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Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

Check out this video on You Tube from the Johnny Cash show around 1969. It's on Cajuns, in a segment called Come Along and Ride this Train.

If the link above doesn't work, just google You Tube, enter Cajun and you will soon find the link.

Never mind the schmaltz. It's interesting to see how Cajuns were portrayed in the media before the Cajun food craze! "They call my mama Rita and my daddy Jack." Must be from his episode with Doug Kershaw.

Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

That's pretty cool! Yes, a bit schmalty, but pretty reasonable all in all.

I don't remember that specific episode, but I definately do remember one or more shows with Doug Kershaw. I would have been about 13 years old at the time. I certainly did not know at the time that decades later, Cajun and Zydeco would become my preferred form of musical expression.

Thanks for posting the link.

-David

Re: Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

I don't even remember JC having a show, thanks for the link! Did laugh out loud though when I heard 'aye eee' in a way only Johnny could do. Sort of like Eeore from Winnie the Pooh, but dressed in black
Steve

Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

"my big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin"

thats my uncle Edward Kershaw :)....my first exposure to the accordion was by him... he had a old black accordion.. now that i got into accordions i realize it was probably a old sterling or monarch...i can still see him playing it with his corn cobb pipe!

Re: Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

Ya'll check out the Jesse Lege clip on the third page under cajun.

Re: Re: Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

great find Toby!....here is a direct link to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dneyK1vyti0&search=cajun%20music

Re: Re: Re: Re: Come Along and Ride this Train ((You Tube Video on Cajuns on the Johnny Cash Show)

Neal,
Seeing as you are able to dig up some old TV shows, think you can find the Doug Kershaw special "Devil went down to Georgia"? Got to find where I buried my old 33 1/3 albums and 8 track tapes. I know I have at least 1 of each from Kershaw.



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