Jo-El Sonnier, the Grammy-winning artist from Louisiana who performed Cajun and country music, has died at age 77. Sonnier passed away while on tour, Texas country music promoter Tracy Pitcox stated ...

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance.

Jacob Edgar meets up with Grammy winner India. Then, he travels to Lafayette, Louisiana, the heart of Cajun country, to meet up with Cedric Watson, a young accordionist and violin player who has been ...

The Cajun Country Jam Memorial Day Festival signed on a last-minute addition to its music lineup on Tuesday — a young, up-and-coming artist many have heard a lot about lately. Does the name John ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating the culture through ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

Jo-El Sonnier, a singer and accordionist who scored country hits with "No More One More Time" and "Tear-Stained Letter," died last Saturday after a show at the Llano Country Opry near Austin. He was ...

You know that episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" where the stranger gets off the bus and already seems to know everybody in Mayberry? And it turns out the fellow had been reading the Mayberry Gazette ...

Jourdan Thibodeaux, who has been hailed as the future of Cajun music, will perform today and Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Courtesy photo The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently ...

It doesn’t get much better than listening to blues, Cajun and zydeco music while feasting on impeccably fresh seafood, an array of sausages and pulled-pork sprinkled with “bark” (the crisp pieces from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Cajun and ...