A list of notable Cajun musicians, Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists.
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List of Cajun Musicians
This is a list of musicians who perform or performed Cajun music. The musicians are not necessarily Cajuns, nor necessarily limited to Louisiana musicians.
Traditional Cajun
- Amédé Ardoin, accordion [1]
Bois Sec Ardoin - Cléoma Breaux, guitar [2]
- Joe Falcon, accordion [2]
- Canray Fontenot
- Sady Courville, fiddle [3]
- Dennis McGee, fiddle [4]
- Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar trio [5][6]
- Austin Pitre
- Segura Brothers
Country/Texas Swing Cajun
- Hadley J Castille, fiddle
- Harry Choates, fiddle
- Hackberry Ramblers
- Happy Fats and Doc Guidry
- J.B. Fusilier
- Varise Conner
- Edwin Duhon[7]
- Luderin Darbone
Dancehall Cajun
- Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys
- Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas and the Cajun Cousins
- Badeaux and the Louisiana Aces
- Maurice Barzas and the Mamou Playboys
- Alphee Bergeron and the Veteran Playboys
- Robert Bertrand
- Joe Bonsall and the Orange Playboys
- Helen Boudreaux et les Entourage
- Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys
- Lionel Cormier and the Sundown Playboys
- Cleveland Crochet
- Paul Daigle
- Bruce Daigrepont, accordion
- Camey Doucet
- Ledell "Blackie" Forrestier, accordion
- Lawrence "Blackie" Frugé
- Ed Gary
- Joe Hall, accordion player
- Will Kegley
- Verris "Shorty" LeBlanc
- Jesse Lege- accordion- The Southern Ramblers
- Bobby Leger
- Iry LeJeune
- Rodney LeJeune
- Doris Matte
- Phil Menard
- Walter Mouton, accordion
- Austin Pitre and the Evangeline Aces
- Lee Man Prejean
- Belton Richard, accordion
- Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys
- Dallas Roy
- Jesse Stutes
- Touchet Family
- Lawrence Walker and the Wandering Aces
Cajun "Renaissance"
- Ray Abshire
- Balfa Brothers, fiddlers and guitarists
- Balfa Toujours
- Dewey Balfa, fiddle
- Beausoleil
- Roddie Romero and the Hub City Allstars
- Charivari
- Octa Clark and Hector Duhon
- Bruce Daigrepont, accordion
- Michael Doucet, fiddle
- La Bande Feufollet
- Harrison Fontenot
- Robert Jardell
- Jesse Lege -accordion,guitar,singer
- Eddie LeJeune
- D.L. Menard
- Les Frères Michot
- Don Montoucet
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Pine Leaf Boys
- Red Stick Ramblers
- Zachary Richard, accordion
- Ann Savoy, guitarist, singer, author
- Marc Savoy, accordion
- T-Salé
- Alligator Gumbo
Contemporary Cajun Music
- Roddie Romero and the Hub City Allstars
- Hunter Hayes
- Dustin Ray
- Jamie Bergeron
- Travis Matte
- Kevin Naquin
- Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
- Lee Benoit
- Trent LeJeune
- Wayne Toups
- Damon Troy
- Lisa Haley
Other Cajun Musicians/Groups
Solo Artists
- Al Berard
- Danny Crochet, accordion, guitar
- Robert Betrand
- La Brise du Bayou!
