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| Robert Bertrand | |||
| Robert Bertrand was a veteran Cajun musician on the Lake Charles music scene | |||
| Big Chenier | |||
| Locally famous blues/zydeco musician and restauranteur | |||
| Juke Boy Bonner | |||
| Self-proclaimed "one man trio" Juke Boy Bonner toured the South before recording blues for Goldband in 1960 | |||
| Boozoo Chavis | |||
 Chavis, a pioneering zydeco musician, is known for his energetic and commanding musical presence |
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| Cookie and the Cupcakes | |||
 Cookie and the Cupcakes were the quintessential swamp pop band of south Louisiana |
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| Cleveland Crochet | |||
 His band's tune "Sugar Bee" became the first Cajun record to break into Billboard's top 100 in 1961 |
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| Gabe Dean | |||
| Gabe Dean recorded "Slop and Stroll Jolie Blonde" for Goldband in 1961 while still a sophomore in high school | |||
| Thaddus DeClouet | |||
| Eddie Shuler says of Declouet, "All the musicians wanted to play with him because he put his heart in each and every song" | |||
| Al Ferrier | |||
 Originally a country singer from Montgomery, Louisiana, Ferrier was greatly influenced by Carl Perkins |
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| Guitar Jr. | |||
 Guitar Jr.'s rocking dance number "The Crawl" was later covered by the Fabulous Thunderbirds |
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| Hackberry Ramblers | |||
 Eddie Shuler played with the Hackberry Ramblers from 1943-1945 |
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| Larry Hart | |||
 Obscure guitarist Hart recorded one Goldband's first rock & roll tracks |
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| Iry LeJeune | |||
 Iry LeJune's accordian artistry ushered in a new era of Cajun music |
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| Dolly Parton | |||
 Before she became a world famous country music star, Dolly Parton recorded a few sides for Goldband Records |
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| Mel "Love Bug" Pellerin | |||
| "Spicey Hot!" | |||
| Phil Phillips | |||
| Phil Phillips was a member of the Gateway Quartet and a bellhop before he recorded the classic ballad "Sea of Love" | |||
| Count Rockin' Sidney | |||
 Rockin' Sidney recorded for years before his song "Don't Mess With My Toot-Toot" became a hit in 1985 |
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| Eddie Shuler | |||
 Eddie Shuler is the founder of Goldband Records |
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| Eddie Shuler and the All-Star Reveliers | |||
 The All-Star Reveliers' "Broken Love" was the first song recorded for Goldband Records |
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| Jo-el Sonnier | |||
 This son of French-speaking sharecroppers went on to become "The Cajun Valentino" |
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| Jay Stutes | |||
| Cleveland Crochet and the Sugar Bees owed much of their distinctive sound to the raucous, raspy vocals and steel-guitar work of Stutes | |||
| Gene Terry | |||
| Gene Terry and the Down Beats recorded several singles for Goldband including the classic "Cindy Lou" | |||
| Katie Webster | |||
 Veteran blues musician Katie Webster played piano for Otis Redding |
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| Hop Wilson | |||
| Wilson's unique style of slide guitar-playing on an eight-string table steel guitar has been a key influence on a number of blues guitarists, including Johnny Winter and Jimmy Vaughan | |||
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