Jambalaya, Apple Pie, Chante Quelque Chose Oh Yé Yaille: A History of Cajun Culture through Music from the Early 1920s to the Late 1980s Main Menu Jambalaya, Apple Pie, Chante Quelque Chose Oh Yé Yaille The Online Exhibit Acknowledgments Many people were a part of the process of this exhibit! Introduction What is this exhibit about? Defining Terms The Twentieth Century for Louisiana A century of change and growth Discovery of Commercial Cajun Music: The Beginnings The introducing of Cajun traditional music to record companies in the later 1920s Discovery of Commercial Cajun Music: New Styles The 1930s was a time of changes in music styles as many imitated what was popular Discovery of Commercial Cajun Music: The Comeback World War II halted music production until victory led to a revival of folk music in the later half of the 1940s The Revival in the Second Half of the Century An era of “Renaissance” for Cajun music The Acts of Revival for Cajun Music: The Dance Hall Sounds of Zydeco The rise of Zydeco in South Louisiana and its influence to Cajun Music The Acts of Revival for Cajun Music: The Dance Hall Sounds of Swamp Pop The creation of Swamp Pop as a sub-genre of Cajun Music The Acts of Revival for Cajun Music: The Cajun Culture and Music sThe struggle between American mainstream culture and a growing counterculture The Acts of Revival: CODOFIL and Cajun Music The Acts of Revival for Cajun Music: The Contemporary Era Endnotes List of Songs The songs featured in the exhibit in order of chapters Further Research Rachel Blomquist

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Cajun music has thus been altered drastically with its absorption of current popular styles as well as its return to folk beginnings. And despite these seemingly never-ending changes to traditional Cajun music, these newer sounds can be heard in younger bands like Pine Leaf Boys, Feufollet, and Lost Bayou Ramblers, all whom consistently push the boundaries of what defines Cajun music today. 

The twentieth century significantly transformed Louisiana and its people physically and culturally. The descendants of the Acadians, supposedly untouched by society, quickly made their presence known to America with their culture, particularity through their music. Within six decades Cajun music rose from the valleys of the Acadiana parishes and reached international popularity on the radio or streaming live in the twenty-first century. 

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