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National Cajun Music Hall of Fame — Eunice

Amédé Ardoin made some of the first Cajun and zydeco records in 1929. The National Cajun Music Hall of Fame traces the tradition from those recordings forward—through Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco, through the Balfa Brothers, who refused to let the music die during the 1960s and 70s, through to the musicians working now. The Hall inducts the people who built and sustained this sound across a century. It's housed in the Liberty Center in downtown Eunice, alongside the Liberty Theater—the building that anchors the town's Saturday cultural calendar. Check hours before you go.

Quick facts

·Inducts the musicians who built and sustained the Cajun music tradition from the 1920s to the present.
·Amédé Ardoin's 1929 recordings were among the first Cajun and zydeco records ever made.
·The Balfa Brothers refused to let the tradition die quietly during the 1960s and 70s.
·Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco, is among the inductees.
·Housed in the Liberty Center alongside the Liberty Theater — the building that anchors Eunice's Saturday cultural calendar.
·Located in downtown Eunice. Check hours before visiting.