Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are an American roots-rock ensemble known for their modernized version of traditional Cajun music. The group is fronted by accordion player Steve Riley, who was born in 1969 and formed the Mamou Playboys in 1988 with fiddle player David Greely. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, the two musicians expanded their lineup and released a self-titled album, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, in 1990. Produced by Cajon artist Zachary Parker, the eponymous record was followed by an folksy, acoustic-leaning album named Tit Galop Pour Mamou in 1992. One year later, the band covered a number of Cajun standards on Trace of Time, which received a Grammy nomination for "Best Traditional Folk Album." Now featuring a lineup that included guitarist Jimmy Domengeaux and bassist Philippe Billeaudeaux, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys established themselves as a live act and released a concert album, Live!, in 1994. Albums like 1995's gold-certified La Toussaint, 1997's Friday at Last, and 1999's Bayou Ruler followed. After collaborating with producer C.C. Adcock on 2001's Happytown, the band received another Grammy nomination for "Best Traditional Folk Album" with their 2003 release, Bon Rêve. Dominos followed in 2005, and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys took a hiatus from the recording studio before reconvening in 2011 with Grand Isle.

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