This compiles most of the singles Bergeron did for Lanor in the 1960s, along with two songs from a 1957 radio appearance and the entirety of the 1970 album Cajun Style Music. Although it's the kind of heretical remark that might get you thrown out of a Louisiana accordion shop, "French Rocking Boogie," the only song with a strong rock & roll flavor, is quite the standout in comparison with the routine Cajun fare that comprises the rest of the disc. The sides from 1960s Lanor singles are pretty basic in arrangement and ...
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This compiles most of the singles Bergeron did for Lanor in the 1960s, along with two songs from a 1957 radio appearance and the entirety of the 1970 album Cajun Style Music. Although it's the kind of heretical remark that might get you thrown out of a Louisiana accordion shop, "French Rocking Boogie," the only song with a strong rock & roll flavor, is quite the standout in comparison with the routine Cajun fare that comprises the rest of the disc. The sides from 1960s Lanor singles are pretty basic in arrangement and execution, sometimes including a drum; bluesman Lazy Lester even plays cardboard box on a couple of 1960 sides. The most traditional-sounding selections (although all of the songs are credited to Bergeron and Lanor owner Lee Lavergne) are those done in Marc Savoy's music store in 1969; they're the only ones, in fact, that have triangle, played by Savoy himself. Bergeron does have an appealing crying quality to his vocals, as many Cajun singers do, but overall, this is ordinary Cajun music. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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