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BeauSoleil life and biography
BeauSoleil (French, beautiful sun) is an American musical group specializing in Cajun music. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, the group members are brothers Michael Doucet (fiddle, vocals) and David Doucet (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Breaux (accordion), Billy Ware (percussion), Tommy Alesi (percussion), and Mitchell Reed (bass, fiddle).
Called "the best Cajun band in the world" by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio's (NPR) A Prairie Home Companion, Beausoleil has traveled a long way in 25 years, bringing a little-known regional musical genre to a mainstream audience. Best known for their contributions to the movie soundtracks for The Big Easyand Belizaire the Cajun, Beausoleil won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1997.
At a time when the word "Cajun" was unknown or disrespected by many Americans, Louisiana native Michael Doucet began to collect and preserve traditional Cajun music. The word "Cajun" (a corruption of "Acadian") refers
Called "the best Cajun band in the world" by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio's (NPR) A Prairie Home Companion, Beausoleil has traveled a long way in 25 years, bringing a little-known regional musical genre to a mainstream audience. Best known for their contributions to the movie soundtracks for The Big Easyand Belizaire the Cajun, Beausoleil won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1997.
At a time when the word "Cajun" was unknown or disrespected by many Americans, Louisiana native Michael Doucet began to collect and preserve traditional Cajun music. The word "Cajun" (a corruption of "Acadian") refers