| Product Summary | | Label: Arhoolie | | UPC: 00096297030721 | | Release Date: 3/6/1990 | | Buy.com Sku: 60026780 | | Item#: MTYT29 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Allons A Lafayette - McZiel & Gernger ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Tap Dance - McZiel & Gernger ~ Various Artists | | | 3. French Waltz - McZiel & Gernger ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Rayne One Step & Zydeco Sont Pas Sale - Sidney Babineaux ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Zydeco Sont Pas Sale - Albert Chevalier ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Moman Couche' - Albert Chevalier ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Ma Petite Fille - Albert Chevalier ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Bernadette, Cher - Albert Chevalier ~ Various Artists | | | 9. You Havin' A Good Time - George Alberts ~ Various Artists | | | 10. King's Zydeco - Peter King & Hebert ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Lafayette Zydeco - Peter King & Hebert ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Jole Blonde - Willie Green ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Baby Please Don't Go - Willie Green ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Tell Me, Pretty Baby - Willie Green ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Announcement & Green's Zydeco - Willie Green ~ Various Artists | | | 16. They Call Me Good Rockin' - Herbert Sam ~ Various Artists | | | 17. Clifton's Blues - Clifton Chenier ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Louisiana Stomp - Clifton Chenier ~ Various Artists | | | 19. Bon Ton Roulet - Clarence Garlow ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Clarence Garlow (vocals, guitar); Clifton Chenier, Herbert Sam, Albert Chevalier, Willie Green , William Green (vocals, accordion); Wallace Gernger, Lester Herbert (vocals, washboard); George Alberts (vocals); Pete King , Robert Clemon, Paul McZiel, Joel Savoy, Sidney Babineaux (accordion); Johnnie Mae Brown (piano); Robert Pete, Jack Fountleroy, John Marshall (drums); Clifton Edmond, Edmond Savoy (washboard). | | Recording information: Houston, TX (1949-1962); Lafayette (1949-1962); Lake Charles (1949-1962); Rayne (1949-1962). | | Photographer: Chris Strachwitz. | | Zydeco: The Early Years doesn't necessarily represent the early years of zydeco itself, which had probably been around in several variations for decades prior to these tracks, most of which were recorded in the early '60s. This was still years before zydeco had reached anything close to the level of international esteem it now enjoys, and Chris Strachwitz, who made most of the recordings, was among the first to recognize the form's importance. In comparison to the boisterous full sounds of zydeco stars of the '80s and '90s, this is fairly primitive-sounding; usually there's nothing more than accordion, vocals, and washboard, although drums are sometimes present. It could use more variety, frankly, but these are significant documents of how zydeco sounded when it was music for friends and house parties rather than records or House of Blues clubs, and the music -- by artists including Albert Chevalier, Pete King, Willie Green, and Sidney Babineaux -- does have a rough, unforced, upbeat charm. As a nice bonus, both sides of Clifton Chenier's 1954 debut single are included (they're far more R&B-influenced than the field recordings here), and there's a 1949 jump blues-zydeco hybrid by Clarence Garlow, "Bon Ton Roulet." ~ Richie Unterberger |
Engineer: Chris Strachwitz |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/19/1990 | | Original Release Date : 1989 | | Catalog ID : CD-307 | | Label : Arhoolie | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 64m : 31s | | Studio/Live : Live | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : AAD | | UPC : 00096297030721 |
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