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re: Post a song that isn’t necessarily Cajun, but was definitely inspired by Cajun music

Posted on 11/8/26 at 7:52 pm to
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 11/8/26 at 7:52 pm to
That's really nice.
Posted by river_man
On the banks of the Mississippi
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:02 pm to
Here’s one…
Nothing special, but it’s all me, from the voice to the music.


Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
32220 posts
Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:25 pm to
That's pretty decent. I wish I could still just pitch simple demos like that, because I have hundreds of songs recorded just like that. It would save me a lot of money. Publishers now just pass on those types of song demos.

Posted by rbiggarjr
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:07 pm to
Evangeline-The Band
Posted by Hook Echo
Central Gulf Coast
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Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:32 pm to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
88623 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:56 am to
I immediately thought of Son Volt, but this is the one that sounds most Cajun to me:

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 11:21 am to
Hank Williams and Jimmy C. Newman were best friends and the latter greatly influenced the former.

I'll add this one:

This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 11:21 am
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 11:34 am to
This isn't inspired by Cajun music but it's about the dad being a Cajun born on southern land



Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
14995 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:23 pm to
quote:

Hank Williams and Jimmy C. Newman were best friends and the latter greatly influenced the former

Isn't it suspected that Moon Mullican actually wrote Jambalaya and gave it to Hank, or at least co-wrote it with Hank and couldn't be credited because he was on a different record label?
Posted by Burger55
Petite Anse
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:24 pm to
Papa Cairo (Julias Lamperez) wrote "Big Texas". The melody was "borrowed for Jambalaya.
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Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
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Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:33 pm to
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