Give me strength : the '74/'75 recordings
Eric Clapton
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offbeat.com
d. 1. Apr. 2013
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Dan Willging
d. 1. Apr. 2013
"A good portion of the proceedings sweep through a worldwide Creole odyssey that starts with the enchanting "La Douceur," a melody found in many Louisiana Creole tunes, and ends at Canray Fontenot's "Les Barres de la Prison" featuring Michael Doucet's descending, yet novel fiddle lines".
DownBeat
2013 June
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Frank-John Hadley
2013 June
"The bandleader's wailing vocal in the murder tale "Carenco" derives from some forbidden crossroads at midnight in the Louisiana swamps, and the ever-so-spirited string-and-percussion band reinvents James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" and John Coltrane's "Bessie's Blues" as Cajun dancehall frolics".