Artists

A brief history… Born in 1937 in the small town of Leonville, Louisiana, Camille “Lil” Bob, started his musical career at the tender age of 14, playing the drums for a local artist named Good Rockin’ Bob (of no relation). After 3 years with the group, Little Bob ventured out & formed the Lollipops, and […]

Abe Manuel, Jr. (a/k/a “Lil’ Abe Manuel”) A Brief History… If you ever are fortunate enough to see and hear him perform, or perhaps have met him in person and laughed at his quick wit, you’ll probably agree that Lil’ Abe is a Cajun combination of Ray Stephens and the late Roger Miller, with a

A brief history… Les Frères Michot, which consists of Tommy, Rick, Mike and David Michot, started playing together as an all-brothers Cajun band in 1986, although the individual musicians have played with each other and with numerous other groups since about 1968. The group plays traditional Cajun music in the all-acoustic “bal de maison” (house

A brief history… Leroy Thomas was born in 1965 in the small town of Elton, Louisiana. The son of Zydeco great, Leo “The Zydeco Bull” Thomas is one of the most gifted and dynamic musicians on the zydeco scene today. As you can imagine, Leroy grew up in the midst of music, learning to play

A brief history… Formed in 1990 by leader/drummer, Joe Lirette, Le Band Passe Partout set out to acquire a special sound, something unique that would attract young and old alike. “There were just too many Cajun bands out there, doing the same old thing,” said Lirette. “We wanted to be the band that people would

A brief history… Lawrence Walker was both September 1, 1907, near Duson, Louisiana. He joined his father Allen and his brother Elton to record traditional fiddle tunes between 1928 and 1932 as the Walker Brothers Band. By mid-1930s, young Lawrence has learned to play the accordion. While other accordion bands were beginning to give way