Grand Texas

July 14 is Bastille Day in France, so I reckon we can celebrate it in Texas with an old Cajun tune. The song I would like to share is "Grand Texas," a French number that was written by Chuck Guillory, a fiddle-playing Cajun from Mamou, Louisiana. Hank Williams' "Jambalaya," which was (possibly) co-written with Texas piano player Moon Mullican, uses the melody of Guillory's song. 

Here is a version of "Grand Texas" featuring Jules "Papa Cairo" Lamperez, who recorded with Dallas' Bluebonnet Records and toured with the Texas Troubadour, Ernest Tubb.