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Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana . He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an ...
The Balfa Brothers, performing with Marc Savoy, made notable film appearances in two Hollywood productions: the 1981 Walter Hill film Southern Comfort, where they perform "Parlez-nous à Boire", and the 1986 film The Big Easy, where Dewey Balfa appears in an uncredited role performing "La valse de Balfa" during a backyard barbecue scene.
Christine Balfa; Lee Benoit; Joe Hall; Hunter Hayes; The Lost Bayou Ramblers; Kevin Naquin; Pine Leaf Boys; The Red Stick Ramblers; The Revelers; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Joel Savoy, fiddler, music producer; Wilson Savoy, accordion; Wayne Toups and his legendary roadie Johnny Opelousas
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Their style has grown from exclusively traditional music of Riley's mentors Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard, and Walter Mouton to a more personal style that still has a distinctively Cajun sound. They released a 'Best of' compilation album in 2008, which featured some of their greatest hits. [3] David Greely retired from the band due to hearing ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in June 1992.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Christine Balfa Christine Balfa (born 1968), musician Dewey Balfa Dewey Balfa (1927–1992), fiddler George Ballas (1925–2011), inventor of the string trimmer