Austin Pitre - The Essential Early Cajun Recordings CD

*This is the actual CD. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS of the CD and individual tracks are available here.

Austin Pitre, the Cajun music pioneer whose flamboyant playing style set him apart from other Cajun musicians of the era, claimed to be the first Cajun accordionist to play standing up. Austin is remembered for his energetic vocals and theatrics and stimulating audiences with performance trickery such as playing his accordion behind his head or between his knees. Swallow Records was fortunate to have recorded Austin and his band in October of 1959. Out of that first session came Austin's first and biggest 7" single release titled, "Les Flumes d'Enfer" and "The Opelousas Waltz." Several more singles followed over the years from his Swallow recording sessions and they are all found in this collection, as well as a few previously unreleased-recordings. Released April 2009, 24 tracks, including:

volume 7 of the Swallow Cajun Pioneer Series 

01- Les flammes d'enfer (The Flames of Hell)
02- Opelousas Waltz
03- Rene's Special
04- Rainbow Waltz
05- Chinaball Blues
06- Two Step de Bayou Teche
07- Two Step a Tante Adele
08- Grand Mamou Blues
09- La valse d'amour (The Waltz of Love)
10- J'ai cogner a ta porte (I've Knocked at Your Door)
11- Don't Shake My Tree
12- Jungle Club Waltz
13- Lakeview Special
14- New Oakdale Waltz
15- Evangeline Playboys Special
16- Chataignier Waltz
17- Le pauvre hobo (The Poor Hobo)
18- Pretty Rosie Cheeks
19- C'est trop tard catin (It's Too Late Baby)
20- Chere 'tit bassette
21- Pitre Special
22- I Know I'm to Blame
23- Quoi mon je va faire (What Will I Do)
24- You're the Only One for Me

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