Artists

A brief history… Cookie and the Cupcakes are an American “swamp pop” band from south Louisiana, best known for their 1959 hit “Mathilda.” “Swamp pop” is a Louisiana hybrid of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll with Cajun music and zydeco, with soulful singing. The band were originally led by Huey “Cookie” Thierry

A brief history… Clint West (real name Clinton Guillory) was born on August 11, 1938, in Ville Platte. At thirteen, West was playing drums and singing Cajun and country songs with a band from his home community, the Vidrine Playboys. In the late 1950s he began to perform swamp pop as a member of Red

A brief history… Few artists can claim to have single-handedly invented a musical genre but Clifton Chenier comes very close. There were obviously antecedents to his style of music but it’s a good bet that if he had never come along zydeco would be very different—or possibly not exist at all. The undisputed “King of Zydeco”

A brief history… Few artists can claim to have single-handedly invented a musical genre but Clifton Chenier comes very close. There were obviously antecedents to his style of music but it’s a good bet that if he had never come along zydeco would be very different—or possibly not exist at all. The undisputed “King of Zydeco”

A brief history… Hailing from the Catskill Mountains of New York, Cleoma’s Ghost consists of Buffy Lewis on rhythm guitar and companion Roger Weiss on fiddle. The two have been playing beautiful music together for over nine years & perform their unique style of Cajun music at weddings and events across the United States. Their first CD,

Charles “Charlo” Guilbeau, Jr *photo courtesy of David Simpson A brief history… Charles “Charlo” Guilbeau Jr., renowned songwriter and musician was born and raised in the Beau Basin area. He didn’t begin his musical career until his thirties, but certainly caught on fast. His songwriting abilities have attracted many Louisiana artists, such as Don Rich,

Charles Mann A brief history… Cajun swamp pop singer Charles Mann was born Charles Domingue on November 22, 1945, in Welsh, Louisiana. As a youngster, Mann just loved to sing. He was a member of various bands in his teens and his talent was eventually recognized by Lee Lanor of Lanor records. He has recorded such swamp