Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 2009.
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 2009.
Background information
OriginLouisiana, United States
Years active1988–present
LabelsRounder Records
MembersSteve Riley
David Greely
Sam Broussard
Burke Riley
Philippe Billeaudeaux
Past membersJimmy Domengeaux
David Greely
Peter Schwarz
Kevin Wimmer
WebsiteMamouplayboys.com

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are an American Cajun band from southern Louisiana.[1] The band formed in 1988 and has since recorded 10 albums, nine of which are on Rounder Records.

The band includes Steve Riley (accordion, b. 1969), David Greely (fiddle), Sam Broussard (guitar), Burke Riley (drums/guitar) and Philippe Billeaudeaux (bass) and formerly Jimmy Domengeaux (guitar) before his death in 1999.[2] Kevin Wimmer (fiddle) joined the band in 2011. Riley is a native of Mamou, Louisiana and a cousin of the noted Cajun musician and accordion builder Marc Savoy.

  1. ^ "LSUE Website on Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys". Lsue.edu. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. ^ "Elvis Pelvis Entry With Obituary". Elvispelvis.com. Retrieved 2009-10-21.