Chris Miller and Bayou Roots: Links

Louisiana's Kingfish: Both Chris Miller and Dale Dougay were founding members of this group, along with Dave Savario and Rob Broussard. In addition, Steve Dougay's departure from their previous band "The Lifters" is what prompted Kingfish's formation, so there were lingering "Steve Dougay influences" that flavored the Louisiana Kingfish sound.

Louisiana Kingfish no longer performs under such a name. As far as I know, Rob Broussard and Dave Savario are not yet playing again, although we all did have the chance for an "original" Kingfish reunion of sorts on July 4th 2006. The Fish-heads, Robbie Dubois (the ultimate), Richy Dubois (rapper name--Q-Tip) and Chad Bertrand (aka "Young Buck) sometimes have joined Bayou Roots on stage. I can tell you one thing, they still "got it" and can put on quite a show! The Kingfish site still works and includes information on the CD recording. "Life in a One-horse Town," we did back around 1999-2000. We, as Bayou Roots, still perform some of these songs as they are many Louisiana Kingfish fans who have become Bayou Roots fans.

The CD is still sold and available in some stores. You can also email me chris@bayouroots.com if you would like a Kingfish CD; I still have a few. The lyrics to the Kingfish songs are on the Kingfish site. Also, there are some great photos of the 2001 Jazz Fest in Montreal, Canada. Feel free to "poke around" and enjoy.
Contemporary Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco Musicians: Huge source of information on bands specializing in Louisiana music; especially those who play shows at the Liberty Theater in Eunice Louisiana. Lots of Info and Photos of a large number of Louisiana musicians...including Chris Miller and Bayou Roots!
SWLA Musicians Encyclopedia Index: A site sponsored and maintained by McNeese State University. Similar to the Contemporary Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco Musicians Index above, but with more emphasis on musicians in the parishes of Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, Beauregard, and Allen parishes. It does not focus solely on Cajun musicians.
Cajun Mp3: MP3 Files of rare or out-of-print Cajun Music.
Cajun Accordion Discussion Group: Open Online Discussion Forum for those interested in Cajun Music--most especially the Cajun Accordion. Chris is a regular contributor.