drums
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
accordion, vocal
Bands: Al Rapone & the Zydeco Express
Al Rapone - accordion, vocal
bass
Bands: Lost Bayou Ramblers
violin
Bands: Sarah Savoy & the Francadians
The first Creole to be recorded in 1929, with violinist Dennis McGee. He recorded only 31 songs before his untimely and mysterious death but he nevertheless remains one of the most influential Cajun artists.
vocal, accordion
Bands: Dennis McGee
accordion, lap steel guitar
Bands: Lost Bayou Ramblers
Superb accordionist with a fine voice from Richmond, California.
accordion, vocal
Bands: Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Andre Thierry - accordion, vocal
Ann has a beautifull voice, is a great acoustic guitarist and recorded an album of duets with Linda Ronstadt.
acoustic guitar, vocal
Bands:
vocal, T-fer
Bands: Feufollet
violin, guitar, vocal
Bands: The Magnolia Sisters
Gerard Dole's second Cajun and Creole band from 1976-2006.
accordion, vocal
Bands: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
Beau Jocque (Andrus Espre) - accordion, vocal
Ray Johnson - guitar
Chuck Bush - bass
Wilfred "Caveman" Pierre - rubboard
Steve "Skeeta" Charlot - drums
Michael Doucet - violin, vocal
David Doucet - guitar, vocal
Jimmy Breaux - accordion
Billy Ware - percussion
Tommy Alesi - percussion
Mitchell Reed - bass, fiddle, guitar, banjo
Josef "Big Red" Arline - vocal, accordion
Eddie LeBlanc - guitar, vocal
Pernell Babineaux - bass
percussion
Bands: Beausoleil
bass
Bands: Pine Leaf Boys
rubboard
Bands: Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band
drums, vocal
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
accordion, vocal, harmonica
Bands: Sunpie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
rubboard
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Stanley Dural, Jr. - vocal, accordion, keys
Herman "Rat" Brown - drums
Lee Allen Zeno - bass, guitar
Melvin Veazie - guitar
Selwyn Cooper - guitar
Elijah Cudges - rubboard
Nathaniel Jolivette - drums
Patrick Landry - trumpet
Kevin Menard - drums
Michael Melchione - guitar
Gerald Dural - keys
vocal, accordion
Bands: Solo
drums, percussion
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
Legendary Cajun/Zydeco fiddler.
violin, guitar, harmonica, vocal
Bands: Solo
piano, accordion
Bands: Tom Rigney and Flambeau
guitar, vocal
Bands: Lost Bayou Ramblers
accordion, violin, vocal
Bands: Pine Leaf Boys
bass
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
accordion, vocal
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters, Classie Ballou, Sr.
Cedryl Ballou - accordion, vocal
Cedric Ballou - bass
Classie Ballou, Sr. - guitar
Cam'ron Ballou - drums, percussion
T. Zenon - rubboard
Sidney Pennie - drums
guitar
Bands: The Red Stick Ramblers, Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights
drums, vocal
Bands: Lost Bayou Ramblers
bass, guitar
Bands: Zydeco Vacation, Hypnotic Clambake, Kernal Wah, Blac Ocean
violin
Bands: Feufollet
accordion, vocal, violin, guitar
Bands: Feufollet, Racines
bass
Bands: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
guitar
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
accordion, vocal
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
guitar
Bands: Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Charles Brown
guitar, vocal
Bands: Beausoleil
bass, vocal
Bands: Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band
guitar, accordion, vocal
Bands: Sarah Savoy & the Francadians
drums
Bands: Kenny Menard's Mardi Gras Zydeco Band
One of the most influential Cajun violinists, he began his recording career in 1929 with Amede Ardoin.
violin
Bands: Amede Ardoin
guitar
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
drums, vocal
Bands: Pine Leaf Boys
guitar, vocal
Bands: Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
rubboard
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
bass
Bands: The Red Stick Ramblers, Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights
Anna Laura Edmiston - vocal, T-fer
Chris Segura - violin
Chris Stafford - accordion, vocal, violin, guitar
Josh Caffery - guitar
Michael Stafford - drums
Taylor Guarisco - bass
vocal, accordion
Bands: Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Geno Delafose - vocal, accordion
keys
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
Parisian who's devoted to Cajun music, sings in French and writes very melodic, lilting tunes.
