The Fading Cajun Culture

This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers. --Ray Breaux

(via Olaf Jens)

Preservation in Concert - The Kinks

Preservation in Concert in Six Parts - The Kinks

(uploaded to youtube by Pelacanyes45)

Recorded at Palace Theatre Providence, RI 30 November 1974
Part 1:
Preservation
Morning song
Daylight
There's a change in the weather


Part 2:
Money and corruption / I'm your man
Here comes Flash
Demolition


Part 3:
Money talks
Shepherds of the Nation
He's evil


Part 4:
Scum of the earth
Slum kids
Mirror of Love


Part 5:
Alcohol
Flash's dream (The final elbow)
Flash's confession
Nothing lasts forever


Part 6:
Artificial man
Scrapheap city
Salvation Road

Waylon Jennings.... "I Got Eyes For You"

Written by ....

Brian "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Hyland and Del "Runaway" Shannon.

Recorded Jan 1971. RCA Studio Nashville TN. This session was produced by Ronnie Light........

From the RCA album Cedartown Georgia was released Aug 1971.

Produced by Danny Davis.

SkidRowJim: "Once Waylon pulled a gun on Davis during a recording session but Davis denies it happened ....At RCA studio, Merle Haggard returned a 22 magnum pistol that he borrowed from Waylon ....The last session produced by Danny Davis was Apr 22 1970 for recordings for this album. This was the last album produced by Danny Davis..."

Two Truckdriving Classics from Pasi

Pasi Koskela from Tampere, Finland, must have a world-class record collection, 'cos the vintage country and rockabilly obscurities he posts on YouTube under the handle of Starday, never cease to amaze. Here's a couple of recently posted 60's truckdriving keepers:


Hank England - Truck Driving Buddy (mid-1960's bopper)

Obscure Franklin, Pennsylvania truck driving bopper from mid-60's.


Benny Barnes - Diesel Smoke (1966 country bopper)

Nice slappin' bass truck driving bopper produced by Pappy Daily. Released in March 1966.