Amédé Ardoin

[martinguitar22]

love it

[martinguitar22]

this is absolutely great. i am very pleased i discovered this

[youngsmotorsport1]

This is not Cajun music. It is Creole French. These and many other songs were sung by slaves on plantations.

[alicemiller3003]

Amede--your deer like eyes still haunt us and speak to us.

[Videodeathtyl]

What a fuckin brutal voice. Great man.

[spazhat]

I recently read Ron Yule's book, "Iry Lejuene: Wailin' The Blues Cajun Style". It describes the typical house dance in the 1920'3 and 30's. in the Eunice, La. area. It states that Amade Ardoin was always the first sought-after musician. It describes his performance in some detail.

[nostalgiahistoria67]

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

[MrBeautifulba1]

Thank you. I love this music and the people who created it. I just wish we had more of that and less of the barbie plastic that seems so prevalent in north dallas. Such beautiful music evolved out of the land and not corporate stripmalls. Resurrect the wild open freedom of the Southern Louisiana wetlands.

[wings744]

@MrBeautifulba1 - I agree to a certain extent, there's a lot of plastic out there! But I also believe that the journey of searching for beauty in art, music, literature, history, nature, etc, can be an essential reward in and of itself. The winding path often leads to forgotten or overlooked treasures, think of all the strange & intersting fun to be had!

[ijoan]

This guy's influence is where the great Cajun song in the film Southern Comfort came from.

[AlFrisby]

God Damn the men that killed him!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrBeautifulba1]

I wish that I could have been born a true Cajun, a Samurai or Scot warrior. Something, Anything other than a North Dallas consumer.

[wings744]

@MrBeautifulba1 - Be happy with whatever you are! If your exploring this kind of music, you must have a lively intellect and an imaginative soul, enjoy it!

[gittar1]

it certainly "rocks "! my dad and

amede " played together in the 1930 s.! its funky man!

[7duruisseau]

Love the old sound, theres nothing like it!!!!!!

[MrBeatHappening]

Hell yeah! I love Amedee Ardoin! I'm half French & half Irish, I first heard of Mr Ardoin on a song by the Pogues called "Amadee" on their last album 'Pogue Mahone' Vive Le France! & Erin Go Bragh!

[SoundzAddict]

wonderful! I really love this original version and the way Amedée used to play accordion! Old way playing is always the best!

[AnarAtragin]

I was surprised that princes and frog cartoon didn't feature much Cacjun or Zydeco... I have a recent version of this song on my computer by the Euniice Playboys and Geno Delafose i'll put it up if people are interested

[73476106149]

can someone translate this?

[amkua2520]

TO: CHOUCHE4: i am pleased to know that this great man is remembered in France. Even zydeco enthusiasts in the US are unaware of his great contribution.. So sad.

[gittar1]

amede'ardoin"..along with my dad{dennis mcgee}..were very "bluesy".. amede' was the best "accordion " player .. he had so much "soul"..my dad also sang .. he had a song called "les; blues de texas".{texas blues {.. which i sang and played accordion in a film called "dirty rice. gm

[amyjohn5555]

gives me the chills...

[mrioh]

Unbelievable, he sounds like he was years ahead of your Robert johnsons, blind willies etc, and I love these dudes, the structure, dynamics and energy, it's fookin brilliant. I can see it now, knock back some moonshine and dance ur cotton socks off!

[FlatulenceFox]

@mrioh There is more than enough room to love Amede Ardoin along with Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, etc...don't forget they were all contemporaries, they all lived within about 100-150 miles from each other, and they were all at their peak during this same period of time. Plus they all have a tremendous influence on future generations of musicians.

[jimbo4617]

O, bonsoir catin, ouais je m'en va, jolie,

Moi, je m'en va, donc, moi tout seul, droite à la maison.

[stratford867]

I read the story about this guy..Sad ending but I loved it

[amkua2520]

Beautiful, but in context, heartbreaking.

[canopaint1]

sad the way that man died

[heyzog]

This actually rocks for 1929. Perhaps i'm too much a history buff or audiophile but this holds up real well over time. Bravo!!!

[coffeescup]

never too much, especially when it comes to amedee!

[kmangun]

Kmangum, I totally agree. I was just thinking, if even half the people knew about Amede as know about Robert Johnson or even Charlie Patton for that matter. A huge influence on Creole, Zydeco AND Cajun music.

[kmangun]

Incredible! I wish more people remembered and honored this the way they do the early Delta Blues players from the same time period.

[amkua2520]

So true. I know a person who purports to be a "Cajun and zydeco dance" teacher of 20 years, yet had never heard of him. Sad.

[CHOUCHE4]

@amkua2520 very sad indeed, amédée is a legend, the father of zydeco! We remember him in France!

[VerbranntiChaib1]

I consider this to be one of the greatest audio recordings of all time.

[hoagiesandi]

great shtuff luff it thak you for sharin wi us

----kilby----

[yevgraf7]

He was among the greatest, never forget him.

[jukeboybob]

Ahhh-EEEEE!!!!!!!

[JAMESELAIR]

love His Music!!! % stars for Amedee!!