Various Artists Louisiana - Louisiana Swamp Blues / Various [CD]
Louisiana Swamp Blues / Various
Various Artists Louisiana
CD Rel Date: 1984-09-30
In Louisiana music is an important part of daily life. And in Arcadiana it's a compulsion. Often members of a whole family play and are ready to entertain themselves and their neighbours when the mood takes them. It's got something to do with the ancestors. The first significant arrivals - in 1755 - were French-speaking Acadians, from Nova Scotia who brought their musical traditions with them. Fast forward to the 20th century. The first accordion-based Cajun records were recorded in 1929. Things changed with the advent of amplified instruments. Black bands in Texas added a contemporary edge to the tradition, calling it 'zydeco'. But Louisiana, of course, is famous also for Blues and R&B and no Swamp compilation would be complete if those styles were left out. Here's a vibrant, living selection of tracks from a state famous for music.
Tracklist:
- Married Life
- My True Life
- Ooh! Wee Baby! Ooh! Wee
- Family Rules
- Train Came Down the Track
- Chicken Stuff
- Don't Bring No Friend
- Early Morning Blues
- Paper in My Shoe 1
- I Had the Blues 1
- Congo Mombo 1
- They Call Me Mr. Calhoun 1
- Hoo-Wee Pretty Baby 1
- Can't Hardly Keep from Crying 1
- Sugar Bee 1
- Bop Cat Stomp 1
- I Stood By 1
- Scorched (By the Torch of Love) 1
- Isabella 2
- Crazy Mambo 2
- Fuss Too Much 2
- San Antonio 2
- I Need Your Love 2
- Gonna Boogie 2
- Bayou Shuffle 2
- Gonna Stick to You Baby 2
- Crawl 2
- You're Too Late Baby 2
- Let Me Hold Your Hand 3
- Cool, Calm and Collected 3
- Naggin' 3
- Call Me Juke Boy 3
- It's Your Voodoo Working 3
- Loaded Down 3
- Bye Bye Catin 3
- Be Kind 3
- Closed Up the Backdoor 3
- Broke and Hungry 3
- Confusion 4
- I'm Ragged and Dirty 4
- Catch That Train 4
- Sound the Bell 4
- Looking for My Baby 4
- I Don't Know Why 4
- Rock 'N' Roll Train 4
- Oh Ramona 4
- Who Would Have Thought It 4
- Rockin' in the Coconut Top 4
- Make Up My Mind 5
- Won't Be Me 5
- Calcasieu Zydeco Blues 5
- Don't Say a Word 5
- Whole Lotta Drinkin' on the Block 5
- Please Try to Realise 5
- Irene 5
- Keep Livin' 5
- Boozoo Stomp 5
- Learn to Treat Me Better 5
- Mean Old Kokamoo 6
- You Move Me 6
- Wild Cherry 6
- I'm Goin' 6
- Oh Baby 6
- Bon Ton Toule 6
- Bad Luck and Trouble 6
- If I Don't See You 6
- Merry Christmas Darling 6
- I Got It Made 6
- Got the News in the Morning 7
- This Should Go on Forever 7
- But You Thrill Me 7
- Leave My Money Alone 7
- I'm Gonna Kill That Hen 7
- Nights of Misery 7
- That Wouldn't Satisfy 7
- Forty One Days 7
- Nothin' in This World 7
- Guitar Rhumbo 7
- Pretty Little Dollie 8
- Lost Without Love 8
- I'm Twisted 8
- Be Careful with the Blues 8
- Trouble at Home Blues 8
- Cool Cat 8
- If I Only Hade a Chance 8
- Long Black Curly Hair 8
- Walking in the Park (With Sally) 8
- Carry on 8
- My Poor Heart in Pain 9
- Roll, Roll, Roll 9
- Miss My Lagnion 9
- Juke Joint 9
- Say You Remember 9
- Life's Journey 9
- Honey Bee 9
- Always Be in Love with You 9
- I Would Be a Sinner 9
- No Use to Worry 9
- Oh! Babe 10
- Hello Friends, Hello 10
- My Chinatown Gal 10
- Don't You Want a Man Like Me