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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.
Early song lyrics were entirely in Cajun French. Though songwriting in French is still common, today some Cajun music is sung in English with younger singers and audiences. Traditional Cajun instruments: tit-fer, Cajun accordion, and a fiddle. In earlier years, the fiddle was the predominant instrument. Usually two fiddles were common, one ...
The Piano Player is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, released in March 1970 on Cadet Records. [1] The album reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart. [ 2 ]
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. Lee Benoit (born 1959), accordion player and singer; Nathan Abshire (1913-1981), Cajun accordion player
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), [1] [2] was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983. [1]
Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam. [5] Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large. [12]
Taylor began his musical training as a drummer at age eight [2] but two years later he had picked up both the guitar and his initial piano skills from boogie-woogie pianist-neighbours. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] By the age of 16 he was an orphan and was essentially forced to fund himself - his receding hairline disguising his remarkable youth.
Menard was born in Erath, Louisiana, and was the only child [3] of Ophy and Helena Primeaux Menard. [4] He was part of a Cajun farming family. He took up the guitar at age 16 and started playing dances in Louisiana clubs at 17. [4]