Wayne Toups

One of the most exciting musicians to come out of Acadiana, Wayne Toups has been nicknamed "the Cajun Springsteen." His strong stage presence is underscored by his flashy style on the accordion, performing a brand of music he calls "zydecajun." As the name suggests, his music fuses the traditional Cajun country sound with the bluesier sound of zydeco, while adding a rock & roll twist. Picking up the accordion in his early teens, Toups cut his first single in 1975, and became a Louisiana star thanks to his hot-wired brand of Cajun music. Toups was one of the first Cajun acts to...