Elise Deshotel & His Louisiana Rhythmaires

*28-08-1914 Basile, Evangeline Parish, LA, + 25-02-1986

By Nick Leigh, Wade Falcon, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

Mid-to late 1951 KSLO Rado Station, Opelousas LA - Elise Deshotel and  His Louisiana Rhythmaires (Esther Deshotel [drums], Rodney Savoy (Rodney Balfa) [gt], Atlas Fruge [steel], Dewey Balfa (“Dewitt”) [vcl-2/fiddle], G, Maurice Barzas [accordion-1])

001 618A LE TWO STEP DE VILLEPLATTE-1Khoury’s KH 618/Arhoolie F5008  CD427

002 618B LA VALSE DE BON BAURCHE-2 KH 618/CD427

003 619A TWO STEP DE AVALON-1 KH 619/CD541

004 619B LA VALSE DE COURAGE-2 KH 619/ CD427

005 620A TWO STEP DE KINDERGARDEN-1 KH 620/ CD541

006 620B LA VALSE DE TAMPER TATE-2 KH 620/ CD427

Notes: "Tamper Tate" is really the town of Tepetate; "De Courage" is really supposed to be the French word Découragé; "Bon Baurche" is really supposed to be the French word Bambocheur

ARHOOLIE F 5008 CAJUN MUSIC/THE EARLY 50’S (1969); ARHOOLIE CD 427 CAJUN HONKY TONK/THE KHOURY’S RECORDINGS (1995); ARHOOLIE CD 541 CAJUN HONKY TONK/THE KHOURY’S RECORDINGS VOL. 2 (2012)

SINGLES

Khoury’s (1951)

KH 618 Le two step de Villeplatte / La valse de bon baurche - 51

KH 619 Two step de Avalon / La valse de courage - 51

KH 620 Two step de kindergarden / La valse de Tamper Tate - 51