Breaux Freres

Breaux Frères or Breaux Brothers (Amédé on accordion, Ophé on guitar, and Cléopha on the fiddle), were Cajun musicians. 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 near a community called Robert’s Cove. He died in 1975. His father, August Breaux, later moved to north of Egan, Louisiana 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 young age. When his brothers, Ophey and Clifford, and his sister, Cleoma Breaux Falcon, were old enough they played music together. Before Amédé started the Breaux Brothers Band, he played with Cleoma and Ophey. That was 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 popular. Mr. Breaux made approximately 20 other recordings from 1930 through 1951. Some of these recordings included, "Hathaway Two Step", "Crowley Two Step," "Chere Mom," and "Criminal Waltz." He and his band played on a tour all over Louisiana and East Texas. Accordionist Amadée, fiddler Ophy, and guitarist Clifford Breaux were the three sons of Auguste Breaux, one of Lousiana's most talented accordionists of the pre-recording era. Together, the trio recorded several sides for Vocalion. As early as 1929, Amadée had recorded the first version of the ultimate Cajun standard "Jolie Blon" as a solo act, and sister Cleoma was the first to record any Cajun song, with her husband Joseph Falcon. The Breaux Freres recorded during the early '30s, five songs of which appear on the Columbia compilation Cajun, Vol. 1: Abbeville Breakdown. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.