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Recorded from 1948 to the early '50s. Includes liner notes by Ann Savoy.
Iry Lejune was one of the leading figures in transforming Cajun music from its fiddle-driven style of the '30s to the accordion-led approach that dominated the genre throughout the '40s and '50s. This material, of late-'40s/early-'50s vintage, showcases the blind accordionist at his most impassioned, in the company of an equally nimble fiddler, bassist, and guitarist.
Waltzes dominate the proceedings, with no fewer than seven songs that contain the word "Waltz" in their title. The jangly and plaintive "Durald Waltz" is spiked by yelps both human and canine in origin. There are some surprising stylistic diversions here that keep things interesting, most notably "Te Mone," with its swooning slide-guitar outro. Another highpoint is "Church Point Breakdown," a track that almost seems to presage the Dylan gem "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again." Those who can comprehend the Cajun French in which LeJune so passionately sings will no doubt gain added pleasure from this collection. In selections like "Grand Nuit Special" and "Clacasieu Waltz," LeJune seems stirred on by vocal forces of the rarest insistency.
Full Title - Cajun's Greatest -The Definitive Collection. UK compilation for the well-loved & legendary Cajun act. 25 great slices of the sound of the south. The package is completed with 12-page booklet with notes from leading Cajun authority Ann Alien Savoy. Ace.
Personnel: Iry LeJeune (guitar, accordion); Ernest Fruge (violin).
Liner Note Author: Ann Savoy.
Recording information: Houston, TX (1949-1955); LAke Charles, Lacassine, LA (1949-1955). Cajun's Greatest: The Definitive Collection Music | List Price | $21.97 (You save $5.32) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Cajun / Zydeco, Cajun, Zydeco | | Label | Ace | | Orig Year | 1993 | | All Time Sales Rank |  112687  | | CD Universe Part number | 1011191 | | Catalog number | 428 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 01, 1994 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Mono | | Producer | E. Shuler | | Engineer | E. Shuler; Virgil Bozeman | | Additional Info | United Kingdom |
Iry LeJeune Cajun's Greatest: The Definitive Collection Songs | 1. | Grand Nuit Special |
| 2. | Grande Bosco |
| 3. | Duraldo Waltz |
| 4. | I Went to the Dance |
| 5. | Valses de Bayou Chene, La |
| 6. | I Made a Big Mistake |
| 7. | Come and Get Me |
| 8. | Donnes Moi Mon Chapeau |
| 9. | Waltz of the Mulberry Limb |
| 10. | Church Point Breakdown |
| 11. | Valse du Grande Chemin, La |
| 12. | Jolie Catin |
| 13. | Fitte la Vove, La |
| 14. | Bayou Pon Pon Special |
| 15. | Valse de Cajun, La |
| 16. | Don't Get Married |
| 17. | Convict Waltz |
| 18. | It Happened to Me |
| 19. | Parting Waltz |
| 20. | Evangeline Special |
| 21. | Love Bridge Waltz |
| 22. | Teche Special |
| 23. | Calcasieu Waltz |
| 24. | Te Mone |
| 25. | Lacassine Special |
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