Fiddle King of Cajun Swing

RELEASE
1982
LABEL
Arhoolie
GENRES
World, Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Cajun, North American Traditions, Western Swing, Traditional Cajun

Album Review

Fiddle King of Cajun Swing is a 26-track collection featuring most of Harry Choates' finest recordings. All of the material on this compilation was recorded for Gold Star Records between 1946 and 1950. Though his biggest hit, "Jole Blon," is inexplicably missing, the music on this disc demonstrates Choates talent for blurring the lines between Western Swing and Cajun music. It's an excellent introduction to one of the finest Cajun fiddlers of the '40s and '50s.
Thom Owens, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Allons À Lafayette
  2. Basile Waltz
  3. Cajun Hop
  4. Port Arthur Waltz
  5. Harry Choates Special
  6. It Won't Be Long
  7. Wrong Keyhole
  8. Dragging the Bow
  9. Te Petite
  10. Rubber Dolly
  11. Louisiana
  12. Poor Hobo
  13. Devil in the Bayou
  14. Rye Whiskey
  15. Fais Do Do Stomp
  16. Lawtell Waltz
  17. Bayou Pon Pon
  18. Chere Meon
  19. Harry Choates Blues
  20. Mari Jole Blon [Jole Blon's Husband]
  21. Honky-Tonking Days
  22. Grand Mamou
  23. Je Pase Durvan Ta Port
  24. Hackberry Hop
  25. Jolie Brun
  26. Lousiana Boogie