Back in the day it was common to have many of them on the same show, Rod Benard, Johnny Allen, Jivin Gene and others. Many of them recorded for Huey Meaux. I can see how they would all be running buddies. My uncle played with Bobby Paige and the Riff Raffs and he would tell me stories of how they would open for Fats Domino at some of the clubs around St. Martinsville. It's interesting to note that a lot of these guys from down here dropped their Cajun last names or even had a stage name so they could appear more main-stream. Thankfully a lot of their music is preserved on the internet.
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