Saturday, July 14, 2012

Iry LeJune

Ira Joseph Lejune, *28-10-1928 Pointe Noire, Acadia Paish, LA, - +08-10-1955
by Henk Scholts, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1948 Houston, TX. - Iry LeJune with the Oklahoma Tornadoes (Iry LeJune [vcl/accordion], Floyd LeBlanc [fiddle] + unknown musicians)
001 RCO 630A LOVE BRIDGE WALTZ Opera 105/Goldband GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 Ace CDCHD 428
002 RCO 631B EVANGELINE SPECIAL 105/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
1949 KAOK Radio Station, Lake Charles, LA. - Iry LeJune and his Lacassine Playboys (Iry LeJune [vcl/accordion], Eddie Shuler [gt], Duckhead Cormier [gt], Robert Bertrand [drums], Wilson Grainger [fiddle]. Producer: Eddie Shuler)
003 CALCASIEU WALTZ Folk Star F-100/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
004 LACASSINE SPECIAL F-100/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
005 TECHE SPECIAL F-101/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
006 TE MONE F-101/ GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
1952 poss. Goldband Recording Srudio, 313 Church Street, Lake Charles, LA – Iry LeJune
007 JOLIE CATIN Goldband GF-102/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
008 LA VALSE DE CAJIN (CAJIN WALTZ) GF-102/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
009 GRAND NUIT SPECIAL (BIG NIGHT SPECIAL) GF-103 1024/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
010 LA VALSE DE GRANDE CHEMIN (THE WALTZ OF THE BIG ROAD) GF-103 1024/GLP 7740 GLP 7771 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
27 January 1953 Lacasinne, LA.- Iry LeJune (Producer: Eddie Shuler)
011 G-1096-1 LA VALSE DE BAYOU CHENE 1096/GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
012 G-1096-2 CHURCH POINT BREAKDOWN 1096/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741/CDCHD 428
1953 unknown, LA – Iry LeJune (Producer: Eddie Shuler)
013 TNT 105-1 BAYOU PON PON SPECIAL TNT 105/Old Timey 111 GRCD-7741 CDCHD 428
014 TNT 105-2 WALTZ OF THE MULBERRY LIMB 105 Goldband 1103/ OT 111 CDCHD 428
TNT leased masters from Eddie Shuler
1954 unknown, LA – Iry LeJune (Producer: Eddie Shuler)
015 2587/GF 1195-A DON'T GET MARRIED Folk Star 1195/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
016 2588/GF 1195-B CONVICT WALTZ 1195 Goldband 1219/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
1955 unknown, LA – Iry LeJune (Producer: Eddie Shuler)
017 6805/GF 1198-A IT HAPPENED TO ME 1198 LP 7740 / CD 7741 / CDCHD 428
018 6806/GF 1198-B PARTING WALTZ 1198 / LP 7740 / CD 7741 / CDCHD 428
1952-1955 poss. Goldband Recording Srudio, 313 Church Street, Lake Charles, LA/Lacassine, LA – Iry LeJune (Producer: Eddie Shuler)
019 G1041-A I WENT TO THE DANCE (J'AI ÉTÉ AU BAL) Goldband 1041 (1)/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
020 G1041-A GRANDE BOSCO 1041 (2)/ GLP 7741 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
021 G1041-B DURALDO WALTZ 1041 (1,2)/GLP 7741 GLP 7738 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
022 I MADE A BIG MISTAKE 1057/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
023 COME AND GET ME 1057/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
024 DONNEZ MOIMON CHAPEAU (DONNEZ MOL MOU CHAPEAU) (CATCH MY HAT, IT’S TIME TO GO) 1103/GLP 7740 GR-CD 7741 CDCHD 428
025 G1219-1 LA FITTE LA VOVE (LA FILLE DE LA VEUVE) (THE WIDOW’S DAUGHTER) 1219/GLP 7766 CDCHD 428
ca 1969 [overdub session] unknown - Iry LeJune (unknown [bass gt])
026 OR-2 LA BRANCHE DE MURIEE (THE MULBERRY LIMB) 1103/GLP 7741/GR-CD 7741