accordion, violin, vocal
Bands: Gerard Dole & The Bayou Serenaders, Krazy Kajun, Bayou Sauvage, Gerard Dole & Et les Savoie Trois
Yet another of Gerard Dole's Cajun/Creole bands.
drums
Bands: The Red Stick Ramblers, Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights, Racines
drums
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Buckwheat Zydeco
drums
Bands: Tom Rigney and Flambeau
violin, guitar, vocal
Bands: The Magnolia Sisters
bass, vocal
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
accordion
Bands: Beausoleil
drums, percussion
Bands: The Sundogs
acoustic guitar, harmonica, kazoo, vocal
Bands: Zydeco Vacation, Hypnotic Clambake, The New York Klezmer Orhcestra, Solo
accordion, guitar, rubboard, vocal
Bands: The Sundogs
violin, acoustic guitar
Bands:
bass
Bands: The Sundogs
guitar
Bands: Pine Leaf Boys
vocal, accordion
Bands: Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
guitar
Bands: Feufollet
accordion, guitar, vocal
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Zydeco mixed with some R&B, soul, rock and a touch of hip hop. They boast that they play non-stop four hour shows!
accordion, guitar, vocal
Bands: Kenny Menard's Mardi Gras Zydeco Band
Kenny Menard - accordion, guitar, vocal
R.C. Carrier - rubboard, vocal
Dennis Cote - drums
Terry Buddingh - bass
Leonard Gill - guitar
drums
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
violin
Bands: The Red Stick Ramblers, Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights, Racines, Balfa Toujours, The Good Ol' Persons, The California Cajun Orchestra, Lost Weekend, The Ray Abshire Band
Gerard Dole formed this Cajun and Creole band in Paris in 1974; it was the first band of its kind in France.
bass, guitar
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
guitar
Bands: Kenny Menard's Mardi Gras Zydeco Band
rubboard
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
violin, vocal
Bands: The Red Stick Ramblers
bass, vocal, guitar, rubboard, triangle
Bands: The Magnolia Sisters
Louis Michot - violin, vocal
Alan Lafleur - bass
Andre Michot - accordion, lap steel guitar
Cavan Carruth - guitar, vocal
Chris Courville - drums, vocal
violin, vocal
Bands: Lost Bayou Ramblers
guitar
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
bass
Bands: Sarah Savoy & the Francadians, Los Gallos
accordion, vocal
Bands:
bass
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
drums, vocal
Bands: Zydeco Vacation, Hypnotic Clambake, Cherry Gun, Race Car Bob, Norra, The Thunder Gods
accordion, vocal
Bands: Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band, Clifton Chenier, Big Mama Thornton, Charles Brown, Queen Ida, Hank Ballard, Dough Kershaw, Barbara Mandrel
Awarded the "Best Zydeco Band" in 2007 by Bay Area Blues Society.
Mark St. Mary - accordion, vocal
David Rees - bass, vocal
Scott "gringo" Williams - guitar
Steve Namle - drums
Bobby Benoit - rubboard
rubboard
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
accordion, keys, piano, vocal
Bands: Zydeco Vacation, Hypnotic Clambake, Yo Yo Ma, Border Patrol, Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
guitar
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
violin, vocal
Bands: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Beausoleil
guitar
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
drums
Bands: Feufollet
bass, violin, guitar, banjo
Bands: Racines, Beausoleil, Charivari
accordion, vocal
Bands: Queen Ida & Her Bon Temps Zydeco Band
accordion, vocal
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Nathan Williams - accordion, vocal
Dennis Paul Williams - guitar
Nathan Williams Jr. - keys
Mark Williams - rubboard
Robert LeBlanc - bass
Herman "Rat" Brown - drums
keys
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
drums
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
trumpet, rubboard
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
bass
Bands: Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
Excellent, extremely upbeat, traditonal Cajun and Creole by Lafayette, Louisiana guys in their 20s.
