Top 40 songs - Clarence's list of the top 40 Cajun music recordings and songsClarence's Cajun radio program in Baton Rouge is on Saturdays 7pm-8 on 90.3 FM |
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Clarence's Top 40 Songs of Cajun Music
Welcome to the Clarence's Top 40 Songs of Cajun Music. These are Louisiana's famous and popular Cajun music recordings. This list has being compiled by Clarence, a Cajun DJ in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This page contains: 1) Clarence's list of Top 40 Cajun Songs 2) Louisiana versions of Americain songs and novelty songs 3) 2002 Cajun French Music Association's Le Cajun Awards 4) 2001 Cajun French Music Association's Le Cajun Awards Disclaimer: This list may not reflect actual amount of air play that a song gets, the amount of sales that a song generates, or by the ratings given by other organizations. This list is being composed from my experience of being a D.J. for a cajun radio show for over 10 years. As a Cajun who has followed the music from my teenage years, I hope that this will provide newcomers to the Cajun and Zydeco scene with a starting point for searching out recordings. Guidelines: I am limiting each artist to two of the most popular songs that the artist has done. Bands may be from any region of the US or other countries as long as the style of the recorded songs are in this genre. This is located at www.cajunradio.org/top40cajun.html Please listen to Clarence's Cajun radio program in Baton Rouge. Saturdays 7pm-9pm on WBRH 90.3 FM View Clarence's Baton Rouge Cajun and Zydeco Schedule. Clarence needs your help - read a message from Clarence here. Request from Clarence: One of my hobbies is running a free cajun accordion loan program. I get a lot of requests to borrow an accordion from aspiring musicians. If you are feeling generous and would like to support a good cajun cause, how about making a financial contribution to help me buy another accordion to loan out? Please read more about it at Clarence's Cajun Accordion Loan Program. The Top 40 Cajun Music List by www.cajunradio.org (note: Click on "Listen" next to the song to hear a portion of the song) View Adam Hebert - Madeline View Aldus Roger - Over The Waves, Hick Wagon Wheel Special, Perrodin Two Step Allan Fontenot - Listen Amadie, Ophy and Cleoma Breaux - Original Jole Blonde 1928 "Ma Blonde Est Partie" Austin Pitre - Pauve Hobo Balfa Brothers, Dewey Balfa - Parlez Nous A Boire, Jai Passe Devant Ta Porte, 'tit Galop Pour Mamou Beausoleil - Love Bridge Waltz, Travailler C'est Trop Dur Belton Richard - Un Autre Soir D'ennui, Behind Closed Doors Blackie Forestier - 99 Years Waltz Bruce Daigrepont - Acadie a La Louisiane Camey Doucet - Mom I'm Still Your Little boy Doug Kershaw - Diggy Liggy Lo, Louisiana Man D.L. Menard - The Back Door, Under the Green Oak Tree FueFollett - Belle Louisiane Listen File' - Allon a lez Chez Freds Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns - Tolam Waltz Hadley Castille - Happy Fats and Alex Broussard - Dimanche Matin Helen Boudreaux - Rendre Tu Votre Ami, Til a Tear Becomes a Rose Horace Trahan - Ossun Blues Iry LeJune - Evangeline Special, La Valse De Grand Chemin Ivy Dugas and Phil Menard - Heritage Waltz Jambalaya Cajun Band - C'est Fun, Jesse Lege - Memoires Dan Mon Coeur Jim Olivier - I Love My Saturday Night Joe Bonsall - Step it Fast, Grand Prairie Waltz, Chere Tout Tout Listen Johnny Janot - I'm Proud To Be a Cajun Listen Jim Olivier - I Love My Saturday Night Jimmy C. Newman - Lache Pas La Patate Joe Douglas - Evangeline Gabriel's Song, Coeur Jalous Listen Joel Sonnier - Pestauche Ah Tante Nana Kristi Guillory and Reveille - Cypress Cove Lawrence Walker - Les Bon Temps Rouler, Both For the Same Les Amies Louisianaises - La Marche des Mari�s (the wedding march) Les Amies Louisianaises - Amazing Grace - La Grace du Ciel (very popular) Les Freres Michot - La Valse a Howard Hebert Lesa Cormier and the Sundown Playboys - Saturday Night Special Mamou Prairie Band - Valse Criminelle McCauley, Reed and Vidrine - Midland Two-step Nancy Tabb Marcantel - La Louisiane Me Fait Sourire Nathan Abshire - Pine Grove Blues, Lemonade song Paul Daigle with Robert Elkins