ALBUMS
Goldband GLP 7740 [LP 7740 on cover] The legendary Iry Lejune, vol. 1: I Went To The Dance; Le Valse De Grande Chemin; Church Point Breakdown; Come And Get Me; Catch My Hat; I Made A Big Mistake; Lacassine Special; Convict Waltz; Don't Get Married; It Happened To Me; Parting Waltz – 68 (reissued in 1992 as part od GR-CD 7741 The Legendary Iry Lejune)
Goldband GLP 7741 [LP 7741 on cover] The legendary Iry Lejune, vol. 2: Grand Nuit Special; Grand Bosco; Durald Waltz; Teche Special; Jolie Catin; La Valse De Cajun; Bayou Chene Waltz; Te Mone; Calcasieu Waltz; Love Bridge Waltz; Evangeline Special; Waltz Of Mulberry Limb – 68 (reissued in 1992 as part od GR-CD 7741 The Legendary Iry Lejune)
(early versions of the Goldband albums are different: LP 7740 has 9 tracks originally; later issues 11 tracks; sometime they have alternate versions of songs.
Ace [UK] CDCHD-428 Ire Lejeune Cajun’s Greatest/ The Definitive Collection: Grand Nuit Special; Grande Bosco; Duraldo Waltz; I Went To The Dance (J'ai Été Au Bal); La Valse De Bayou Chene; I Made A Big Mistake; Come And Get Me; Donnez Moi Mon Chapeau; Waltz Of The Mulberry Limb (TNT); Church Point Breakdown; La Valse Du Grande Chemin; Jolie Catin; La Fille La Vove; Bayou Pon Pon Special; La Valse De Cajin; Don't Get Married; Convict Waltz; It Happened To Me; Parting Waltz; Evangeline Special; Love Bridge Waltz; Teche Special; Calcasieu Waltz; Te Mone; Lacassine Specialb - 92

SINGLES
Opera (1948)
105 Love Bridge Waltz / Evangeline Special - 48
Goldband/*Folk Star (1949-55) [both labels owned by Eddie Suler]
*F-100 Calcasieu waltz / Lacassine special - 49
*F-101 Teche special / Te mone - 50
GF-102 Jolie Catin / La valse de cajin (Cajin waltz) - 52
GF-103 Grand nuit special (Big night special) / La valse de grande chemin (The waltz of the big road) -53 (reissued on Goldband 1024)
TNT 105 Bayou Pon Pon Special / Waltz Of The Mulberry Limb – 53 [leased from Goldband]
*1195 Don't Get Married / Convict Waltz - 54
*1198 It Happened To Me / Parting Waltz - 55
1041 I Went To The Dance (J'ai Été Au Bal) / Duraldo Waltz - 56
1041 Grande Bosco / Duraldo Waltz - ?
1057 I Made A Big Mistake / Come And Get Me -57
1069 La valse de Bayou chene / Church point breakdown – ca 58
1096 La Valse De Bayou Chene / Church Point Breakdown - 59
1103 Donnez Moimon Chapeau (Donnez Mol Mou Chapeau) / La Branche De Muriee (The Mulberry Limb) - 69
1219 La Fitte La Vove / Convict Waltz - 70

