Breaux Frères

Breaux Frères or Breaux Brothers (Amédé on accordion, Ophé on guitar, and Cléopha on the fiddle), were Cajun musicians. They were the earliest to record the song "Jolie Blonde", under the title of "Ma Blonde Est Partie".

Amédé Breaux was born on September 1, 1900, north of Rayne, Louisiana, near a community called Roberts Cove. He died in 1973. His father, Auguste Breaux, later moved to north of Egan, Louisiana, where he farmed. Amédé started playing the accordion when he was 12 years old and was playing house parties at the age of 14.

The whole family started playing music at a young age. His father, Auguste Breaux, was a well-known accordionist, and his mother played mouth harp. When his brothers, Ophey and Clifford, and his sister, Cléoma Breaux Falcon, were old enough they played music together. That was when he recorded "Vas y Carrément (Step It Fast)" and "Poor Hobo" in 1929 for Columbia Records. After he recorded "Ma Blonde Est Partie" (the earliest version of "Jole Blon" ever recorded) on April 18, 1929, he formed the Breaux Brothers band, consisting of Amédé, Ophey and Clifford. According to Cléoma's daughter, while Amédé is credited with writing the song, it was his sister Cléoma Breaux who actually wrote the lyrics while Amédé sung the song on the recording.

In October 1934, the trio recorded in San Antonio, Texas, for Vocalion Records releasing 16 songs. That same year, Alan Lomax recorded the brothers playing "Little Dog Blues". In December 1937, they traveled with Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux and recorded in Dallas, Texas, for Decca Records, usually working together or even recording solo. Much of this work would be versions of popular country or swing tunes and they would be listed in multiple combinations of their names, sometimes with or without all the members. During that session, Clifford would go on to record "Continuer De Sonner" which is an early version of the song "Keep A-Knockin' popularized in 1957 by Little Richard.

Amédé would eventually form a band in 1949 called The Acadian Aces. He made approximately 20 other recordings from 1930 through 1951. Some of these recordings included, "Hathaway Two Step", "Crowley Two Step," "Chere Mom," and "Criminal Waltz." He and his band played on a tour all over Louisiana and East Texas.

  • Ma Blonde Est Partie Listen (MP3)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group, composer

Notes: Clifford, Amédée, and Ophy Breaux.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick SA1162 10-in. 10/9/1934 Crowley breakdown Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1163 10-in. 10/9/1934 La valse des pins (Pinewood waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1164 10-in. 10/9/1934 Le blues du petit chien (Little dog blues) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1165 10-in. 10/9/1934 La valse des yeux bleus (Blue eyes waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1166 10-in. 10/9/1934 One step a Marie (Mary's one step) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group  
Brunswick SA1167 10-in. 10/9/1934 La valse du vieux temps (Old time waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1168 10-in. 10/9/1934 Tiger rag blues Breaux Frères Fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1169 10-in. 10/9/1934 La valse d'auguste (August waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1170 10-in. 10/9/1934 Mazurka de la Louisiane (Louisiana mazurka) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1171 10-in. 10/9/1934 Fais do : Do nègre (Go to sleep nigger) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1172 10-in. 10/9/1934 T'as volé mon chapeau (You have stolen my hat) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1173 10-in. 10/9/1934 Home sweet home Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1174 10-in. 10/9/1934 Egan one step Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1175 10-in. 10/9/1934 Le valse d'Utah (Utah waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1176 10-in. 10/10/1934 Le one step a Martin (Martin's one step) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  
Brunswick SA1177 10-in. 10/10/1934 Le valse du Bayou Plaquemine (Plaquemine Bayou waltz) Breaux Frères Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion Musical group, composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Breaux Frères," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/374308.

Breaux Frères. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/374308.

"Breaux Frères." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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