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Thread #89665 Message #1693248
Posted By: masato sakurai
14-Mar-06 - 11:35 AM
Thread Name: Origin: The Country Gentleman (John Graham)
Subject: RE: Information on a dance Country Gentlemen
Is this the tune?
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN. AKA - "Couche-Couche Apres Bruler" (Couche-Couche is Burning), "Don't Get Married," "Jeunes Gens de la Campagne." Cajun, Two-Step? USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard. BB(Vocal)BBBB(Vocal)BBB(Vocal)BB. The alternate title is an old version of the tune. Couche-Couche derives from the Arabic word couscous, a concotion of salt, water and durum wheat semolina popular in France. Since wheat was not a Louisiana staple, cornmeal was substituted as the main ingredient (Francois, 1990). Related songs, identified by Raymond Francois (1990) are Jimmie Venable's "Jeunes Gens de la Compagne [1]," and Iry LeJeune's "Don't Get Married." Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 89-91. Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.