Cherryholmes

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Mid 1999 Downey, CA – Spirit High Ridge (Cia Leigh Cherryholmes [vcl/gt], Skip Cherryholmes [gt/mandolin], Jere Cherryholmes [vcl/bass], Brody Cherryholmes [fiddle/mandolin], Molly Kate Cherryholmes [fiddle], Sandy Lee Cherryholmes [vcl/fiddle/mandolin])
S01 DAYDREAMING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT CF 001   
S02 SALT CREEK CF 001   
S03 HOW MOUNTAIN GIRL CAN LOVE CF 001  
S04 DOWN FROM THE BLUERIDGE CF 001
S05 DOOLEY CF 001
S06 LONG FOR THE JOURNEY CF 001
S07 OLD JOE CLARK CF 001   
S08 EVERY STEP, EVERY MILE CF 001  
Mid 2000 Downey, CA – Spirit High Ridge (Cia Leigh Cherryholmes [vcl/gt], Skip Cherryholmes [gt/mandolin], Sandy Lee Cherryholmes [vcl/mandolin] Jere Cherryholmes [vcl/bass/harmonica], Brody Cherryholmes [fiddle/mandolin], Molly Kate Cherryholmes [vcl/fiddle])
S09 ROCKY TOP CF 002
S10 UNCLOUDED DAY CF 002  
S11 YOU’LL GET NO MORE OF ME CF 002  
S12 RED HAIRED BOY CF 002
S13 GEORGIA PINEY WOOD CF 002  
S14 RIDGE RUNNER CF 002  
S15 JUST BECAUSE CF 002  
S16 SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND CF 002  
S17 DREAM OF THE MINER’S CHILD CF 002  
S18 BUFFALO GALS CF 002  
S19 ONCE MORE CF 002  
S20 VOICE OF MY SAVIOR CF 002  

