Breaux Frères or Breaux Brothers (Amédé on accordion, Ophé on guitar, and Cléopha on the fiddle), were Cajun music

Cajun music

Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...

ians. They were the earliest to record the song Jolie Blonde, under the title of Ma Blonde Est Partie.

Amedée Breaux was born on September 1, 1900 north of Rayne, Louisiana

Rayne, Louisiana

Rayne is a city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,552 at the 2000 census. It is nicknamed the "Frog Capital of the World", as well as the "Louisiana City of Murals".Rayne is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area....

 near a community called Robert’s Cove. He died in 1975. His father, August Breaux, later moved to north of Egan, Louisiana

Egan, Louisiana

Egan is a small unincorporated community in Acadia Parish, Louisiana located between Crowley and Jennings along Louisiana Highway 100. The community is a part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for William M. Egan, a buisnessman from Crowley.-History:Egan has been referred...

 where he farmed. Amedée started playing the accordion when he was 12 years old and was playing house parties at the age of 14.

The whole family started playing music at a very young age. When his brothers, Ophey and Clifford, and his sister, Cleoma Breaux Falcon, were old enough they played music together. Before he started the Breaux Brothers Band, he played with Cleoma and Ophey. That’s when he recorded Step It Fast, Jolie Blonde and Poor Hobo in 1928. After he recorded Jolie Blonde he formed the Breaux Brothers Band, consisting of Amedée, Ophey and Clifford, they became very popular. Mr. Breaux made approximately 20 other recordings from 1930 through 1951. Some of these recordings include, Hathaway Two Step, Crowley Two Step, Chere Mom, and Criminal Waltz. He and his band played on a tour all over Louisiana

Louisiana

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 and East Texas

East Texas

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.

Career

On April 18, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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, the brothers recorded Ma Blonde Est Partie.

Their work can be heard on the following discs:

• Cajun Fais Do Do (CD 416, Arhoolie Records)
• Cajun Champs (CD 327, Arhoolie Records)
• Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do (Columbia Records, 1994)
• Cajun: Louisiane 1928-1939 (Frémaux & Associés FA 019, 1994)
• Cajun Vol. 1-Abbeville Breakdown: 1929-1939 (CBS Records Incorporated, 1990)