Artist: Amidie, Ophy & Cléoma Breaux
Author: Amidie Breaux
Label: Columbia
Year: 1929
Cajun monument, written by the accordionist of the Breaux family. It's about his first wife. See also Allons A Lafayette, the very first cajun recording.
Covers:
Segura Band [as Jolie Blonde; Lomax recording]
Leo Soileau [as Jole Blon with Harry Choates; top 10 C&W, 'the Louisiana National anthem']
Hackberry Ramblers [as Jolie Blonde]
Harry Choates [as Jole Blon; on the Gold Star label; Choates sold Jole Blon for $100 and a bottle of whisky to Moon Mullican, while he wasn't even copyright holder]
Moon Mullican [as New Pretty Blonde; n°2 C&W]
Red Foley [n°1 C&W as New Jole Blon]
Roy Acuff [as Jole Blon]
Johnny & Jack [idem; with King Curtis]
Waylon Jennings [his debut single on Brunswick with King Curtis on sax; produced by Buddy Holly]
Gary U.S. Bonds [with Bruce Springsteen]
Paul Mac Bonvin [as Jolie Blonde]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)