Description
Release Date: 2003
Label: Swallow Records
Track List
1. Kathleen’s Waltz 2:40
2. Frugé’s Reel 2:23
3. The Waltz Of Love 2:31
4. Courville Breakdown 1:46
5. Waltz Of The Magnolia Hill 2:23
6. Cowboy Waltz 2:16
7. Devillier Two-Step 2:22
8. Rosa, Tomorrow Is Not Sunday 2:33
9. The Waltz That Finished In The Corner Of The House 2:26
10. Tante Aleene’s Waltz 3:29
11. Napoleon’s Waltz 2:18
12. Papa’s Waltz 2:23
Personnel
- Sady Courville – fiddle, guitar
- Dennis McGee – fiddle, vocals
- Wallace Lafleur – guitar, vocals
Notes
Dennis McGee and Sady Courville recorded many songs together over the years. They eventually traveled to Canada, New York, and Paris to play for several events. This CD contains original recordings of the last studio session of Sady and Dennis together. Digitally re-mastered and packaged with enhanced liner notes from the original LP release in 1977 (SW 6030). Re-issued on CD in 2003, 12 tracks.
Dennis McGee was born January 26, 1893 in L’Anse des Rougeaux, near Eunice, LA. His parents were John and Amelia McGee. Amelia died when Dennis was two years of age.
At the age of 14 Dennis went to live with Theodore McGee. There he listened to Theodore‘s fiddle and learned to love the instrument. Theodore was aware of their love and bought a fiddle for Dennis. Within six months Dennis was playing dances.
Sady Courville was born in Chataignier, LA on November 15, 1905.
Dennis became friendly with Sady Courville, who eventually became his brother-in-law, and learned many old tunes from Sady’s father Eraste Courville. Dennis and Sady recorded many songs together over the years. They eventually traveled to Canada, New York, and Paris to play for several events.
Sady passed away on January 3, 1988, and Dennis the following year on October 3, 1989.
