List of people related to Cajun music

A list of notable Cajun musicians, Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists.

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 [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/ardoinamede.htm www.cajunculture.com "Ardoin, Amédé"] ]
*Bois Sec Ardoin
*Cléoma Breaux, guitar [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/falconcleoma.htm www.cajunculture.com "Falcon, Joseph and Cléoma"] ]
*Joe Falcon, accordion [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/falconcleoma.htm www.cajunculture.com "Falcon, Joseph and Cléoma"] ]
*Canray Fontenot
*Sady Courville, fiddle [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/CourvilleSady.htm www.cajunculture.com "Courville, Sady"] ]
*Dennis McGee, fiddle [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/mcgeedennis.htm www.cajunculture.com "McGee, Dennis"] ]
*Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar trio [ [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/BreauxBrothers.htm 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.]

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 [ [http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/Heritage02/Darbone.html www.nea.gov "Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon"] ]

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
*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
*Will Kegley
*Verris "Shorty" LeBlanc
*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

[Ancelet, Barry. Cajun Music. Journal of American Folklore 107 (1994): 285-303] [ [http://www.cajunfrenchmusic.org/music/halloffame.htm 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.]

=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
*Robert Jardell
*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

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
*Wayne Toups
*Damon Troy
*Lisa Haley

Other Cajun Musicians/Groups

olo Artists

*Al Berard
*Robert Betrand
*La Brise du Bayou!
*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
*Johnny Rebel
*Bill Grass
*Chuck Guillory
*Hunter Hayes [ [http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/hhayes.htm www.lsue.edu "Hunter Hayes in 2005"] ]
*Chad Huval [ [http://www.nsula.edu/folklife/database/biography/doucetM.html www.nsula.edu "Michael Doucet"] ]
*Andrew Jagneaux
*Doug Kershaw
*Rusty Kershaw
*Gundula Krause
*Mayeus Lafleur
*Sonny Landreth
*Angelas LeJeune
*Iry LeJeune
*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
*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
*Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys
*Hackberry Ramblers
*Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin Cajuns

*Joe Bonsall and the Orange Playboys
*Lee Benoit & The Bayou Stompers
*Lee Sonnier and the Cajun All Stars
*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 Swampstompers Band
*Touchet Brothers
*Cypress Bottom Boys

Other Cajun Musicians Playing Non-Cajun Music

*Johnnie Allan swamp pop musician
*Rod Bernard, swamp pop musician
* [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)

Other Related Cajun Music Producers, Authors, Folklorists, Historians, and Activists

*Barry Ancelet, historian
*Revon Reed, cultural activist, radio announcer
*Ann Savoy, guitarist, singer, author
*Paul Tate
*Ryan Brasseaux
*Kevin Fontenot
*Ron Yule

List of Cajun Instrument Makers

*Marc Savoy, accordion builder and player, cultural activist
*Larry Miller, accordion builder
*Junior Martin, accordion builder
*Randy Falcon, 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

ee also

*List of Cajuns
*Cajun French Music Association
*History of Cajun Music

References

Footnotes

[http://www.zydecocajun.com/]