- Helen Boudreaux
- Sam Broussard
- Octa Clark
- Camey Doucet
- Hector Duhon
- Happy Fats
- Isom Fontenot
- Courtney Fuller
- Shamus Fuller
- J.B. Fusilier
- Blind Uncle Gaspard
- Courtney Granger
- Josh Gidlow
- Bill Grass
- Chuck Guillory
- Hunter Hayes [12]
- Chad Huval [13]
- Andrew Jagneaux
- Doug Kershaw
- Rusty Kershaw
- Gundula Krause
- Mayeus Lafleur
- Sonny Landreth
- Angelas LeJeune
- Iry LeJeune
- Nancy Tabb Marcantel
- Doris Matte
- D.L. Menard
- U.J. Meaux
- Blake Miller
- Milton Molitor
- Jimmy C. Newman
- Crystal Plamondon
- Wayne Perry
- Austin Pitre
- Dirk Powell
- Belton Richard, accordion
- Zachary Richard, accordion
- Moise Robin
- Ann Allen Savoy
- Joel Savoy
- Wilson Savoy
- Amanda Shaw
- Drew Simon
- Leo Soileau
- Jo-El Sonnier, vocals
- Ambrose Thibodeaux
- Orcy "RC" Vanicor- steel guitar,guitar,dobro
- Lawrence Walker
- Kevin Wimmer
- Layne Zuelke
- Warren "Zeke" Zuelke
Bands
- Adam Hebert and the Country Playboys
- Alphee Bergeron, Shirley Bergeron and the Country Playboys
- Badeaux and the Louisiana Aces
- Balfa Brothers
- Balfa Toujours
- Belton Richard and the Musical Aces
- Breaux Brothers
- Cajun Grass Band
- Cleoma's Ghost
- Cypress Bottom Boys
- Doanld Thibodeaux and the Cajun fever
- Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys
- Hackberry Ramblers
- Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin Cajuns
- Trent LeJeune and Doubletime
- Joe Bonsall and the Orange Playboys
- Lee Benoit & The Bayou Stompers
- Lee Sonnier and the Cajun All Stars
- Les Amies Louisianaises
- Lionel Cormier and the Sundown Playboys
- Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys
- Rayne Bo Ramblers
- Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys
- The Huval Family Band
- The Bayou Bandits
- The Sundown Playboys
- The Southern Ramblers
- The Swampstompers Band
- Touchet Brothers
- Trent LeJeune and Doubletime
Other Cajun Musicians Playing Non-Cajun Music
- Johnnie Allan, swamp pop musician
- Rod Bernard, swamp pop musician
- Helen Boudreaux, country
- Van Broussard, swamp pop musician
- John Fred, swamp pop & rock and roll musician
- Warren Storm, swamp pop musician
- Rufus Thibodeaux, Cajun and country music artist (fiddler)
- Sammy Kershaw, country music artist
Other Related Cajun Music Producers, Authors, Folklorists, Historians, and Activists
- Barry Ancelet, historian
- Revon Reed, cultural activist, radio announcer
- Richard Guidry, cultural activist
- Ann Savoy, guitarist, singer, author
- Paul Tate
- Ryan Brasseaux
- Kevin Fontenot
- Ron Yule
- Carl Anthony Brasseaux
List of Cajun Instrument Makers
- Marc Savoy, accordion builder and player, cultural activist
- Junior Martin, accordion builder
- Randy Falcon, accordion builder
- Larry Miller, accordion builder
- Matt Doucet, fiddle maker
- Danny Dyson, accordion builder
- John E. Hebert, accordion maker
- Ed Poullard, accordion builder
- Jude Moreau, accordion builder
- Greg Mouton, accordion builder
- Marc Taylor, fiddle maker
- Andre Michot, accordion builder
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ www.cajunculture.com "Ardoin, Amédé"
- ^ a b www.cajunculture.com "Falcon, Joseph and Cléoma"
- ^ www.cajunculture.com "Courville, Sady"
- ^ www.cajunculture.com "McGee, Dennis"
- ^ www.cajunculture.com "Breaux Brothers"
- ^ Brasseaux, Ryan, and Kevin Fontenot, Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step, and Swing: A Cajun Music Reader. Lafayette, LA: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2007.
- ^ www.nea.gov "Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon"
- ^ Ancelet, Barry. Cajun Music. Journal of American Folklore 107 (1994): 285-303
- ^ www.cajunfrenchmusic.org/music/halloffame.htm
- ^ Yule, Ron, Cajun French Music Association Hall of Fame, Lake Charles Chapter, DeRidder, LA: Fiddle Country Publishing, 2004.
- ^ Yule, Ron, Iry LeJeune: Wailing the Blues Cajun Style, Natchitoches, LA: Northwestern State University of Louisiana Press, 2007.
- ^ www.lsue.edu "Hunter Hayes in 2005"
- ^ www.nsula.edu "Michael Doucet"
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