Khoury's Records !

Lawrence Walker with his Wandering Aces 

Khoury's Recordings - K624 - 1952

Side A - Keep Your Hand Off It

Side B - Madame Sostan

Lawrence Walker was a very renowned Cajun music Accordion player and had a stack of releases on Khoury through 1951 into 1952 .

This little beauty kicks of with accordion and you think it's just a run of the mill Cajun waltz but then Bam! here comes some delightful hillbilly and boy oh boy it does the job! well it was enough for me to shell out a few bucks on it (unlisted on discogs or 45 rpm) 'Keep Your Hand Off It' just goes for it and is a damn fine ditty, comedy saucy lyrics and top notch sound all the way, rip roaring lead guitar and fiddle! wow!

The B side is sung in French and is a very old Cajun song from the early 30's and is basically about a fella who is going to steal the young love of his life from the family by climbing through their window at night! who said 78's are bland and boring!

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Rick Johnson - Khoury's Recordings - KH-644 - 1954
Side A - It Isn't Right.
Side B - Gotta Get Back.

Rick Johnson AKA Gordon Ritter wrote and sung both sides of this top little record on the Khoury label from Lake Charles, Louisiana. Bayou hits was a bold statement but here we have a cool slice of country.
Both sides just ooze quality and Ricks voice is strong and pleasant but it also has an edge which at times sounds really cool. Plenty of steel, Piano and fiddle makes this a lovely B side and "Gotta Get Back" is the tune that swings for sure!