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Coteau Free Music

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Coteau Free Music

Coteau

Effective period / Period of releases: 1997

Members: Michael Doucet, Tommy Comeaux, Danny Kimball, Kenneth Blevins, Bessyl Duhon, Sterling Richard, Dana Pierre Breaux, Bruce MacDonald (3)

Improvisational Cajun rock band, originally established in the mid-1970s. The original line-up was together only for two years, and the band was disbanded in 1977. The band got together for a festival appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1981. Two months after the appearance, guitarist Dana Breaux committed suicide. When in 1996 guitarist Sterling Richard was killed in a helicopter accident, the band decided to get together as a tribute to him. Subsequently, they released their only album, "Highly Seasoned Cajun Music" in 1997. A month after the album's release, Tommy Comeaux was killed in a cycling accident.

1970s members:
Michael Doucet - fiddle, vocals
Bruce MacDonald - electric guitar
Dana Breaux - electric guitar
Sterling Richard - electric guitar
Bessyl Duhon - accordion
Kenneth Blevins - drums
Gary Newman - bass

1990s members:
Michael Doucet - fiddle, vocals
Gary Newman - bass
Kenneth Blevins - drums
Bessyl Duhon - accordion, fiddle
Danny Kimball - rubboard
Tommy Comeaux - electric guitar
Bruce MacDonald - electric guitar