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Since the end of World War II, there has been a surge in the number of Cajun accordion makers in Louisiana, as well as several in Texas. [6] While early-postwar accordion builders had to rely on parts salvaged from older accordions and Hohners, since about 1980 builders tend to use fine imported bellows, reeds, and woods. [2]
Sidney Brown (October 28, 1906 – August 6, 1981) [1] [2] was a Cajun accordion builder and accordion player. In the 1950s, he recorded with his band, Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys. He would eventually be recognized as the first person to build Cajun accordions after World War II in Louisiana. [3]
His grandson Jay continues to build accordions under the brand "Bon Cajun." [1] [2] In 2003, he estimated he built approximately 85 accordions and repaired 200 – 250 accordions each year. [1] He says each accordion was hand-crafted and took between 160 and 175 hours to make, and he made about 1200 in total. [3]
Joe Hall was an American accordionist and vocalist who performed Creole la la, Cajun, and zydeco music. He passed away on November 21, 2024. Hall was born in Eunice, Louisiana, on December 15, 1971. [1]
Savoy acquired a Sidney Brown accordion as a teenager, and within a few years was interested in making his own. [4] After earning a degree in chemical engineering, [5] in 1966 he went into business full-time as an accordion maker and player, based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice.
This category includes players of the Cajun accordion, as well as accordionists who play traditional Cajun music and/or traditional Creole music, whether or not they are of Cajun or Creole heritage, and whether or not they live in Louisiana.
TNT, Feature, Acadian Artists, Goldband, Cajun Classics, La Lou, Swallow Musical artist Aldus Roger (February 10, 1915 – April 4, 1999) was an American Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana , best known for his accordion skills, and television music program.
Sheryl Cormier (born March 15, 1945) is an American Cajun accordion musician. She began playing the accordion when she was 7 years old. She is "one of the few women to establish herself in Cajun music" and is the first professional Cajun accordion female musician.
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