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 h... Read more
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Tit Galop Pour Mamou | Scorchers | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
La Danse de Mardi Gras | Serenity | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Tit Galop Pour Mamou | Serenity | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Petite Fille de la Campagne | Serenity | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Mon Neg Est Pas 'rive | Serenity | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
L'anse aux Paille | The Goob | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
La Danse de Mardi Gras | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
PINE GROVE BLUES | Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur | Performer | Buy on Amazon |