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Chris Strachwitz started Arhoolie Records in 1960 introducing eager listeners to blues, Cajun, Creole, zydeco, and Mexican-American musicians. Read more in "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46ULrtmv This tweet was posted on September 21, 2018.

Rather than use the traditional button accordion typical in #Cajun and #Creole music, #CliftonChenier played a piano accordion, which can play in any key. While playing music, he worked in various trades including agriculture and truck driving for oil refineries. #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on November 03, 2018.

The #accordion, introduced by #German immigrants to the United States, was incorporated into the #Cajun and #Creole repertoire around the turn of the twentieth century. Lyrics are still sung in #French today. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.