George A. Khoury: A Southern-Born Arab American, His Record Labels' Cajun, Country, and Rhythm & Blues History, and the Contested Authorship of Song
George A. Khoury: A Southern-Born Arab American, His Record Labels' Cajun, Country, and Rhythm & Blues History, and the Contested Authorship of Song Jimmie Newman and His Rhythm Boys, "Darling," on Khoury's Bayou Hits Recordings label. Courtesy of Richard M. Breaux collection. https://youtu.be/pmn3gR4IKcQ Why on earth is a story about a well-known Cajun Music record label appearing on a blog about 78-RPM Arab American music and music of the Greater Syrian diaspora? Isn’t this post grossly out of place? What do we make of the idea that this label existed contemporary to the time of Arabphon , Alamphon , and Al-Chark , but neither included any Arab-language music, nor seems to have appeared in the Arab American press? The truth is, like much of the Arab American music and record labels we’ve covered so far, the story is complicated and yet intriguing. The information on the label has always struck us as a bit curious, “Khoury’s Bayou Hits Recordings.” Collecto