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This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( October 2021 ) This is a list of notable Cajun musicians , Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists.
Balfa Brothers, a cajun music band. Dewey Balfa (1927-1992), on fiddle. Vin Bruce (1932-2018), singer-songwriter. Born in Cut Off, Louisiana. Was one of the first Cajun musicians to appear on the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry. Was known as "the King of Cajun Singers" Also, known for 1961 Jole Blon and 1979 Cajun Country songs.
Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole -based zydeco music.
Pages in category "Cajun musicians" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
When bands like the Balfa Brothers, Octa Clark and Hector Duhon, and the black Creole band Bois-Sec Ardoin and Canray began to appear and perform at prestigious national folk festivals like the Newport Folk Festival, the University of Chicago Folk Festival, and the National Folklife Festival, they inspired renewed interest in Louisiana in Cajun ...
Cajun musicians (3 C, 47 P) Classical musicians from Louisiana (13 P) Country musicians from Louisiana (82 P) F. Folk musicians from Louisiana (2 P) G.
While its repertoire includes hundreds of traditional Cajun, Creole and zydeco songs, BeauSoleil has also pushed past constraints of purely traditional instrumentation, rhythm, and lyrics of Louisiana folk music, incorporating elements of rock and roll, jazz, blues, calypso, and other genres in original compositions and reworkings of ...
The Knux (born 1982 & 1984) – musicians, rappers, singers, record producers Dorothy LaBostrie (1929–2007) – songwriter, best known for co-writing Little Richard 's 1955 hit "Tutti Frutti" Lenny LaCour (born 1932) – record producer, songwriter and performer, particularly active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s