# List of people related to Cajun music

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, accordion
* Bois Sec Ardoin
* Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar trio
* Cléoma Breaux, guitar
* Sady Courville, fiddle
* Joe Falcon, accordion
* Canray Fontenot, fiddle
* Wade Fruge, fiddle
* Blind Uncle Gaspard
* Mayeus Lafleur
* Dennis McGee, fiddle
* Segura Brothers
* Leo Soileau

### Country/Texas swing Cajun

* Hadley J. Castille, fiddle
* Harry Choates, fiddle
* Varise Conner
* Luderin Darbone
* 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
* Cleveland Crochet
* 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
* 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
* 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