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Waltz That Carried Me To My Grave, The

  • The Waltz That Carried Me To My Grave

    Or "La valce qui ma portin d ma fose" in Columbia's attempted Acadian French, We return to the St. Charles Hotel, where the Leake County Revelers, having recorded "Been To The East" and seven other tunes, were winding up their session, Joe Falcon (1900-65), already a well-known Cajun musician, arrived from his home in Rayne with his wife Cléoma (1905-41), but without the full band that was expected, Session producer Frank Walker didn't want to record them, but relented when he heard them play.

    Joseph Falcon, vocal, accordion; Cléoma Breaux Falcon, guitar,

    New Orleans LA 4/27/28 Columbia 15275-D

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