Cajun Steel Guitar

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 20 Jun 2009 9:14 pm

Here is a style of music we don't see in this part of Texas. Note the old Emmons pedal steel guitar.

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Lee, from South Texas

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 21 Jun 2009 12:49 am

c'est bon ça !

Dennis Saydak · Post by **Dennis Saydak** » 21 Jun 2009 5:33 am

Notice Lee Man Prejean (acoustic guitar man) is a lefty.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 21 Jun 2009 6:20 am

That poor old Emmons looks pretty beat up. Look at the front apron.

Here's another group. It looks like the steel player could be Chalker's distant cousin.

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Lee

Danny Letz · Post by **Danny Letz** » 22 Jun 2009 2:44 pm

I like cajun music, I like old Mexican music, I like German polka music, I like old rock and roll music, I like a little bluegrass music, I love western swing and Texas dance hall music. What I don't like is about 85% of modern "country music".

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 5 Jan 2021 3:03 pm

With the other two threads about Cajun music, I figured I might as well bring this thread back to the top.

There are quite a few videos available on YouTube.

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 6 Jan 2021 6:46 am

Checkout the video with the link below. This is one surviving episode of a Saturday afternoon Cajun French Show featuring the famous Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys. You can witness the sponsorship spot with Schlitz beer, etc. ...all spoken in French.

https://youtu.be/DcWUbzZszTY

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 6 Jan 2021 6:47 am

Look at this video from 1982. Itâ€™s my brother playing accordion and Iâ€™m playing my new black Sho-Bud Super Pro with the rear neck tuned to G thru my Randall RG-300 amp.
My cousin is on bass. The older gentlemen on drums and fiddle brought us into their band when I was 11 and my brother was 13.

https://youtu.be/hUncTyMEGRw

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 6 Jan 2021 6:52 am

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Dale Foreman · Post by **Dale Foreman** » 6 Jan 2021 9:01 am

Marty Broussard wrote:Checkout the video with the link below. This is one surviving episode of a Saturday afternoon Cajun French Show featuring the famous Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys. You can witness the sponsorship spot with Schlitz beer, etc. ...all spoken in French.

https://youtu.be/DcWUbzZszTY

Thatâ€™s Tony Thibodeaux on fiddle on the right. He was my cousin RIP.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 6 Jan 2021 7:44 pm

Thanks, Marty! I love these old videos.

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 8 Jan 2021 7:35 pm

Ã‡a câ€™est bon!

Matt Perpick · Post by **Matt Perpick** » 9 Jan 2021 1:20 am

Great stuff!

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 9 Jan 2021 7:52 am

Listened to Cajun Music Radio at 8:00am to 9:00am and heard the best Cajun DJ to ever work the craftâ€”â€”Jerry Dugas. Listen to the tapes of his program from the 70â€™s via their streaming app. The entire program including commercials is in French.