Aldus Roger

*10-02-1916 Carencro, Lafayette Parish, LA, + 04-04-1999

2^nd version

by Henk Scholts, Praguefrank, Wade Falcon, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

early 1950s Jay Miller's Studio, 218 North Parkerson Ave., Crowley, LA – Aldus Roger (vcl: Aldus Roger -1, Roy Morgan -2)
001 THE LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY WALTZ -1 Feature F 1028/Flyright FLY LP 610
002 HIX WAGON WHEEL SPECIAL –instr.-  F 1028 / FLY LP 610
003 LIFETIME WALTZ TNT 106
004 WIDOWS OF THE VILLAGE TNT 106
005 525 LOVE SICK WALTZ -2   F 2004/FLY LP 610
006 526 MARDI GRAS DANCE –instr.-  F 2004/FLY LP 610
FLYRIGHT FLY 610 ACADIAN TWO STEP  THE LEGENDARY JAY MILLER SESSIONS VOLUME 45 (UK)
Mid 1950s unknown – Aldus Roger
007 100 KLFY WALTZ Acadian Artists 1000
008 101 CHANNEL 10 TWO STEP   1000
009 THE LAFAYETTE PLAYBOYS SPECIAL  No. 101
010 LA VALSE D’ENNUI No. 101
1958 Master Tracks Studio, Crowley, LA – Aldus Roger And His Lafayette Playboys  (Producer: Floyd Soileau)
011 J8OW-1280 MIDWAY WALTZ Vee-Pee 45-103
012 J8OW-1281 O.S.T. SPECIAL Vee-Pee 45-103
ca Spring 1959 unknown – Aldus Roger
013 DIGA DING DING DONG  Goldband 1084
014 DUSON WALTZ    1084
ca 1962 Ville Platte, LA – Aldus Roger
015 S 6319 LA VALSE A ALIDA  Swallow 3003/LP 6003
016 S 6320 CAJUN SPECIAL  3003/LP 6001
017 S 1021 BE CAREFULL, YOU’RE BREAKING MY  HEART 45-10196
018 S 1022 MARIE  45-10196
019 O.S.T. SPECIAL    LP 6007
SWALLOW LP 6001 THE BEST OF THE CAJUN HITS/SWALLOW (ca 1962, )LP 6003 CAJUN HITS, VOL. 2 (ca 1962)/ SWALLOW LP 6007 CAJUN RENDEZ-VOUS / PASE PARTOUT (ca 1966)
ca 1963 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger
020 ONE MORE CHANCE (UN AUTRE CHANGE) 8039/LL 110 LL 114 LLCD-1007
021 ONE SCOTCH, ONE BURBON, ONE BEER 8039
022 MEAN WOMAN  8043
023 NOT LONESOME ANYMORE 8043/LL 110 LL 114
024 NOBODY WANTS ME   8053/LP 110
LA LOUISIANNE LL 110  CAJUN MUSIC AT HOME
ca 1964 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger (Aldus Roger [accordion], Johhny Credeur [gt], Phillip Alleman [steel], Fernice “Man” Abshire [drums/vcl], Doc Guidry [fiddle])
025 I PASSED BY YOUR DOOR  LL 107
026 LACASSINE SPECIAL   LL 107
027 GRAND MAMOU   LL 107
028 FLAMES OF HADES (FLAMES D’ENFER)  LL 107 LLCD-1007
029 STEPPIN’ FAST   LL 107 LLCD-1007
030 CHERE TUT-TUT  LL 107
031 LAFAYETTE TWO-STEP 8053/LL 107 LLCD-1007
032 FI-FI FONCEAUX (FI FI PONCHO) LL 107 LLCD-1007
033 THE UNLUCKY WALTZ LL 107
034 OVER THE WAVES LL 107 LLCD-1007
035 JAMBALAYA LL 107 LLCD-1007
036 JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE LL 107 LLCD-1007
ca 1965 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger
037 TRIANGLE SPECIAL    8076
ca 1965 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger (Aldus Roger [accordion], ? [vcl], David Abshire [gt], Phillip Alleman [steel], Harry Lee Mott [drums], Louis Foreman [fiddle], Doc Guidry [fiddle])
038 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY WALTZ  LL 114 LLCD-1007
039 HICKS WAGON WHEEL   LL 114 LLCD-1007
040 LOVESICK WALTZ   LL 114 LLCD-1007
041 MARDI GRASS DANCE   LL 114
042 LA VALSE D’ENNUI     LL 114
043 ZYDECO ET PAS SALE (ZYDECO SONT  PAS SALE) LL 114 LLCD-1007
044 MIDWAY WALTZ LL 114
045 DIGA DING DING DONG LL 114 LLCD-1007
