Down Home Cajun Music- 1946-1948 The Return of Cajun Music

1946-1948  The Return of Cajun Music

 After World War II, soldiers returning home wanted to hear the music of their youth. While the output of recorded Cajun music in the early 1940's was slim; by 1946 Cajun music returned by way of the birth of independent labels. Among those were Bill Quinn's Gold Star, JD Miller's Fais -Do -Do, Bennie Hess's Opera, and Eddie Shuler's Goldband and Folk-Star label. This was the start of a new era for Cajun music, as the 1950's brought around a new resurgence.

Harry Choates- "Jole Blon" (Gold Star 1314) 1946
Eddie Shuler's Reveliers- "La Valse De Meche" (Goldband 1015) 1947
Iry LeJeune- "Love Bridge Waltz" (Opera 105) 1947
Hackberry Ramblers- "Te Petite" (DeLuxe 5035) 1948
Happy, Doc and the Boys- "La Cravat" (Fais Do-Do 1000)  1948
Lee Sonnier- "Dans les Grand Meche" (Fais Do-Do 1002) 1948
John Bertrand- "Criminel" (Imperial 8072) 1948
Floyd Leblanc- "Eunice Two Step" (Opera 107) 1948
Austin Pitre- "Jolie, Jon Rose" (4-Star 1341) 1948

*All selections from the original 78 rpm records.