[2017-07-14] Doug Kershaw "The Very Best Of Doug Kershaw" reissue of 2009 compilation (Sunset Blvd.)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Jun 10, 2017 5:10 am

Description
Never let it be said that the people of South Louisiana don't have a sense of irony. Fiddle-playing wildman Doug Kershaw, in a black sequined shirt with a mop of black hair, hopped around on the Parish stage like a raven on a hot stovetop. But, at 73, the celebrated Ragin' Cajun can refer to himself with sly self-deprecation as the Agin' Cajun. Never mind. Famous for the frenetic quality of his performances (reminiscent of another Louisiana boy, Jerry Lee Lewis), Kershaw has hardly lost a step, riffing with abandon on fiddle, guitar and accordion. With his lopsided, jack o'lantern grin and gangly frame, he puts one in mind of Ichabod Crane relocated from the Hudson Valley to the Bayou Teche. Kershaw came to national attention courtesy of Johnny Cash's television show in 1969, but by then he had spent years championing the vanishing language and culture of the Acadian people of south Louisiana. Louisiana Man, which he recorded with his brother Rusty, and which he reprised at the Parish on Wednesday, is an anthem of stubborn defiance and a cultural shout-out to a displaced people. Kershaw is a whirligig onstage, but he's been dead serious about promoting Cajun culture and music for decades. That commitment, as much as his enduring energy and musicianship, commands respect.

Tracklist
1. Hey Mae
2. It Takes All Day To Get Over Night
3. Down South In New Orleans
4. Hold Me Tight
5. Mendocino
6. Juke Box Songs
7. Hippy Tie-O
8. You Done Me Wrong
9. Bad Moon Rising
10. Real Ole Cajun Me
11. Sweet Genevieve
12. The Rains Came
13. The Town's Romeo
14. We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight
15. Wichita Wild Cat Man
16. Louisiana Sun
17. The Sooner You Go I Can Cry
18. Louisiana Man

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FNM3DJ/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:14 am

The pre-order price has been reduced to $8.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FNM3DJ/?tag=imwan-20

[2017-07-14] Doug Kershaw "The Very Best Of Doug Kershaw" reissue of 2009 compilation (Sunset Blvd.)

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