Barbara, Wayne, Amy and Joe
The Cajun Jamboree
At the age of 9, I remember Mom and myself helping Dad study for his Broadcasting License which was required at the time. A year later Dad was on the road a lot after he left work at Texaco, and traveling between Texas and Louisiana doing recordings. I remember watching him at KOGT and realizing he was a real star. Many “now-a-day stars” came to our home, bringing their accordions for Dad to tune, or to have Dad build one for them, which was always a joyous house full of music. I also remember going to the Rodair Club dancing and watching Dad be the M.C. for several of the Cajun bands he was promoting on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. It was a special time in my life. The years and life passed, but after 9-11 I felt a need to re-connect. Joe and I "volunteered" to help Dad on his Sunday morning Cajun Jamboree show for the “PRICE OF LOVE”, and we were hired on the spot. We vowed we would be there as long as he was. He taught me “the board", or as Joe says “The Starship KLVI”, in two hours before the end of the show, announcing he was going in for heart surgery the following week. Joe and I did the show for a month our so by ourselves. What a great experience. Dad was always treated like royalty, and we where as well by our devoted Cajun listeners and advertisers. Our favorite surprises were giving Dad a pair of rubber boots and actually compiling a data base of every CD in his collection by name of songs and by artists, which served him, Joe and I very well throughout the continuing years. We supported Dad through festivals, "Tee-Bruce Days", awards and Fai-do-does from San Antonio to Lafayette. After his retirement, we kept our word to him and retired as well, because we did it "FOR LOVE'. Dad passed away on March 18, 2010, but his legacy has continued on KLVI by selectively choosing those who would carry on the tradition of Tee- Bruce by Dana Melancon and Bill Leger playing "Old School" traditional music. Joe and I are honored to have been asked to carry on that tradition. We look forward to realigning that tradition and are inspired by the older generation as well as the youth that will one day replace us while still retaining our tradition at KLVI for preserving our Cajun traditional past. When we came back to KLVI, we asked Amy Dupont from the CMFA Gulf Coast, to join us. Amy is a twenty-four year old from Mauriceville, Texas. Always interested in her Cajun heritage, she joined the CFMA in 2004 at the age of eighteen. She served as Miss Gulf Coast Cajun from 2007-2008, then went on to represent all twelve chapters as the National Queen; Miss Le Cajun from 2008-2009. After giving up her Le Cajun crown in 2009, Amy simply could not give up the love for her Cajun heritage. She became a board member in her local chapter and is now working with The Cajun Jamboree Show on AM 560 KLVI, promoting her heritage and love for great Cajun music! We are blessed to have her and our audience as part of The Cajun Jamboree Show.
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