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Early Cajun Music: "Les Blues de la Prison" - Amede Ardoin

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Everyone in the Cajun music scene owes some gratitude to one of the greatest to ever create the music, Amede Ardoin. Just about anyone playing the music today has some influence from his songs. Finding a 78 can be quite a challenge, one that Christopher King writes about for NPR and Oxford American. Whats known (and rumored) of his life and death has been blogged quite a bit online. However, what is important is his extreme influence on any traditional and contemporary Cajun artists that came after him. You can hear his style prominently in Iry Lejeunes recordings.

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