046 LOUISIANA WALTZ 8076/LL 114 LLCD-1007
047 FAMILY WALTZ LL 114
1965 poss. Ceowley, LA – Belton Richard and Aldus Roger (Producer: Jay Miller)
048  WALTZ OF NO RETURN CH-LP-1000
049 RAYNE TWO STEP CH-LP-1000
050  LA VALSE DE PARASOL CH-LP-1000
051 NONC ALCEE CH-LP-1000
052 CALAJENA CALAJAN CH-LP-1000
053 DRUNKARD’S WALTZ CH-LP-1000
054 HEART BROKEN (WALTZ) CH-LP-1000
055 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY TWO STEP CH-LP-1000
056 YOU WANT ME BACK WALTZ CH-LP-1000
057 JE PASSÉ D’VANTE TA PORTE CH-LP-1000
058 HATHAWAY TWO STEP CH-LP-1000
059 LAFAYETTE POLKA CH-LP-1000  
ca 1966 Crowley, LA – Aldus Roger and The Lafayette Playboys
060 OSON TWO STEP Cajun Classics 45-102 /LP 1001
061 FAMILY WALTZ 45-102/LP 1001
062 CC 105 LA VALSE DE MISERE   45-103
063 CC 106 NEW MARDI GRASS DANCE  45-103
064 CC 111 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY WALTZ 45-106
065 CC 112 CROWLEY TWO STEP   45-106
ca 1967 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger (Aldus Roger [accordion], Clarence Alleman [vcl-1/gt], Phillip Alleman [vcl-2/steel], Gerald Touchet [bass], Vernon Bergeron [drums], Tony Thiboudeaux [fiddle/fiddle solo-3], Doc Guidry [fiddle])
066 GRAND TEXAS -1 LL 122
067 THE LAST WALTZ -2 8108/LL 122 LLCD-1007
068 MAMOU TWO-STEP LL 122 LLCD-1007 Rhino R2-70312
069 CHERE PETITE – 1 LL 122
070 KLFY WALTZ  -2 LL 122 LLCD-1007
071 WAFUS TWO STEP  LL 122 LLCD-1007
072 MULLBERRY WALTZ – 2 LL 122
073 TEE MAURICE -1  LL 122
074 MADAM SOSTAN -2 LL 122
075 PERRODIN TWO-STEP -3  8108/LL 122 LLCD-1007
076 PORT ARTHUR WALTZ -2 LL 122
077 CREOLE STOMP LL 122 LLCD-1007
RHINO R2-70312 ALLIGATOR STOMP, VOL. 3 (1993)
btw 1963-1967 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA – Aldus Roger
078 SHAMROCK TWO STEP   8131
079 WHAT WILL I DO   8131
080 JOLIE BLONDE LLCD-1007
081 PETITE AU LA GROSSE LLCD-1007
1984 Master-Trak Sound Recorders, 413 N Parkenson Ave., Crowley, LA -  Aldus Roger And The Lafayette Playboys
082 MT 553 PLABOY’S WALTZ  Kajun 1053
083 MT 554 CROWLEY TWO-STEP  Kajun 1053
1984 unknown – Aldus Roger And Friends (Producer: Lee Lavergne)
084 VRP 1833 NOBODY WANTS ME Lanor 578
085 VRP 1834 WAGON WHEEL SPECIAL Lanor 578
1998 Master-Trak Sound Recorders, 413 N Parkenson Ave., Crowley, LA -  Aldus Roger And The Lafayette Playboys (Aldus Roger [accordion], David Baudoin [vcl/ld gt], Les Credeur [vcl/rh gt], Dwayne Michaud [bass], Charles Roger [vcl/drums], Joe Lopez [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: Mark Miller)
086 JOHNNIE CAN’T DANCE  MTE 5060-2
087 MARIE   MTE 5060-2
088 LAFAYETTE TWO-STEP MTE 5060-2
089 KLFY WALTZ MTE 5060-2
090 FE FE PONCHO   MTE 5060-2
091 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY WALTZ   MTE 5060-2
092 PINE GROVE BLUES  MTE 5060-2
093 FAMME   MTE 5060-2
094 HICKS WAGON WHEEL MTE 5060-2
095 PRETTY BLOND   MTE 5060-2
096 LET’S DANCE MTE 5060-2
097 DRUNKARDS DREAM MTE 5060-2
098 I’M NOT LONESOME ANYMORE MTE 5060-2
099 STEP IT FAST MTE 5060-2
100 LOVE SICK WALTZ MTE 5060-2
101 GRAND TEXAS MTE 5060-2
102 THE MISERES OF THE BALFA’S MTE 5060-2
103 ON MY MIND MTE 5060-2
104 CROWLEY TWO-STEP MTE 5060-2
105 THE WALTZ OF LOVE MTE 5060-2
106 MAMOU TWO-STEP INTRO MTE 5060-2
107 MAMOU TWO-STEP MTE 5060-2

