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Columbus Fruge
5,872 listeners
An early child prodigy on accordion, Columbus Fruge began playing dances at the age of 11 around his hometown of Armaudville, Louisiana. In 1929, he…
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Joe Falcon
3,497 listeners
Joseph Falcon (September 28, 1900 – November 19, 1965) was a Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana, best known for the first recording of…
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Eddie LeJeune
3,820 listeners
Eddie LeJeune (August 20, 1951 - January 9, 2001) was an American cajun accordionist.
The son of influential Cajun accordionist and songwriter Iry…
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Breaux Freres
4,959 listeners
Breaux Frères or Breaux Brothers (Amédé on accordion, Ophé on guitar, and Cléopha on the fiddle), were Cajun musicians. They were the earliest…
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Jambalaya Cajun Band
3,443 listeners
Primarily a local Cajun outfit, they've won numerous local and regional awards. Bassist Kenneth David has performed with The Church Point Players…
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Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
3,328 listeners
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are a Cajun band band from southern Louisiana. The band formed in 1988 and has since recorded 10 albums, nine…
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Canray Fontenot
2,387 listeners
Canray Fontenot (October 16, 1922 – July 29, 1995) was an American Creole fiddler and songwriter.
His birth date and place seem to vary by source,…
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Magnolia Sisters
2,378 listeners
The Magnolia Sisters is a Cajun music band comprised of four diversely talented singers and musicians. The group evolved from its founding…
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Didier Hébert
4,969 listeners
The blind guitarist Didier Hébert accompanied accordionist Dewey Segura on just three sides recorded for Columbia in 1929, then recorded his own…
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Steve Riley
2,808 listeners
Multiple artists named Steve Riley
1) Steve started playing the typical school band instruments and learning music at an early age like many kids.…
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Justin Wilson
1,444 listeners
Justin E. Wilson (April 24, 1914 - September 5, 2001) was a southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun cuisine-inspired…
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Iry Lejeune
1,960 listeners
Iry LeJeune (October 28, 1928 – October 8, 1955) was an American cajun accordionist.
He was one of the best selling and most popular Cajun…
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Michael Doucet & Beausoleil
1,523 listeners
The formation of BeauSoleil, one of the best known and most highly respected cajun bands in the world, is due to fiddler Michael Doucet's desire…
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Leo Soileau
2,342 listeners
Leo Soileau (January 19, 1904, Ville Platte, LA - August 2, 1980, Ville Platte, LA) was an American Cajun fiddler.
Leo Soileau was one of the most…
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The Hackberry Ramblers
2,079 listeners
The Hackberry Ramblers (also known as the Riverside Ramblers), a Grammy Award-nominated Cajun music band based in Hackberry, Louisiana, formed in…
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Vin Bruce
1,979 listeners
Vin Bruce (Ervin Bruce, Cut Off, Lousiana, April 25, 1932 - June 8, 2018) was an American Cajun singer, one of the first Cajun musicians to appear…