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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 31
BY SENATOR PERRY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends The Band Courtbouillon upon winning a 2013 Grammy
Award.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend The Band Courtbouillon for winning the Grammy Award for Best Regional2
Roots album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.3
WHEREAS, The Band Courtbouillon of Valcour Records is a cajun band from4
Lafayette, Louisiana, that consists of Wayne Toups of Crowley, Louisiana, Steve Riley of5
Mamou, Louisiana, and Wilson Savoy of Eunice, Louisiana; and6
WHEREAS, Wayne Toups, age fifty-five, first picked up an accordion when he was7
thirteen and quickly began winning local accordion contests; he has combined cajun music,8
zydeco, rhythm and blues, and rock into a genre he calls zydecajun; and 9
WHEREAS, Wayne sings in both English and French and was inducted into the10
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010; in 2011, he entered both the Gulf Coast Hall of Fame11
and the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame; and12
WHEREAS, Steve Riley, age forty-three, began playing accordion when he was13
thirteen, and enjoyed a three-year apprenticeship playing accordion in the band of fiddle-14
playing cajun legend Dewey Balfa; and15
WHEREAS, in 1991, Steve started his own band, Steve Riley and The Mamou16
Playboys, who have recorded seven albums, won countless awards, and have been17
nominated for three Grammy Awards; he is widely considered one of the world's premier18 SR NO. 31
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accordion players; and1
WHEREAS, Wilson Savoy began his musical career in 2000 with the Savoy Family2
Band, consisting of his father Marc, mother Ann, and brother Joel Savoy; he has played3
accordion for most of his life, having been given as a child a hand-built accordion by his4
father; and5
WHEREAS, Wilson has taught cajun music ensemble at the University of Louisiana6
at Lafayette for three years and continues to teach one-on-one lessons through the university,7
all through the Tommy Comeaux Endowment; and8
WHEREAS, the band's 2011 debut album, The Band Courtbouillon, won the9
Grammy Award, the highest honor a recording act can receive for outstanding achievement10
in the music industry, for Best Regional Roots album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards,11
on February 10, 2013; and12
WHEREAS, the album consists of fourteen songs with a mix of new songs and some13
classic cajun hits; and14
WHEREAS, The Band Courtbouillon is only the second cajun band to win a15
Grammy, following in the footsteps of BeauSoleil, who won a Grammy for Best Traditional16
Folk album in 1997; and17
WHEREAS, in April 2013, The Band Courtbouillon was awarded the key to the city18
of Lafayette by Mayor Joey Durel; and19
WHEREAS, The Band Courtbouillon merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of20
commendation for their outstanding professional achievements and for the tremendous honor21
and pride that they bring to their family, friends, and community, the state of Louisiana, and22
all who know them.23
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana24
does hereby commend The Band Courtbouillon upon winning their first Grammy award at25
the 55th Grammy Awards, does hereby recognize their exceptional accomplishments and26
manifold contributions to the cajun and folk music industry, does hereby record for posterity27
the extraordinary careers they have had thus far, and does hereby extend to them every good28
wish for continued success, prosperity, and happiness in the future.29
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to The30 SR NO. 31
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Band Courtbouillon.1
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Perry SR No. 31
Commends The Band Courtbouillon for winning the Grammy Award for Best Regional
Roots album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.