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Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana. He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an enthusiastic response from over seventeen thousand audience members. He sang the song "Parlez Nous à Boire" in the 1981 cult film Southern Comfort, in which he had a small role.

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  • Dewey Balfa (en)
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  • Dewey Balfa (* 20. März 1927 in /Louisiana; † 17. Juni 1992) war ein US-amerikanischer Cajun­musiker (Fiddlespieler und Sänger). (de)
  • Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana. He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an enthusiastic response from over seventeen thousand audience members. He sang the song "Parlez Nous à Boire" in the 1981 cult film Southern Comfort, in which he had a small role. (en)
  • Dewey Balfa (20 mars 1927–17 juin 1992 était un musicien cadien, joueur de violon et chanteur. (fr)
  • Dewey Balfa was een cajun-violist. Balfa werd geboren in een landbouwersgezin in de buurt van Mamou. Zijn vader Charles Balfa was een share-cropper, die een stuk land pachtte, en zijn negen kinderen de liefde voor cajunmuziek bijbracht. Samen met zijn broers Will, Harry, Rodney en Burkeman begon Dewey Balfa op te treden. In 1964 en 1967 trad Balfa op het Newport Folk Festival. In 1965 vormde hij samen met zijn broers en accordeonist Hadley Fontenot de Balfa Brothers Band. In 1979 overleden zijn broers Will en Rodney in een auto-ongeval. (nl)
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  • Eunice, Louisiana, U.S. (en)
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  • Grand Louis, Louisiana, U.S. (en)
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