Aldus Roger


Aldus Roger was an American Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana, best known for his accordion skills, and television music program.

Early life

Aldus Roger was born in Carencro, Louisiana and learned to play the Cajun accordion at age eight. His father, Francis Roger, didn't want him to play accordion; however, he would borrow it and play in the barn.

Lafayette Playboys

Roger led the Lafayette Playboys for over twenty years. During the late 1950s and 1960s, he hosted his own music program on KLFY-TV 10 in Lafayette. Among his many recordings are "KLFY Waltz," "Channel 10 Two Step," "Mardi Gras Dance," and "Lafayette Two Step." He also recorded a Cajun French version of Hank Williams country-and- western hit "Jambalaya ".
He recorded several albums, one with Rounder Records entitled "Aldus Roger & the Lafayette Playboys - Legend Series" in 1998 and another with La Louisiane Records entitled "Plays the French Music of South Louisiana" in 1993.
The Aldus Roger song "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" is covered by Ambrose Thibodeaux in some of The Sims.