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Clifton Chenier
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Jimmy Wilson
Jimmy Wilson
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Boozoo Chavis
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Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn
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Queen Ida
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Leo Soileau
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Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard
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Amédé Ardoin
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Floyd Soileau
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Jimmy C. Newman
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Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
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C. C. Adcock
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D. L. Menard
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BeauSoleil
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Lonesome Sundown
Lonesome Sundown
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Beau Jocque
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Terrance Simien
Terrance Simien
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Rockin' Dopsie
Rockin' Dopsie
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Canray Fontenot
Canray Fontenot
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Roy Head
Roy Head
American musician
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Captain Gumbo
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Dutch zydeco and Cajun music band
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Lloyd Price
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Hop Wilson
Hop Wilson
American Texas blues steel guitar player (1927-1975)
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Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
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Wilson Savoy
Wilson Savoy
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Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat Zydeco
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Zydeco Force
Zydeco Force
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Clarence Garlow
American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter

Clarence Garlow

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American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Clarence Garlow (February 27, 1911 – July 24, 1986) was an American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his recording of the song "Bon Ton Roula", which was a hit single on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1950. One commentator called it "a rhythm and blues laced-zydeco song that helped introduce the Louisiana music form to a national audience."