Abraham "Abe" Manuel Sr., *19-06-1926 Mamou, Evangeline Parish, LA, +09-06-2003
Joe Manuel, *26-3-1912, +16-07-1959
Dorothy "Dottie" Manuel, *1935
By Wade Falcon, Nick Leigh, Lyle Ferbache, Henk Scholts, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS See also Harry Choates, Rufus
Thibodeaux, Jimmy "C" Newman, Jimmy Lee Fautheree 1947 New Orleans, LA - Jelly Elliot and his Singing
Cowboys (Joseph Rodney “Jelly” Elliott, Jr. [vcl-1/bass], Abe Manuel
[vcl-2/gt], Jimmy Cartenter [steel], Bob
Henderson [fiddle])
A 8289 DEVIL’S BLUES-1 Magnolia 100-2A
A 8290 VILLE PLATTE WALTZ-2 100-2B
1949 Lake Charles, LA - Joe Manuel and the Louisiana
Nighthawks
Joe Manuel [vcl/gt], Carlo Bordelon or Dusty Rhodes [steel],
, Crawford Vincent [drums], probably
Eddie Caldwell, Abe Manuel [fiddle])
D 946 CHERIE BA
SATE Deluxe 6039
D 947 CREOLE HOP
6039
D 948 CHERE AMI
WALTZ 6040
D 949 MAMOU HOP 6040
Ca 1949 Lake Charles, LA - "Te" Joe Manuel and
His Melody Boys (Joe Manuel [vcl/gt], Carlo Bordelon or Dusty Rhodes [steel], ,
Crawford Vincent [drums], probably Eddie
Caldwell, Abe Manuel [fiddle])
YOUR PAPA THREW ME OUT Folk Star F102
SINCE THE AGE OF 14 F102
Ca early 1951 KWBU Radio Station, Corpus Christi, TX- Sandy
Austin - The Fiddle Frenchman and His Cajuns (Joe Manuel [gt], ‘Skillet’ Garner
[steel], George Duhon [bass], Crawford Vincent [drums], Abe Manuel [fiddle])
OT 5/A-113 SCRAMBLED EGGS O.T. 113/ Arhoolie F5008,
CD541
OT 6/B-113 MADAME SAUSTIN O.T. 113
ARHOOLIE F 5008
CAJUN MUSIC - THE EARLY 50'S (1975); ARHOOLIE CD 541 CAJUN HONKY TONK
(THE KHOURY RECORDINGS VOLUME 2)
(2012)
Ca 1954 J.D.Miller Studio, Crowley, LA. - Dottie Vincent (+ Doug Kershaw [fiddle] + unknown musicians)
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER (BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S WRONG) Feature F1083
I HEARD THE WEDDING BELLS RING F1083
1954 J.D.Miller Studio, Crowley, LA - Abe Manuel And His (The) Louisiana Hillbillies (Abe Manuel [vcl/fiddle], with possibly Jerome Stubbs, Dorothy "Dottie" Manuel [gt], Bradley Stutes or Dusty Rhodes [steel], Merton Thibodeaux [bass])
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN Feature F1086 /BCD17206
I’VE GOT YOUR HEART LOCKED UP F1086/ BCD17206
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17206 J.D. MILLER – ACADIAN ALL STAR SPECIAL (THE PIONEERING CAJUN RECORDINGS OF J.D. MILLER) (GER, 2011, 3CD)
1954 or 1955 unknown - Dottie Vincent With Abe Manuel and
The Louisiana Hillbillies
MY HEART IS CALLING YOU, DARLING Feature1093
HEAVEN ON EARTH Feature 1093
1955 J.D.Miller Studio, Crowley, LA - Abe Manuel And His (The) Louisiana
Hillbillies (Abe Manuel [vcl/fiddle], , with possibly Buster Olsen, Dottie
Vincent [gt], Jerome Stubbs [steel], Ronald
‘Tinky’ Bisette [bass], Merton Thibodeaux or ‘Popeye’ Broussard [piano])
HIPPY-TI-YO Feature F1098/BCD17206
COUNTRY GIRL F1098/BCD17206
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17206 ACADIAN ALL STAR SPECIAL (THE
PIONEERING CAJUN RECORDINGS OF J.D. MILLER)
(GER, 2011)
1965 Goldband Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Dottie Vincent, Tite Cajun Belle (Dottie
Vincent Manuel [vcl/gt], Danny James [gt], Ricky Kelly [bass gt], Bobby Charles [drums], Abe Manuel [fiddle])
SO 1992 AMOUR AMOUR (LOVE LOVE) Goldband G-1149
SO 1993 LA VALSE DE CAJUN (CAJUN WALTZ) Goldband G-1149
1974 Goldband Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Joe Manuel / The Manuels (Joe Manuel [vcl-1/gt],
Dot Manuel, Danny James [gt], Ricky Kelly [bass gt], Joe Manuel (=Abe Manuel jr)
[vcl-2/drums], Abe Manuel [fiddle])
LOUISIANA MAN Cajun
Joe 101
CAJUN JOE Cajun
Joe 101
NO SALT IN THE BEANS -1 Cajun Joe 102
DIGGY LIGGY LO -11,2 Cajun Joe 102
SINGLES
Magnolia (1947) Jelly Elliot and his Singing Cowboys
Joseph Rodney “Jelly” Elliott, Jr. (v-1,b), Rex
Elliott (g), Bob Henderson (fd), Jimmy
100-2 Devil’s Blues / Ville Platte Waltz – 47
Deluxe (1949) Joe Manuel and the Louisiana Nighthawks
6039 Cherie Ba Sate / Creole Hop – 49
6040 Chere Ami Waltz / Mamou Hop – 49
Folk Star (ca 1949) "Te" Joe Manuel and His
Melody Boys
F 102 Your Papa Threw Me Out / Since The Age Of 14 –
ca 49
O.T. (1951) Sandy Austin - The Fiddle Frenchman and
His Cajuns
O.T. 113 Scrambled Eggs / Madame Saustin – 51
Feature (1954-55) Abe Manuel And His (The) Louisiana
Hillbillies
F 1083 I Don't Know The Answer (But I Know That It's Wrong) / I Heard The Wedding Bells - 54 Dottie Vincent
F 1086 Country Gentleman / I’ve Got Your Heart Locked
Up – 54
F 1098 Hippy-Ti-Yo /
Country Girl - 55
F 1093 My Heart Is Calling You, Darling / Heaven On
Earth – 55? Dottie Vincent With Abe Manuel and The Louisiana Hillbillies
Goldband (1965) Dottie Vincent, Tite Cajun Belle
G-1149 Amour Amour (Love Love) / La Valse de Cajun (Cajun Waltz) – 65
Cajun Joe (1974) Joe Manuel / The Manuels
101 Louisiana Man / Cajun Joe – 74
102 No Salt In The Beans (vcl Joe Manuel) / Diggy
Liggy Lo (vcl Joe Manuel and Abbe Manuel Jr) - 74
