Audio Samples for
Louisiana Voices Lesson 1
Music Around the State: Sound and Place
'Tit galop pour Mamou performed by Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Written by Dewey Balfa. Flat Town Music, BMI.
From the album 'Tit galop pour Mamou. ® and © 1992 by Rounder Records, # CD6048. Used by Permission.
Cajun Music
South Louisiana
Length of performance: 3:29
Zydeco sont pas salé performed by Clifton Chenier
Written by Clifton Chenier. Tradition Music, BMI, administered by Bug Music Co., BMI.
From the album Zydeco Sont Pas Salé. ® and ©, 1964 and 1997 by Arhoolie Records, # CD9001. Used by Permission.
Zydeco
South Louisiana
Length of performance: 3:12
Jezebel performed by The Ever Ready Gospel Singers
Traditional/public domain. Louisiana Light Studios.
From the album Union of the World. ® and © 1997 by Blue Goose Blues Records. Used by Permission.
Southland Gospel (Gospel Quartet)
North Louisiana
Length of performance: 2:50
Eh là bas performed by Billie and DeDe Pierce
Traditional/public domain.
From the album Gulf Coast Blues. ® and © 1971 and 2000 by Arhoolie Records, # CD488. Used by Permission.
Jazz
New Orleans
Length of performance: 3:12
Let's Go Get' Em performed by Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux and the ReBirth Brass Band
Written by Miller-Dollis-Boudreaux. Happy Valley Music, BMI.
From the album The Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday Showdown. ® and © 1992 by Rounder Records, # CD 2113. Used by Permission.
Mardi Gras Indians
New Orleans
Length of performance: 4:47
Lake Charles performed by Lucinda Williams
Written by Lucinda Williams. Co-published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Lucy Jones Music, and Nomad-Norman Music, BMI.
From the album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. ® and © 1998 by Lost Highway Records / Mercury Records, # 314-558-338-2. Used by Permission.
Contemporary Country
South Louisiana
Length of performance: 5:26
Where Ever There's a Will, There's a Way performed by Ernie K-Doe
Written by Ernie K-Doe.
From the album Real Mother in Law for Ya. ® and © 2002 by Westside Records. Used by Permission.
Rhythm & Blues
New Orleans and Mississippi Delta
Length of performance: 3:48
Country Girl performed by Kenny Bill Stinson
Written by Kenny Bill Stinson. Southern Serenade Publishing, BMI.
From the album Inspiration. ® and © 2009 by Kenny Bill Stinson.
Used by Permission.
Rockabilly
North Louisiana
Length of performance: 5:04
Life of a Crab Fisherman (La vida de un jaibero) performed by Irvin Perez (lyrics)
Written by Irvin Perez.
From the album Spanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish: Sung by Irvan Perez. ® and © 1988 Louisiana Folklife Center, # C 088. Used by Permission.
Isleño Décima
St. Bernard Parish
Length of performance: 4:38
Fannin Street performed by Leadbelly (Huddie Leadbetter)
Written by Huddie Leadbetter.
(Following extensive research with all due diligence, no owner of this recording has been located, and no license has been granted. Any party with conclusive claims to such ownership may contact the Louisiana Folklife Program director, Maida Owens to discuss a licensing agreement.)
North Louisiana Blues
North Louisiana
Length of performance: 2:54
Wondering performed by Webb Pierce
Written by Joe Werner. ® and © 1951 by MCA Records. Used by Permission.
North Louisiana Country
North Louisiana
Length of performance: 2:58
