Best of Cajun

Waylon Thibodeaux | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mardi Gras Records
• ASIN: B000005XFX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,443 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Cajun & Zydeco
  • #11 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > North America
  • #19 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Cajun & Creole

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This collection of Cajun music is just too cool for words!!!, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Cajun (Audio CD)

Okay, okay, you haven't encountered much of Cajun music? Here's the place to start. Twelve catchy numbers, most with lyrics in Cajun French, brighten this fine record by Waylon Thibodeaux. They're lively, enjoyable, and make you want to dance or at least enjoy more whatever you might be doing while listening. Thibodeaux does the definitive "Jolie Blonde" in this CD, and has several great ones such as "Grand Texas," "Grand Mamou," "Je Veux le Marier," and "Paradis Two-step."

I gawrontee, cher! These are as good as they come. Crank up the volume when you play this CD loud, and have a nice plate of jambalaya with a bottle of Abita Turbo Dog to go along. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acadienne At Its Finest!, May 5, 2002

By 

Nobody Special (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Cajun (Audio CD)

The songs on this album with the exception of Big Mamou are old beautiful traditional Cajun songs. Waylon does an excellent job at playing these songs and keeping them fairly authentic sounding. Waylon should be given a medal for preserving these old songs and giving them a modern-quality recording. Waylon does not exclude modern zydeco either in Big Mamou. This song will make you want to jump up and do the fais-do-do. If you dig Cajun music at all, this album is a must have.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recording- super renditions-I wish I could find more CDs like this, October 13, 2005

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laptopuser (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Cajun (Audio CD)

This CD is simply a wonderful find.

Excellent recording, excellent renditions of traditional songs.

Like listening to E Power Biggs play Bach, Waylon Thibodeaux has captured something very special with this recording.

I'd love to see suggestions for similar albums- I've looked for a while but I keep coming back to this one.

EDIT: PLEASE make suggestions for similar CDs as a followup comment! :)