2001 unknown – Cherryholmes Family Band
001 BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN CF 003
002 MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE CF 003
003 THE MANSION CF 003
004 ZOOT SUIT CF 003
005 HONEY YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND CF 003
006 MEET ME ON THE MOUNTAIN CF 003
007 FAMILY REUNION CF 003
008 OLD DANGERFIELD SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SMOKE CF 003
009 LAST OLD SHOVEL CF 003.
010 FRANKIE BELL/BONAPARTE'S RETREAT CF 003
011 I'M THE BOSS (OF THIS HERE HOUSE) CF 003
012 FISHOOK BREAKDOWN CF 003
012 IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL CF 003
2002 unknown – Cherryholmes Family Band
013 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN CF 004
014 MY CABIN IN CAROLINE CF 004
015 JUST AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME CF 004
016 KENTUCKY MANDOLIN CF 004
017 VOICE FROM ON HIGH CF 004
018 I WAS LEFT ON THE STREET CF 004
019 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP CF 004
020 JUST WONDERING WHY CF 004
021 TENNESSEE 1949 CF 004
022 TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF MOSES CF 004
023 WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO LEAVE CF 004
024 A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE CF 004
025 ROANOKE CF 004
2003 unknown – Cherryholmes Family Band
026 PLEASE DON'T SAY IT CF 005
027 YOU'RE THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS CF 005
028 I CAN SEE CF 005
029 INDIAN TREASURE CF 005
030 WHERE WILL YOU BUILD CF 005
031 I WON'T GO AWAY CF 005
032 WILL HE WAIT A LITTLE LONGER CF 005
033 ONCE UPON A TIME CF 005
034 FIVE'N CHIMES CF 005
035 SOME MORNING SOON CF 005
036 MEADOWS OF DAN CF 005
2005 Skaggs Place Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Cherryholmes (Cia Leigh Cherryholmes [vcl/banjo], Sandy Lee Cherryholmes [vcl/mandola/mandolin], B.J. Cherryholmes [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Jere Cherryholmes [vcl], Skip Cherryholmes [gt], Molly Kate Cherryholmes [fiddle/dancer], Jeff Taylor [tin whistle/accordion] + Ben Isaacs [vcl], Ricky Skaggs [mandolin])
037 HOW LONG? Skaggs Family 902014-2
038 WORKIN' MAN (NOWHERE TO GO) Skaggs Family 902014-2
039 WILL I BE THE WINNER? Skaggs Family 902014-2
040 TALLAHASSEE Skaggs Family 902014-2
041 HEART AS COLD AS STONE Skaggs Family 902014-2
042 RED SATIN DRESS Skaggs Family 902014-2
043 MAKIN' TIME Skaggs Family 902014-2
044 BRAND NEW HEARTACHE Skaggs Family 902014-2
045 LINDA'S REEL/ SHELLY IN THE HEATHER Skaggs Family 902014-2
046 HE GOES TO CHURCH Skaggs Family 902014-2
047 WORKIN' GIRL BLUES Skaggs Family 902014-2
048 DON'T FALL IN LOVE Skaggs Family 902014-2
049 COASTLINE Skaggs Family 902014-2
050 NO ONE TO SING FOR ME Skaggs Family 902014-2
2007 Skaggs Place Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Cherryholmes (Cia Cherryholmes [vcl/banjo], B.J. Cherryholmes [vcl/fiddle], Skip Cherryholmes [vcl], Sandy Cherryholmes [mandola/mandolin], Jere Cherryholmes [bass gt], Molly Cherryholmes [fiddle] + Ricky Skaggs [vcl/gt], Sonya Isaacs [vcl], Rob Ickes [ac slide gt/dobro], Jeff Taylor [pennywhistle/ accordion])
051 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Skaggs Family 902018-2
052 HEAT OF THE MORNING Skaggs Family 902018-2
053 I DON'T KNOW Skaggs Family 902018-2
054 BLACK AND WHITE Skaggs Family 902018-2
055 THE NINE YARDS Skaggs Family 902018-2
056 TURNED ME DOWN Skaggs Family 902018-2
057 DARKNESS ON THE DELTA Skaggs Family 902018-2
058 DON'T GIVE YOUR HEART TO A KNOXVILLE GIRL Skaggs Family 902018-2
059 MY TRUE LOVE Skaggs Family 902018-2
060 BOOTSTRAP BILL Skaggs Family 902018-2
061 TELL ME WHY Skaggs Family 902018-2
062 MANSIONS OF KINGS Skaggs Family 902018-2
063 I'LL NEVER SHED ANOTHER TEAR Skaggs Family 902018-2
064 GREEDY HANDS Skaggs Family 902018-2
2008 Skaggs Place Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Cherryholmes (Skip Cherryholmes [vcl/gt], Cia Leigh Cherryholmes [vcl/banjo], Sandy Lee Cherryholmes [vcl/claw hammer banjo/mandola/mandolin], B.J. Cherryholmes [vcl/mandola/mandolin/fiddle], Molly Kate Cherryholmes [vcl/fiddle/cello], Jefrey Taylor [whistling/accordion], Rob Ickes [dobro])
065 I CAN ONLY LOVE YOU SO MUCH Skaggs Family 902020-2
066 THE KING AS A BABE COMES DOWN Skaggs Family 902020-2
067 DON'T BELIEVE Skaggs Family 902020-2
068 THIS IS MY SON Skaggs Family 902020-2
069 SUMATRA Skaggs Family 902020-2
070 MY LOVE FOR YOU GROWS Skaggs Family 902020-2
071 GOODBYE Skaggs Family 902020-2
072 BLEEDING Skaggs Family 902020-2
073 THE SAILING MAN Skaggs Family 902020-2
074 BROKEN Skaggs Family 902020-2
075 DEVIL IN DISGUISE Skaggs Family 902020-2
076 MANSKER SPREE / O'COUGHLIN'S REEL Skaggs Family 902020-2
077 TRAVELER Skaggs Family 902020-2
2010 Skaggs Place Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Cherryholmes (B.J. Cherryholmes [vcl/gt], Skip Cherryholmes [vcl/gt], Cia Cherryholmes [banjo/bck vcl], Sandy Cherryholmes [mandolin/bck vcl], Molly Cherryholmes [fiddle/bck vcl])
078 WHEN IT'S NOT WITH ME EVERYDAY Skaggs Family 902021-2
079 LIVE IT Skaggs Family 902021-2
080 IDLE MINDS Skaggs Family 902021-2
081 CHANGED IN A MOMENT Skaggs Family 902021-2
082 THE HARDER I FALL Skaggs Family 902021-2
083 IT'S YOUR LOVE Skaggs Family 902021-2
084 STANDING Skaggs Family 902021-2
085 HOW FAR WILL YOU GO Skaggs Family 902021-2
086 MAKING PRETEND Skaggs Family 902021-2
087 WEAVER OF LIES Skaggs Family 902021-2
088 I AM YOUR CONSCIENCE Skaggs Family 902021-2
089 JUST YOU Skaggs Family 902021-2
090 TATTOO OF A SMUDGE Skaggs Family 902021-2



