Dewey Balfa, Sr. - Basile, LA
N 30° 29.307 W 092° 35.933
15R E 538496 N 3372979
Dewey Balfa was a Cajun fiddle player. Grave is located in the St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery in Basile, LA
Waymark Code: WM78JX
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2009
Views: 3
Dewey, along with his brothers (Rodney, Will, Burkeman and Harry) were known as the Balfa Brothers (Les Frères Balfa). They were sharecropper son's and learned of cajun music from their father, family and friends. They were invited to the Newport Folk Music Festival in 1964 and from that performance, the revival Cajun culture begun. Brothers Will and Rodney were killed together in an automobile collision in 1979. The group "broke up" as it was, but Dewey went on to continue promoting Cajun Music until his death. His legacy lives as his daughter has a wonderful cajun band "Balfa Toujours".
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Description:
Cajun Music Fiddle Player. Member of Cajun Music Hall of Fame. Cajun singer, songwriter and performer. Helped bring the revival of Cajun Culture in the mid 20th century.
Date of birth: 03/20/1927
Date of death: 06/17/1992
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sun Up Sun Down
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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