1. Black Bayou Rag
2. Louisiana Waltz
3. Je Veux Marier - Hackberry Ramblers, Traditional
4. Fais Pas Ça!
5. Crowley Waltz - Hackberry Ramblers, Darbone, Luderin
6. Step It Fast
7. Ville Platte Waltz
8. J'Al Passe
9. French Harp Stomp
10. Jolie Blonde - Hackberry Ramblers, Traditional
11. Colinda
12. Cajun Rag
13. Te Petite a Te Meon
14. Mermentau Stomp - Hackberry Ramblers, Dodd, L.
15. Cajun Twist
16. Madame Sustin
17. Pipeliner's Blues
18. Turtle Tail
19. Ma Chere Bebe Creole
20. Grand Mamou
21. Tante Na Na
22. Ma Negresse
23. Mon Bon Vieux Mari
24. Jolie Blonde - Hackberry Ramblers, Traditional
25. Allons a Lafayette
26. Grand Texas - Hackberry Ramblers, Darbone, Luderin
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This enduring Louisiana string ensemble was formed by fiddler Luderin Darbone and his accordion-playing Hackberry neighbor Edwin Duhon. The pair played their first dance in 1933, had a regional hit two years later with "Jolie Blonde," and continued to lead the off-again, on-again combo well into the 1990s. Luderin supplied the band with hillbilly songs he'd learned in Texas, while Duhon grew up immersed in French music. Recorded midcareer, in 1963 and 1965, this album's 26 tracks capture the band in fine, fun form. The songs often combine English and French verses and walk a fine line between Cajun and Western swing rhythms. The result is a beautiful evocation of the sort of music one might hear throughout midcentury oil-field communities: a lilting, unadulterated dance music with an emphasis on Saturday-night waltzes, stomps, and two-steps. --Richard Gehr
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Jolie Blonde
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1993-12-02)
- Publisher: Arhoolie Records
- Label: Arhoolie Records
- Studio: Arhoolie Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #178584
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Summary: Jolie Blonde (The Hackberry Ramblers) 2007-06-18
Comment: Again here I go. BEAUTIFUL. COOL. GREAT. AWESOME. PERFECT. It is once again the RAMBLERS in their older years (60's and 70's). But they are as great here as when they were young and in their 20's. I find this CD to be a great find and say get it. It is a must to all who are RAMBLERS fans.
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Summary: completely captivating! 2005-08-14
Comment: If you are Cajun, this album will completely captivate your "ethnic center". I am, yet this was a gift to my husband, who is not. He loves every song and says that it is impossible to be still while this music is playing!! He was listening with his ear phones and brought the player in so that I could listen. I had a hard time giving it back. Just sit back and enjoy this album. It will take you to a place you will love!
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Summary: Authentic Cajun/Zydeco Sound 2001-02-18
Comment: When I think of authentic Louisiana music, I am brought back time and again to this CD. The Hackberry Ramblers are the real deal...what you would hear if you were traveling through the bayou country 40 years ago. It evokes the feeling of a dusty slat floor under your feet, in a little joint in the middle of nowhere on a Saturday night, hot and humid air being stirred by old creaky ceiling fans. The screen door bangs open and shut as the regulars come in to join the party. No electric instruments here -- just the purest Cajun voice singing patois and the songs passed from generation to generation. A drum, a string bass, a squeeze box, a fiddle. Oh, how everyone would stomp, whirl, sway and skip to this music. Full of pure Cajun soul.Cajun music is the sexiest and most raw outside of pure Delta blues. This recording is Cajun music at its finest. It is a compilation of the group's recordings from 1933 to the early 90's, and they've always kept it pure and true to the real roots of Cajun music. It's not rocking rowdy get drunk and catch beads at the Mardi Gras parade kind of music. It's the music of a culture and people that has sadly in recent times been fused with blues, rock, and country. I live in Louisiana and lament the loss of the pure form of Cajun music. Thankfully, the Hackberry Ramblers are recorded for all time to remind me of what Cajun music REALLY IS. If you want Cajun music in its purest form, like it was originally meant to be played, listened and danced to, buy this CD. My personal favorite is Jolie Blonde...sexy, sensual, a drawl of a song, perfect to slowly dance to. You'll smell the Louisiana night as the record unfolds.
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