Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Rufus Thibodeaux, Cajun and country music artist (fiddler) Other related Cajun music producers, authors, folklorists, historians, and activists ... Cajun Music ...
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.
Among the most well-known Cajun bands outside of Louisiana is the multi-Grammy-winning BeauSoleil, who have joined several country music artists in the studio, and served as an inspiration to the Mary Chapin Carpenter hit, "Down at the Twist and Shout".
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.
He is credited by Louisiana music scholars with laying the groundwork in the early 20th century for both Creole and Cajun music. [4] He wrote several songs now regarded as Cajun and zydeco standards. His music and playing greatly inspired post-World War II Cajun accordion makers such as Marc Savoy. [5]
His music came to be considered old-fashioned and he stopped recording after his last session in 1937. Though Joe continued to play local dances into the 1960s, he declined to make further recordings, [ 8 ] maintaining he had been cheated by record companies. [ 14 ]
He was among a handful of recording artists who returned the accordion to prominence in commercially recorded Cajun music and dance hall performances. The return of the accordion contrasted with the popular Cajun recorded output of the late 1930s and 1940s, a time during which fiddles and Western Swing sounds from Texas were influencing Cajun ...
Dennis (Denus) McGee (January 26, 1893 – October 3, 1989) was one of the earliest recorded Cajun musicians.. A fiddle player, he recorded and performed with Creole accordionist and vocalist Amédé Ardoin, with accordionist Angelas LeJeune, and with fiddlers Sady Courville (McGee's brother-in-law) [2] and Ernest Frugé.