It's material compiled from many places. Almost none of this is mine. I take almost no credit for this.

WF

Re: Early Cajun Music: "La Blouse Française" - Sydney Landry

Well, whether you take credit or not, a lot of us give you a lot of credit for putting together the information that you do. I find each article interesting.

Re: Early Cajun Music: "La Blouse Française" - Sydney Landry

Thanks. All information is welcome. If you have material, send it me.

WF

Re: Early Cajun Music: "La Blouse Française" - Sydney Landry

Love the Cajun yodel! I haven't heard that before. Thanks very much Wade for posting.



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