This is a list of notable Cajun musicians, Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists.
List of Cajun musicians This is a list of musicians who perform or performed Cajun music. The musicians are not necessarily Cajuns, nor necessarily limited to Louisiana musicians.
Traditional Cajun
Amédé Ardoin, accordionwww.cajunculture.com "Ardoin, Amédé" Bois Sec Ardoin Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar triowww.cajunculture.com "Breaux Brothers"Brasseaux, Ryan, and Kevin Fontenot, Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step, and Swing: A Cajun Music Reader. Lafayette, LA: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2007. Cléoma Breaux, guitarwww.cajunculture.com "Falcon, Joseph and Cléoma" Sady Courville, fiddle Joe Falcon, accordion Canray Fontenot, fiddle Wade Fruge, fiddle Blind Uncle Gaspard Mayeus Lafleur Dennis McGee, fiddlewww.cajunculture.com "McGee, Dennis" Segura Brothers Leo Soileau
Country/Texas swing Cajun Hadley J. Castille, fiddle Harry Choates, fiddle Varise Conner Luderin Darbone Edwin Duhonwww.nea.gov "Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon" J. B. Fuselier Doc Guidry Hackberry Ramblers Julius "Papa Cairo" Lamperez Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc
Dancehall Cajun Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys Camey Doucet Iry LeJeune Phil Menard Austin Pitre Belton Richard, accordion Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys Lawrence Walker and the Wandering Aces
Cajun "renaissance" Balfa Brothers, fiddlers and guitarists Dewey Balfa, fiddle BeauSoleil Charivari Octa Clark Michael Doucet, fiddle Harrison Fontenot Alan LaFleur, upright bass D.L. Menard Zachary Richard, accordion Ann Savoy, guitarist, singer, author Marc Savoy, accordion Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Jourdan Thibodeaux, fiddle Feufollet
Contemporary Cajun music Christine Balfa Lee Benoit Joe Hall Hunter Hayes The Lost Bayou Ramblers Kevin Naquin Pine Leaf Boys The Red Stick Ramblers The Revelers Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Joel Savoy, fiddler, music producer Wilson Savoy, accordion Wayne Toups and his legendary roadie Johnny Opelousas
Other Cajun musicians/groups
Solo artists
Al Berard Octa Clark Camey Doucet L. J. Foret J. B. Fuselier Blind Uncle Gaspard David Greely Hunter Hayes www.lsue.edu "Hunter Hayes in 2005" Doc Guidry Doug Kershaw Rusty Kershaw Mayeus Lafleur Sonny Landreth Iry LeJeune D.L. Menard Jimmy C. Newman Austin Pitre Crystal Plamondon Belton Richard, accordion Zachary Richard, accordion Ann Savoy Joel Savoy Wilson Savoy Amanda Shaw Leo Soileau Jo-El Sonnier, vocals Lawrence Walker Kevin Wimmer
Bands Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys Balfa Brothers Breaux Brothers Captain Gumbo (Netherlands band) Hackberry Ramblers Red Stick Ramblers Belton Richard and the Musical Aces The Sundown Playboys Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
Other Cajun musicians playing non-Cajun music Johnnie Allan, swamp pop musician Rod Bernard, swamp pop musician John Fred, swamp pop & rock and roll musician Sammy Kershaw, country music artist Warren Storm, swamp pop musician Rufus Thibodeaux, Cajun and country music artist (fiddler)
Other related Cajun music producers, authors, folklorists, historians, and activists Barry Ancelet, folklorist, cultural activist Ryan Brasseaux, cultural historian Carl A. Brasseaux, historian Kevin Fontenot, historian Richard Guidry, cultural activist Harry Oster, LSU folklorist, recorded in the 1950s Ann Savoy, guitarist, singer, author, and record producer
List of Cajun instrument makers Sidney Brown, accordion builder and player Andre Michot, accordion builder Larry Miller, accordion builder Marc Savoy, accordion builder and player, cultural activist
See also List of Cajuns Cajun French Music Association History of Cajun music
References