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CHÈRE BASSETTE (Dear Bassette). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABB. The song was originally recorded by J.B. Fusilier, who composed it for his wife.

Source for notated version: Balfa Brothers (La.) [Francois].

Printed source: Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 354-355.

Recorded sources: Old Timey Records OT-110, J.B. Fusilier. Swallow Records SW-LP6019, The Balfa Brothers.


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