Vin Bruce, the Glossary
Ervin "Vin" Bruce (April 25, 1932 – June 8, 2018) was one of the first Cajun musicians to appear on the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Cajun music, Chet Atkins, Columbia Records, Cut Off, Louisiana, Floyd Soileau, Grady Martin, Grand Ole Opry, Living room, Louisiana Hayride, Nashville, Tennessee, Owen Bradley, Recording contract, Rock and roll, Tommy Jackson (musician).
- Cajun musicians
Cajun music
Cajun music (Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada.
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.
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Cut Off, Louisiana
Cut Off (historically named La Coupe) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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Floyd Soileau
James Floyd Soileau (born November 2, 1938) is an American record producer.
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Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly.
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Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a regular live country-music radio broadcast originating from Nashville, Tennessee, on WSM, held between two and five nights per week, depending on the time of year.
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Living room
In Western architecture, a living room, also called a lounge room (Australian English), lounge (British English), sitting room (British English), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing in a residential house or apartment.
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American country and western music.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.
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Owen Bradley
William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician, bandleader and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was a chief architect of the 1950s and 60s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.
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Recording contract
A recording contract (commonly called a record contract or record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording act (artist or group), where the act makes an audio recording (or series of recordings) for the label to sell and promote.
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Rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Tommy Jackson (musician)
Thomas Lee "Tommy" Jackson Jr. (March 31, 1926 – December 9, 1979) was an American fiddle player, regarded as "one of the finest commercial fiddle players of all time".
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See also
Cajun musicians
- Aldus Roger
- Ann Savoy
- BeauSoleil
- Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
- Bobby Charles
- Breaux Brothers
- Camey Doucet
- Captain Gumbo
- Cedric Watson
- Christine Balfa
- Cléoma Falcon
- D. L. Menard
- Daddy Stovepipe
- Don Rich (swamp pop singer)
- Eddy Raven
- Edwin Duhon
- Feufollet
- George Khoury (record producer)
- Gib Guilbeau
- Gill Landry
- Hackberry Ramblers
- J. D. "Jay" Miller
- Jimmy C. Newman
- Joe Werner
- Joel Savoy
- Johnnie Allan
- Johnny Preston
- Julius Lamperez
- Kevin Naquin
- L.J. Foret
- Lawrence Walker
- Lee Benoit
- Linda Ronstadt
- Lisa Haley (musician)
- List of people related to Cajun music
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Mayeus Lafleur
- Mojo & The Bayou Gypsies
- Pine Leaf Boys
- Richard Keith (actor)
- Sammy Kershaw
- Snakes of Shake
- The Boogie Kings
- The Red Stick Ramblers
- The Sundown Playboys
- Vin Bruce
- Warren Storm
- Zachary Richard