Artist Info: Lynn August

Lynn August (born Joseph Leonard August Jr. in Lafayette, Louisiana, on 7 August 1948; died 13 February 2025) was an American zydeco accordionist, keyboard player, singer, and bandleader.

Having some sight until about the age of four, August attended the Louisiana State School for the Blind in Baton Rouge, and grew up listening to zydeco music, including that of his uncle Claude Duffy, an accordion player. He began playing drums and occasionally sang with Duffy's band [read more...]