*10-02-1915
Carencro, LA,
+ 04-04-1999
2nd version
by Henk Scholts, Praguefrank, Wade Falcon,
Mario Manciotti
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
ca 1966 Crowley,
LA – Aldus Roger and The Lafayette Playboys
048 OSON TWO STEP Cajun Classics 45-102
/LP 1001
049 FAMILY WALTZ 45-102/LP 1001
050 CC 105 LA VALSE DE
MISERE 45-103
051 CC 106 NEW MARDI GRASS
DANCE 45-103
052 CC 111 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY
WALTZ 45-106
053 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])
054 GRAND TEXAS -1 LL 122
055 THE LAST WALTZ -2 8108/LL 122
LLCD-1007
056 MAMOU TWO-STEP LL 122
LLCD-1007 Rhino R2-70312
057 CHERE PETITE – 1 LL 122
058 KLFY WALTZ -2 LL 122
LLCD-1007
059 WAFUS TWO STEP LL 122 LLCD-1007
060 MULLBERRY WALTZ – 2 LL 122
061 TEE MAURICE -1 LL 122
062 MADAM SOSTAN -2 LL 122
063 PERRODIN TWO-STEP -3 8108/LL 122 LLCD-1007
064 PORT ARTHUR WALTZ -2 LL 122
065 CREOLE STOMP LL 122 LLCD-1007
RHINO R2-70312 ALLIGATOR STOMP, VOL. 3
(1993)
btw 1963-1967 LaLouisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA –
Aldus Roger
066 SHAMROCK TWO
STEP 8131
067 WHAT WILL I
DO 8131
068 JOLIE
BLONDE LLCD-1007
069 PETITE
AU LA GROSSE LLCD-1007
1984 Master-Trak
Sound Recorders, 413 N Parkenson Ave., Crowley, LA - Aldus Roger And The Lafayette Playboys
070 MT 553 PLABOY’S WALTZ Kajun 1053
071 MT 554 CROWLEY TWO-STEP Kajun 1053
1984 unknown
– Aldus Roger And Friends (Producer: Lee Lavergne)
072 VRP 1833
NOBODY WANTS ME Lanor 578
073 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)
074 JOHNNIE CAN’T DANCE MTE
5060-2
075 MARIE MTE
5060-2
076 LAFAYETTE TWO-STEP MTE
5060-2
077 KLFY WALTZ MTE 5060-2
078 FE FE PONCHO MTE
5060-2
079 LAFAYETTE PLAYBOY
WALTZ MTE 5060-2
080 PINE GROVE BLUES MTE
5060-2
081 FAMME MTE
5060-2
082 HICKS WAGON WHEEL MTE
5060-2
083 PRETTY BLOND MTE
5060-2
084 LET’S DANCE MTE 5060-2
085 DRUNKARDS DREAM MTE 5060-2
086 I’M NOT LONESOME ANYMORE MTE
5060-2
087 STEP IT FAST MTE 5060-2
088 LOVE SICK WALTZ MTE 5060-2
089 GRAND TEXAS MTE 5060-2
090 THE MISERES OF THE BALFA’S MTE
5060-2
091 ON MY MIND MTE 5060-2
092 CROWLEY TWO-STEP MTE 5060-2
093 THE WALTZ OF LOVE MTE 5060-2
094 MAMOU TWO-STEP INTRO MTE 5060-2
095 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
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