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Cajun music is evolved from its roots in the music of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. In earlier years, the fiddle was the predominant instrument, but gradually the accordion has come to share the limelight. Cajun music gained national attention in 2007, when the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album category was created. [50]
Polycarp (/ p oʊ l iː ˈ k ɑːr p / in the Cajun French manner) was a fictional character who was a local children's television show host. His program, Polycarp and Pals, was broadcast from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s on KATC Channel 3 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. [1]
Wilson was born in Roseland near Amite, the seat of Tangipahoa Parish, one of the "Florida Parishes" of southeastern Louisiana.He was the second-youngest of seven children of Harry D. Wilson, the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry from 1916 to 1948 and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Much of Choates' early life is disputed. Most sources list his birthplace as the south Louisiana town of Rayne. [5] [6] [7] But his State of Texas death certificate lists his birthplace as New Iberia, his World War II draft card says Abbeville, and his baptismal certificate lists his place of birth as Cow Island, Louisiana, a small community located south of the town of Kaplan.
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
He is the author of Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music (Oxford University Press, 2009), co-editor of Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader (2006), and co-author of Stir the Pot: The History of Cajun Cuisine (2005). [9] [10] French North America in the Shadows of Conquest (Routledge, 2020).
A new respect for Cajun culture developed in the 1990s. 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". [13]
Cajun Champs (CD 327, Arhoolie Records) [7] Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do (CK 46784 Columbia Legacy, 1994) Cajun: Louisiane 1928-1939 (Frémaux & Associés FA 019, 1994) [8] Cajun Vol. 1 - Abbeville Breakdown: 1929-1939 (CK 46220 Columbia Records, 1990) Cajun: Early Recordings (JSP7726 JSP, 2004) Cajun - Rare & Authentic (JSPCD77115 JSP, 2008)