Doug Kershaw: Mama Kershaw's Boy / Alive & Pickin' / Ragin' Cajun / Flip, Flop & Fly, Four Albums on 2 CDs

• Known as the Ragin’ Cajun, Doug Kershaw is a unique entertainer whose name has become synonymous with the Cajun sound.

• The albums ‘Mama Kershaw’s Boy’ and ‘Alive & Pickin’’ appear for the first time on CD.

• These are his four Billboard chart albums from 1974 to 1977.

Douglas James Kershaw was born on January 24th 1936 in Tiel Ridge, a small community inland from the Gulf of Mexico and West of New Orleans. Kershaw spoke Louisiana French before learning English when he was 8 years old, also having mastered the fiddle, as taught by his mother Mama Rita.

‘Alive & Pickin’’ from 1975 was recorded live at the Great South East Music Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Besides Kershaw originals such as ‘Louisiana Man’, the programme also features several classic Country titles, among them ‘Uncle Pen’, and ‘Battle of New Orleans’.

Doug Kershaw’s fortunes took a giant leap forward when he appeared in 1969 on Johnny Cash’s top-rated television show with Bob Dylan. More acclaim and attention came his way when he appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1969 alongside Joni Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Don McLean and Jerry Jeff Walker. His bookings quickly led on to major concert venues and the year ended on a prestigious high with a long engagement at New York’s Filmore East, supporting Derek And The Dominoes (featuring Eric Clapton).

In 2009 he was inducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame. Kershaw is still going strong at 88-years old.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

MAMA KERSHAW’S BOY

1  NICKEL IN MY POCKET

2  HI LADY

3  LADY ANN

4  WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN YOU CAN’T

5  CAJUN GRASS

6  I JUST REMEMBER JUST ENOUGH

7  CAN’T BE ALL BAD

8  SWAMP DANCE

9  COLORADO

10  MAMA’S GOT THE KNOW HOW

11  HIPPIE TI YO

ALIVE & PICKIN’

12  DIGGY LIGGY LO

13  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

14  MEDLEY: ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL / YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

15  NATURAL MAN

16 ALIVE & PICKIN’

17  CAJUN JOE (THE BULLY OF THE BAYOU)

18  THE CAJUN STRIPPER

19  DIXIE CREOLE

20  LOUISIANA MAN

21  UNCLE PEN

DISC TWO

RAGIN’ CAJUN

1  IT TAKES ALL DAY (TO GET OVER NIGHT)

2  I’M NOT STRONG ENOUGH

3  YOU WON’T LET ME

4  MAMOU TWO-STEP

5  HOUSE HUSBAND

6  BAYOU GIRL

7  I’M JUST A NOBODY

8  SWEETEST MAN AROUND

9  MON CHAPEAU (MY HAT)

10  PAMELA MARIE

11  I’D LIVE ANYWHERE

12  BLOW YOUR HORN

FLIP, FLOP & FLY

13  RAG MAMA RAG

14  LOUISIANA BLUES

15  FLIP, FLOP & FLY

16  TWENTY-THREE

17  YOU WON’T LET ME

18  I’M WALKIN’

19  BAD NEWS

20  BLACK ROSE

21  I’M A LOSER

22  KERSHAW’S TWO-STEP

23  ROLY POLY