A compilation of classic Cajun, zydeco, rock 'n' roll, and rhythm and blues from East Texas and Southwest Louisiana released by Goldband Records - one of the most vital and important documentarians of endemic southern music in the 20th century. With packaging that features the original bikini-clad-girl-riding-a-giant-crawfish album art, Swampland Jewels is a singular compilation that is bound to resonate with any fan of traditional Cajun music of the mid-20th century.
Side A
Paper In My Shoe – Boozoo Chavis
Boss Cajun – Shorty LeBlanc
Fee Fee Poncho – Sidney Brown & Jo-El Sonnier
Sugar Bee – Cleveland Crochet & Jay Stutes
You’re So Fine j- Pee Wee Kershaw
My Girl of the Village – Sidney Brown & Jo-El Sonnier
La Cuca Rochman – Joe Bonsall
Good Morning Blues – Cleveland Crochet & Jay Stutes
My Little Cabbage – Shorty LeBlanc
Yard Dog – Al Ferrier
Side B
Telephone Won’t Ring – Boozoo Chavis
La Valse de Bo Sparkle – Leroy Broussard
Creole Song – Joe Bonsall
Always There – Geno Thibodeaux & Robert Bertrand
My Blue Letter – Jo-El Sonnier
Lemonade Song – Leroy Broussard
Mois Cinquantas Sous (My Fifty Cents) – Jo-El Sonnier & Robert Bertrand
Bon Ton Roula – Herman Guiee
Pauve Hobo (Poor Hobo) Joe Bonsall
VARIOUS LP Swampland Jewels (Cajún, Zydeco)
Label: Goldband Records – LP-YEP-2498, Yeproc Records – LP-YEP-2498
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 22 Sep 2017