1. Introduction - Doug Kershaw,
2. Diggy Liggy Lo - Doug Kershaw, Miller, J.D.
3. Battle of New Orleans - Doug Kershaw, Driftwood, Jimmy
4. Medley: Orange Blossom Special/You Are My Sunshine - Doug Kershaw, Rouse, Ervin T.
5. Natural Man - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
6. Alive & Pickin' - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
7. Cajun Joe (The Bully of the Bayou) - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
8. The Cajun Stripper - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
9. Dixie Creole - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
10. Louisiana Man - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
11. Uncle Pen - Doug Kershaw, Monroe, Bill
12. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Doug Kershaw, Williams, Hank
13. Louisiana Man - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
14. Marie - Doug Kershaw, Newman, Randy
15. Pourquoi M'Aimes-Tu Pas? - Doug Kershaw, Winchester, Jesse
16. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Doug Kershaw, Dylan, Bob
17. I Just Want to Feel the Magic - Doug Kershaw, Bourke, Rory
18. Hardly Anymore - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
19. The French Waltz - Doug Kershaw, Mitchell, Adam
20. If You Don't, Somebody Else Will - Doug Kershaw, Mathis, Johnny
21. The Sooner I Go - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
22. Louisiana Sun - Doug Kershaw, Kershaw, Doug
Alive & Pickin'/Louisiana Man
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2005-07-12)
- Publisher: Wounded Bird Records
- Label: Wounded Bird Records
- Studio: Wounded Bird Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 7 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #72835
Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: ALIVE AND PICKIN/LOUISIANA MAN/DOUG KERSHAW 2008-10-09
Comment: I DON'T KNOW WHY THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CD WAS EVER MADE. IT SOUNDS LIKE
A PRACTICE SESSION--NOT SOMETHING I WANTED TO PAY GOOD MONEY TO LISTEN TO!
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Summary: Kershaw's tour de force 2008-04-03
Comment: "Alive and Picking" was recorded almost 20 years after Doug Kershaw first came on the music scene - his first single was released in 1955. Like most live albums, A&P includes the greatest hits Kershaw accumulated over this extended period. Kershaw was no one-hit-wonder, so there is considerable depth to the songs presented on this album. Moreover, live performance is Kershaw's forte and this album is an extraordinary tour de force. A&P is Kershaw at his best and, based on my own experience, is representative of his live shows in the early- to mid-1970s. I own many Kershaw albums, which I purchased contemporaneously with their release, and this is the one that I have played the most over the years. A&P is a must buy and a great first Kershaw album.
The "Louisiana Man" album is a less potent effort, but it does have a few good numbers - I have always liked Louisiana Sun.
Please do your best to ignore the factually-challenged prattling in the nearby posting by the long-winded Kershaw critic - that nom de plume, alone, should tell you something about him. If you are interested in learning more about Kershaw, there are many good sources on the web.
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Summary: non stop action by the ragin Cajun 2007-12-11
Comment: I saw Doug Kershaw live in early 70's at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary and was blown away by his live show and that's why I was excited to see that "Alive and Pickin" had been finally released on CD. I believe this was recorded live in Atlanta and has all the earmarks of a great Doug Kershaw album....an extended version of the Orange Blossom Special and great renderings of " Louisiana Man" and "Diggy Diggy Lo". From the opening fiddle noodling to the final cymbal crash, this is one smoking album. If you're a Kershaw fan or just like a great fiddle album, you won't go wrong with "Alive and Pickin" I'm not sure what a "fait do do" is but Doug makes you want to go to one! Highly recommended.
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Summary: Country with a Cajun Heart 2006-07-22
Comment: This is a double purchase which is a real treasure. I used to clean house to the songs from an old cassette, which is all worn out now, but my house was spotless. Thank goodness I was travelling thru Amazon and threw the Kershaw boys name in the search area to see if anything was available. These two CDS came up and I didnt hesitate to purchase. One thing I miss about the CD's of today is not getting a pic of the artist as the years go by. Isnt that why we have family photos? Dont let the opportunity to slip by to own some real Cajun Heart, it also helps in the long drives when ur stuck in traffic to and from work, that is where i get my most play time and I can still see them on the OPry with his brother and on the Hee Haw shows. I Love u Doug wherever you are.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The obligatory live album and the contractual obligation 2006-04-24
Comment: The mid-70's saw a lot of trends unfold in the music business. Certain styles came to the fore that left an indeliable mark on all music. The nation went gaga over disco, and the south, well, decided that was too limp. So, "southern rock" became the Next Big Thing.
Doug Kershaw jumped on the southern rock bandwagon.
"Alive & Pickin'" isn't that bad of an album. Really. "Cajun Stripper" shows that Doug, this time around, can actually handle an accordian somewhat. He even throws in some decent electric violin (I say violin instead of fiddle with great reason), but the overall product leaves a bad taste in your mouth. There's nothing particularly Cajun about the music, it sounds nothing like what Doug had done beforehand (re: the LPs Cajun Way and Spanish Moss, and even the honky fluff that followed in their wake), and it sounds like the backing band is doing a poor man's imitation of the Marshall Tucker Band. On top of that, of course, is that very little of this album is actually live. Much of it was done in the studio, overdubs and edits galore (in that time period, it was common)
Doug went from sounding like a Rebel flag waving bar veteran to a ridiculous Cajun-styled Keith Moon on his next album. Of course, the "Ragin Cajun" album doesn't follow "Alive & Pickin'" on this CD, instead the 1978 album "Louisiana Man" (how many albums bore this title beforehand? Pull out your Rusty & Doug records...) is included.
This album was done to fill up the final slot on his contract with WB. First we start out with the lamest cover of "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" known to man. Yes, the cover by Gerry & The Pacemakers was taken into account. Doug introduces the track with "To the Cajun land, and to my Cajun people". Two things which no longer gave him the time of day, as the Cajuns would take such as an insult. Yet ANOTHER version of "Louisiana Man" follows, but its not the Shakespearean drama-fest that the version on the "Swamp Grass" album was. Moving on, the question is, "who wants to hear Doug Kershaw cover Randy Newman?", unless you want to hear "Marie", the answer would be no. Then we get a Jesse Winchester tune, in French, and Doug once again shows us how horrible his French speaking is, as he sings the number in Canadian French. Then there's the unspeakable Dylan cover. "Don't try No-Doze"? C'mon Doug! "Just Wanna Feel The Magic" is a nice Mel McDaniel cover and its a contender for best track on the LP. "Hardly Anymore" is MOR while "French Waltz" is just as generic as its title. "If You Don't..." is an upbeat tune with a pumping dance beat and gets old fast. The "Sooner I Go" and "Louisana Sun" were better the first time around, back when Rusty & Doug recorded them in the 60's. The latter track previously appeared on the "Devil's Elbow" album.
Bottom line: Doug is a better showman than a recording artist.
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