ALBUMS

CF CF-001 Spirit High Ridge: Daydreaming in the Middle of the Night;  Salt Creek;  How Mountain Girl Can Love; Down From the Blueridge; Dooley; Long For The Journey; Old Joe Clark;  Every Step, Every Mile – 08-99 Spirit High Ridge
CF CF-002 Ridgerunner: Rocky Top; Unclouded Day; You’ll Get No More Of Me; Red Haired Boy; Georgia Piney Wood; Ridge Runner; Just Because; Six Feet Under The Ground; Dream Of The Miner’s Child; Buffalo Gals; Once More; Voice Of My Savior – 08-00 Spirit High Ridge

CF CF 003 Still A Little Rough Around The Edges: Bluegrass Breakdown; My Little Georgia Rose; The Mansion; Zoot Suit; Honey You Don't Know My Mind; Meet Me On The Mountain; Family Reunion; Old Dangerfield Smokey Mountain Smoke; Last Old Shovel;. Frankie Bell/Bonaparte's Retreat; I'm The Boss (Of This Here House); Fishook Breakdown; If That's The Way You Feel - 01 Cherryholmes Family Band
CF CF 004CD Dressed For Success: Fire On The Mountain; My Cabin In Caroline; Just As Long As You Love Me; Kentucky Mandolin; Voice From On High; I Was Left On The Street; Clinch Mountain Backstep;Just Wondering Why; Tennessee 1949; Take Your Shoes Off Moses; When Someone Wants To Leave; A Good Woman's Love; Roanoke - 02 Cherryholmes Family Band
Spirit High Ridge CF 005CD Bluegrass Vagabonds: Please Don't Say It; You're The Girl Of My Dreams; I Can See; Indian Treasure; Where Will You Build; I Won't Go Away; Will He Wait A Little Longer; Once Upon A Time;Five'n Chimes; Some Morning Soon; Meadows Of Dan - 03
Skaggs Family 902014-2 Cherryholmes: How Long?; Workin' Man (Nowhere To Go); Will I Be The Winner?; Tallahassee; Heart As Cold As Stone; Red Satin Dress; Makin' Time; Brand New Heartache; Linda's Reel/ Shelly In The Heather; He Goes To Church; Workin' Girl Blues; Don't Fall In Love; Coastline; No One To Sing For Me – 27-09-05
Skaggs Family 902018-2 Cherryholmes II : Black And White: You Don't Know What Love Is; Heat Of The Morning; I Don't Know; Black And White; The Nine Yards;Turned Me Down; Darkness On The Delta; Don't Give Your Heart To A Knoxville Girl; My True Love; Bootstrap Bill; Tell Me Why; Mansions Of Kings; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; Greedy Hands – 12-06-07
Skaggs Family 902020-2 Cherryholmes III : Don't Believe: I Can Only Love You So Much; The King As A Babe Comes Down; Don't Believe; This Is My Son; Sumatra; My Love For You Grows; Goodbye; Bleeding; The Sailing Man; Broken; Devil In Disguise; Mansker Spree / O'Coughlin's Reel; Traveler – 30-09-08
Skaggs Family 902021-2 Cherryholmes IV : Common Threads: When It's Not With Me Everyday; Live It; Idle Minds; Changed In A Moment; The Harder I Fall; It's Your Love; Standing; How Far Will You Go; Making Pretend; Weaver Of Lies; I Am Your Conscience; Just You; Tattoo Of A Smudge – 01-06-10