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Camey Doucet

Camey Doucet *photo courtesy of David Simpson A brief history… Camey Doucet was born April 4, 1939, in Crowley, Louisiana and is best know for his radio work. He began by deejaying a Saturday afternoon French music program for AM 1560 KAJN radio and made his first record while working at KAJN. From KAJN, he went to …

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Cajun Tradition (Jamie Berzas, Madeleine Berzas, Lee Manuel, Mark Young, George McGee, Glenn Richard)

Cajun Tradition *photo courtesy of David Simpson A brief history… A Tradition of Excellence… It seems that in these times when “Cajun” is the “in” thing, it is difficult to sort through all the imitations, the fakes, and the exploitations of Cajun culture. There is however one band, The Cajun Tradition, who has been around …

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Cajun Strangers

A brief history… The Cajun Strangers play the dance music of the Cajun culture of SW Louisiana at festivals, dances, parties, concerts and weddings. The music is a mix of two-steps, blues, waltzes and zydeco, played on the button accordion and fiddle, with a rhythm section of guitar, electric bass, drums, rubboard, and T-fer (triangle). …

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Cajun du Nord

Cajun Du Nord A brief history… Elsebeth Krogh of Denmark, who sings and plays fiddle and washboard, leads the band. She learned Cajun and Zydeco music from studying with various Cajun musicians while vacationing in Louisiana. Known in Denmark as Cajun Mama, Krogh has played Cajun music professionally all over Europe. She has also written …

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Boozoo Chavis

Boozoo Chavis (1931-2001) *photo courtesy of David Simpson A brief history… Born October 23, 1930 in Church Point, LA,  Boozoo is considered one of the fathers of Zydeco music and his compositions, including his 1955 hit, Paper in my Shoe, as well as Uncle Bud, Dog Hill and Motor Dude Special are standards of the repertoire.  Paper in My Shoe is …

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Big Red

Big Red (Josef Arline) A brief history… Josef Lynn “Big Red” Arline grew up in Hillister, Texas, about an hour north of Beaumont. Like many vocalists and performers, church was the place where Josef discovered how much music inspired him. As an older youth, he observed how music had a profound, often spiritual, impact on …

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