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Beau Jocque
Beau Jocque
American musician
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Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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C. J. Chenier
C. J. Chenier
American musician
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Rosie Ledet
Rosie Ledet
American musician
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Captain Gumbo
Captain Gumbo
Dutch zydeco and Cajun music band
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Rockin' Sidney
Rockin' Sidney
musician
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Nathan Williams
Nathan Williams
American Zydeco accordionist
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Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard
American singer
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Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist
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Pine Leaf Boys
Pine Leaf Boys
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Lee Benoit
Lee Benoit
American musician
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Fernest Arceneaux
Fernest Arceneaux
American Zydeco accordionist and singer
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Wayne Toups
Wayne Toups
American musician
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BeauSoleil
BeauSoleil
American Cajun band
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Terrance Simien
Terrance Simien
American singer
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The Lost Bayou Ramblers
The Lost Bayou Ramblers
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Leo Soileau
Leo Soileau
American musician
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Rockin' Dopsie
Rockin' Dopsie
American musician
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Canray Fontenot
Canray Fontenot
American musician
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Floyd Soileau
Floyd Soileau
American record producer
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Lonesome Sundown
Lonesome Sundown
American blues musician
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Queen Ida
Queen Ida
American musician
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Sonny Landreth
Sonny Landreth
American musician
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Zydepunks
Zydepunks
American band
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Michael Doucet
Michael Doucet
American musician
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Inez Catalon
Inez Catalon
American Creole singer
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Clarence Garlow
Clarence Garlow
American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Amédé Ardoin
Amédé Ardoin
American Louisiana Creole musician
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Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal
Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal
American guitarist
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Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Creole accordionist
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Bobby Kimball
Bobby Kimball
American singer
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Wilson Savoy
Wilson Savoy
American accordionist, keyboard player, fiddler and singer
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Geno Delafose
Geno Delafose
American singer
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Nathan Abshire
Nathan Abshire
American Cajun accordion player
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Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy
American musician, author, and record producer
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Marc Savoy
Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
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Zydeco Force
Zydeco Force
American Creole zydeco band
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D. L. Menard
D. L. Menard
American musician
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Johnny Sansone
Johnny Sansone
musical artist
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Kidd Jordan
Kidd Jordan
American saxophonist
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Evangeline
Evangeline
band
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C. C. Adcock
C. C. Adcock
American electric blues and zydeco musician
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Doug Kershaw
Doug Kershaw
American musician
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Sherman Robertson
Sherman Robertson
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Iry LeJeune
Iry LeJeune
American musician
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The Sundown Playboys
The Sundown Playboys
musical artist
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David Greely
David Greely
fiddler
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Christine Balfa
Christine Balfa
American Cajun musician
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Cléoma Falcon
Cléoma Falcon
American musician
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Joe Falcon
Joe Falcon
American accordionist
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Givers
Givers
indie pop band from Lafayette, Louisiana
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Eddy Raven
Eddy Raven
American country music singer and songwriter
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Chris Ardoin
Chris Ardoin
American musician
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The Subdudes
The Subdudes
American roots rock band
Boozoo Chavis
American musician

Boozoo Chavis

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Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (pronounced CHAY-viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Cajun and blues music developed in southwest Louisiana.