ALBUMS

La Louisianne LL-107 Aldus Roger Plays The French Music Of South Louisiana: I Passed By Your Door; Lacassine Special; Grand Mamou; Flames Of Hades (Flames D’enfer);  Steppin’ Fast; Chere Tut-Tut; Lafayette Two-Step; Fi-Fi Fonceaux (Fi Fi Poncho); The Unlucky Waltz; Over The Waves; Jambalaya; Johnny Can’t Dance - 64

Chamo CH-LP-1000 Belton Richard Meets Aldus Roger: Waltz Of No Return; Rayne Two Step; La Valse de Parasol; Nonc Alcee; Calajena Calajan; Drunkard’s Waltz; Heart Broken (Waltz); Lafayette Playboy Two Step; You Want Me Back Waltz; Je Passé D’vante Ta Porte; Hathaway Two Step; Lafayette Polka – 65 (MX: LH-1776/7)

La Louisianne LL-114 King Of The French Accordion Plays His Old Hits: Lafayette Playboy Waltz; Hicks Wagon Wheel; Lovesick Waltz; Mardi Grass Dance;  La Valse D’ennui; Zydeco Et Pas Sale (Zydeco Sont Pas Sale); Midway Waltz; One More Chance (Un Autre Change); Not Lonesome Anymore; Diga Ding Ding Dong; Louisiana Waltz; Family Waltz - 66

La Louisianne LL-122 Aldus Roger Plays The Cajun French Classics: Grand Texas; The Last Waltz; Mamou Two-Step; Chere Petite; KLFY Waltz; Wafus Two Step; Mullberry Waltz; Tee Maurice; Madam Sostan; Perrodin Two-Step; Port Arthur Waltz; Creole Stomp - 67

La Louisianne LLCD-1007 A Cajun Legend: Lafayette Two-Step; Steppin’ Fast; Flames D’enfer; Fi Fi Poncho; Over The Waves; Jambalaya; Johnny Can’t Dance; Lafayette Playboy Waltz; Hicks Wagon Wheel; Lovesick Waltz; Zydeco Sont Pas Sale; Un Autre Change; Diga Ding Ding Dong; Louisiana Waltz; Mamou Two-Step; The Last Waltz; Wafus Two Step; KLFY Waltz; Perrodin Two-Step; Jolie Blonde; Petite Au La Grosse; Creole Stomp - 93

MTE 5060-2 Aldus Roger And The Lafayette Playboys: Johnnie Can’t Dance; Marie;

Lafayette Two-Step; KLFY Waltz; Fe Fe Poncho; Lafayette Playboy Waltz; Pine Grove Blues; Famme; Hicks Wagon Wheel; Pretty Blond; Let’s Dance; Drunkards Dream; I’m Not Lonesome Anymore; Step It Fast; Love Sick Waltz; Grand Texas; The Miseres Of The Balfa’s; On My Mind; Crowley Two-Step; The Waltz Of Love; Mamou Two-Step Intro; Mamou Two-Step - 98

SINGLES

Feature

F 1028 The Lafayette Playboy Waltz / Hix Wagon Wheel Special - 51

F 2004 Love Sick Waltz / Mardi Gras Dance - 54

TNT (1953, probably Leased Feature masters)

106 Lifetime Waltz / Widows Of The Village – ca 12-53

Acadian Artists

1000 KLFY Waltz / Channel 10 Two Step 

No. 101 The Lafayette Playboys Special / La Valse D’Ennui

Vee-Pee (1958)

45-103 Midway Waltz / O.S.T. Special - 58

Goldband (1959)

G-1084 Diga Ding Ding Dong / Duson Waltz - 59

La Louisianne

8039 One More Chance / One Scotch, One Burbon, One Beer – ca 63

8043 Mean Woman / Not Lonesome Any More - 63

8053 Nobody Wants Me / Lafayette Two Step – ca 64

8076 Louisiana Waltz / Triangle Special - 65

8108 Perrodin Two Step / The Last Waltz – ca 67

8131 Shamrock Two Step / What Will I Do – ca 73

Cajun Classics

CC 102 Oson Two Step / Family Waltz  - 66?

CC 103 La Valse De Misere / New Mardi Grass Dance

CC 106 Lafayette Playboy Waltz / Crowley Two Step

Swallow

45-110/3003 La Valse A Alida / Cajun Special

45-10196 Marie / Be Carefull, You’re Breaking My Heart – 68

Kajun  (1984)

1053 La Fayette Plaboy’s Waltz / Crowley Two-Step – 84

Lanor (1984)

578 Nobody Wants Me / Wagon Wheel Special – 84 Aldus Roger abd Friends