and Cajun Gold - La Valse De La Vie Sady Courville with Dennis McGee - Valse Du Vacher, Devillier Two Step Sheryl Cormier - Listen Shirley Bergeron - La Valse De Cherokee, Oh Suzanna Listen The Touchet Brothers - Jolie Fille Vin Bruce - Listen Warren Storm - The Cajun Freeze (If you Don't Want Me) Wayne Toups - Poor Little Johnny He Can't Dance Zachary Richard - Madeleine Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys - Listen The Hackberry Ramblers - Grand Texas (Hank Williams copied it to make Jambalaya), Jolie Blonde La Touche' - The Cypress Island Stomp Johnny Sonnier - The Devil Went Down to New Iberia, The Letter and The Barn Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys - Un Homme Chanceux Louisiana versions of Americain songs and novelty songs list: Les Bon Temps De La Ville Platte - Elvira Nancy Tabb Marcantel - Ma Louisiane(Take Me Home Country Roads) Belton Richard - Wild Side of Life The Cajun Trio - The Cajun Twist Belton Richard - The Cajun Streak Joe Bonsall - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Tee Jules - Cajun Twelve Days of Christmas Warren Storm - The Cajun Freeze (If you Don't Want Me) Jimmy Buffett - La Aire De La Louisianne Garth Brooks - Calling Baton Rouge (Americain) Listen Louisiana's LeRoux - New Orleans Ladies (in Americain) www.laleroux.com Wayne Toups - New Orleans Ladies (in Cajun French) is titled "Les Filles De La Ville" and it is on the Wayne Toups CD "Little Wooden Box CD" at waynetoups.com Emmy Lou Harris - Laccasine Special Harry Fontenot & Friends - "Cajun" Saints Go Marching In Rogers/Shawn Saucier/Calcasieu Cajuns - Achy Breaky Heart LE CAJUN AWARDS FOR 2002 The are the nominations and results of the Cajun French Music Association's "LeCajun Awards Festival 2002". Where possible, I have added a link to sites where you can hear portions of the music that has been nominated for an award. If you have better links to listen to the nominee's music, please email me at cajunclarence [type the at sign] gmail.com FIDDLER OF THE YEAR Jamey Bearb (fiddler with Jay Cormier's band (Listen) Courtney Granger (winner) Rufus Thibodeaux ACCORDIONIST OF THE YEAR Jimmy Breaux Gary Bertrand (from the band a Touch of Cajun around Beaumont band site) (winner) Kevin Naquin (band site) FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Ashley Hayes (from the band FueFollett - Listen) Brittany Polaski (from the band FueFollett - Listen) (winner) Eva Touchet (Listen) (from the CD "The Best Recordings of the Touchet Family and Friends" published on Swallow Records of Ville Platte) MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Jamey Bearb (vocalist with Jay Cormier's band (Listen) Wade Bernard (from Golden Meadow, read about here) (winner) Ed Gary (of Ed Gary and the Louisiana Cajun Aces - Listen) BEST FIRST RECORDING OF THE YEAR La Vie Dun Cajun - Wade Bernard (winner) Deux Vies Pour Te Donner - Jay Cormier (Listen) Mon et Mes Ami - Brian Smith (read about) BEST ALBUM/CD OF THE YEAR Deux Vies Pour Te Donner - Jay Cormier (Listen) Belle Louisiane - FueFollett (from the FueFollett CD - Listen) (winner) AuCoup D'eclair - Kevin Naquin (band site) SONG OF THE YEAR (winner) Belle Louisiane - Zachary Richard - Songwriter / Brittany Polaski - Vocals (from the FueFollett CD - Listen) J'rever 'a Pop et Mom - August Broussard - Songwriter / Vocals (from the CD Lesa Cormier/August Broussard and The Sundown Playboys titled "Les M�moire du Pass�") Un Homme Chanceux - John & Jamie Gary - Songwriters / John Gary - Vocals (on Kevin Naquin's CD AuCoup D'eclair) BAND OF THE YEAR Jay Cormier and Cajun Country (Listen) FueFollett (Listen) (winner) Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys (band site) LE CAJUN AWARDS FOR 2001 -- FIDDLER OF THE YEAR
-- ACCORDIONIST OF THE YEAR
-- FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
-- MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
-- BEST FIRST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
-- BEST ALBUM/CD OF THE YEAR
-- SONG OF THE YEAR
-- BAND OF THE YEAR
-- PRIX DEHORS DE NOUS (Best Outside Louisiana Album/CD)
-- HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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