Artists

A brief history… Joe Bonsall was born in June 1921 in Lake Arthur, LA. He began playing music at the age of nine, playing the triangle (‘tit-fer) while his mother played the accordion. He soon learned the accordion, the guitar, and violin and played with Lawrence Walker and Joe Falcon at the age of 14.

A brief history… 50s and 60s recording artist, Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois had several recordings in the top 100 charts in the early 60s. “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” “Going Out with the Tide,” “Release Me,” and “Go On Go On” are just a few. He has appeared on national TV shows and toured throughout

A brief history… Jimmy Thibodeaux is a native of Eunice Louisiana. He started playing the accordion at the age of 8. He was greatly influenced by the styles of two Louisiana legends, Belton Richard and Clifton Chenier. In the late 60’s Jimmy joined Camey Doucet’s band and played the accordion for the band until 1976. He quite music for

A brief history… Jimmy C. Newman was born on August 27, 1927, in High Point, LA. He was successful in  creating a popular fusion of  Cajun and country music and was a regular on Louisiana Hayride and later, the Grand Ole Opry. He had big Top Ten hits in the 1950s with “Daydreamin’,” “Blue Darlin’,” “God

A brief history… Jim Olivier was a country music D.J. with KXKW Radio for three years before moving to television broadcasting. Starting in 1970, as host of his early morning TV shoe, Passe Partout, for twenty-five years, he promoted Cajun music and local musicians and entertainers every weekday morning. The show became so traditional with

A brief history… A native of Eunice, Louisiana, Jeremy’s love for Zydeco was first noticed at the tender age of three. While visiting his great uncle, the late John Delafose, he always headed straight for the music room where he and his cousin, Gerard Delafose, experimented with various instruments. Several years later, at the age

A brief history… Jeffery Broussard was a leading member in Zydeco Force, an influential band at the forefront of the nouveau zydeco movement. His accordion and vocals defined this new style of Creole music, incorporating the soulful sounds of R&B into contemporary zydeco music and dance. The son of esteemed accordionist Delton Broussard, young Jeffery began