CAJUN: Elias Badeaux & the Louisiana Aces / I Can Live a Better Life / Swallow 10147 / 1964

Accordionist Elias “Shuk” Badeaux (1920-1978) formed “Badeaux and the Louisiana Aces” in 1950. Guitarist D. L. Menard joined the band in 1952, and they recorded four titles for Swallow in 1961-2, one of which was the now-iconic “The Back Door.” Over the next two years, the band recorded four more songs, and later a ‘reunion’ LP for Rounder in 1974. Personnel on this recording are: Elias Badeaux (accordion), Joe Lopez (fiddle), D. L. Menard (vocal/guitar), Archange Touchet (steel guitar), unknown (bass), John Suire (drums). [I Can Live a Better Life (Moi je peux vivre un tas mieux que ça), Elias Badeaux & Louisiana Aces, Swallow 10147, recorded 1/1964, matrix S-6391] The flip side of this disk is Rebecca Ann:    • CAJUN: Elias Badeaux & the Louisiana Aces ...   Cajun playlist:    • Cajun