Cajun waltz - Wayne Perry - Indian bayou 1934

It is difficult to imagine why such an accomplished fiddler as Wayne Perry was not commercially recorded. The only example of his fine music is in the Lomax recordings. Perry's repertoire was apparently quite varied. Along with these songs from Louisiana French tradition, he also recorded a few Anglo-American tunes with titles such as "Sitting on Top of the world", "Chickens Cackling", and an interesting version of "Old Joe Clark".
Wayne was a fiddle player from Indian Bayou had gained enough reputation to have Alan Lomax record him in 1935 during a field session. However, he left Louisiana and fought in WWII and when he returned, he was a changed man. According to fiddler Mitch Reed, he never played again due to mental trauma from battle, sometimes wandering in the woods. Lomax stated he was the most accomplished fiddler he recorded that didn't go on to record commercially.

[@BlueGrassPeteF]

Mr. God bless Alan Lomax!

[@tudjones]

Perry recorded with the Louisiana Rounders for Decca in 1937.

[@jesseperry8992]

I believe Wayne was my daddy's cousin