Blake Miller - bass
Cedric Watson - accordion, violin, vocal
Drew Simon - drums, vocal
Jon Bertrand - guitar
Wilson Savoy - accordion, violin, vocal
accordion, vocal, rubboard
Bands: Queen Ida & Her Bon Temps Zydeco Band
Queen Ida - accordion, vocal
Myrick "Freeze" Guillory - accordion, vocal
rubboard, vocal
Bands: Kenny Menard's Mardi Gras Zydeco Band
Virtually an all-star Cajun, zydeco and blues band from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
Steve Riley - accordion, guitar, violin, vocal
Mitchell Reed - bass, violin
Kevin Wimmer - violin
Chris Stafford - accordion, vocal, violin, guitar
Glenn Fields - drums
guitar
Bands: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
bass
Bands: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Sarah, who has a fabulous voice, is the daughter of Ann and Marc Savoy and grew up in Louisiana but now lives in Paris.
vocal
Bands: Sarah Savoy & the Francadians,
Sarah Savoy, who has a fabulous voice and was born and grew up in Louisiana, fronts this fine Parisian Cajun band that mixes in some country and rockabilly.
Marc and Ann Savoy, their two sons and sometimes their daughter play kickass acoustic Cajun music with honky-tonk piano.
Marc Savoy - accordion, vocal
Ann Savoy - acoustic guitar, vocal
Wilson Savoy - piano
Joel Savoy - violin, acoustic guitar
Sarah Savoy - vocal
Marc Savoy - accordion, vocal
Ann Savoy - acoustic guitar, vocal
Michael Doucet - violin, vocal
guitar
Bands: Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band
accordion, vocal, drums, rubboard
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin', The Ardoin Brothers' Family Band, Lawrence Ardoin & His French Zydeco Band
Sean Ardoin - accordion, vocal
Linden Smith - rubboard
Trey Ardoin - guitar
A.J. Bellow - drums
Marcus Jack - bass
Cookie Chavis - guitar
guitar
Bands: Buckwheat Zydeco
drums
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
Stanley Dural, Jr. - vocal, accordion, keys
Bands: Clifton Chenier, the Hitchhikers, Buckwheat Zydeco and the Ils Sont Partis Band
drums
Bands: Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band
bass, vocal
Bands: Tom Rigney and Flambeau
accordion, guitar, violin, vocal
Bands: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Racines, Lil Band O' Gold
Steve Riley - accordion, guitar, violin, vocal
drums
Bands: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
Sunpie Barnes - accordion, vocal, harmonica
rubboard
Bands: Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
bass
Bands: Feufollet
guitar, vocal
Bands: The Sundogs
accordion, vocal
Bands: Terrance Simien & the Mallet Playboys
Terrance Simien - accordion, vocal
bass
Bands: Kenny Menard's Mardi Gras Zydeco Band
Ann Savoy - acoustic guitar, vocal
Lisa Reed - bass, vocal, guitar, rubboard, triangle
Anya Schoenegge - violin, guitar, vocal
Jane Vidrine - violin, guitar, vocal
Mixture of Cajun, Western Swing and traditional jazz from the 20s-30s.
Chas Justus - guitar
Linzay Young - violin, vocal
Eric Frey - bass
Glenn Fields - drums
Kevin Wimmer - violin
Ted Politzer - guitar, vocal
Tom Rigney - violin, vocal
Joe Paquin - accordion, guitar, rubboard, vocal
John Aughney - bass
Jimmy Hobson - drums, percussion
tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, penny whistle
Bands: Zydeco Vacation, Hypnotic Clambake, the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble
violin, vocal
Bands: The Sundogs, Tom Rigney and Flambeau
Mostly very high energy Cajun and zydeco mixed with some blues, funk, ballads and waltzes. Voted Best Cajun/Zydeco Band of 2004 by the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame.
Tom Rigney - violin, vocal
Ian Hoffman - drums, percussion
Caroline Dahl - piano, accordion
Danny Caron - guitar
Steve Parks - bass, vocal
percussion
Bands: Beausoleil
guitar
Bands: Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
vocal
Bands: Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
rubboard
Bands: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
piano, accordion, violin, vocal
Bands:
accordion, violin, vocal
Bands: Solo
JoAnn Vaccaro - guitar, harmonica, kazoo, vocal
Tim Hull - tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, penny whistle
Mark Phillips - drums, vocal
Chris Reynolds - bass, guitar
Maury Rosenberg - accordion, keys, piano, vocal