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Born
and raised in Baton Rouge, Anglyn started playing guitar in 1997. Her
rhythm is flawless. After turning down a promising lingerie modeling
career, she joined Choupique "because I was desperate." Her beauty and
crowd appeal is lagniappe. Expect everything from hard "chumping"
percussive cajun style to delicate picking on a slow gentile waltz.
She may also lose the guitar for the frottior, wood block, or 't fer.
Three
time Louisiana State Fiddle Champ, Bill Grass applied with Choupique only
after being rejected by such names as "Big Rappin' Daddy R", "The Fly
Brothers", and "The Tingling Loins". A superior fiddle player, Bill is
also known to pick up the electric guitar for those killer zydeco numbers or
swamp pop tunes to polish your belt buckle. If you're lucky, he'll
even show off his backup and lead vocal talents.
Making
the long trek from Gonzales, LA, Kent Lavigne is the band's "bass man".
He also has somehow worked his way into being the band's "guy who knows what
key all of songs are in". Kent's bass runs pump up the zydeco and
rockin' cajun numbers and lay down in the background for more traditional
tunes. "Whatever you're paying me, it's not enough."
Lead
singer of the band, Jesse Brown originally hails from Eunice, LA.
During his first public appearance, he won the Mamou "Hard Body
Contest" wearing cut-off blue jeans and his infamous straw hat. Since
that day, he's been contacted by GQ and Men's Health
magazines, but his refusal to lose the hat has limited his modeling career.
So, with a desire to be in front of throngs of people screaming his name, he
picked up the Cajun accordion. He will join Bill for several twin
fiddle tunes, and may even plunck out a few numbers on the mandolin.
Warren
Thomassie comes to the band courtesy of his wife. His music abilities
are summed up by "I play in perfect time even when the rest of the band is
out!" His back up and lead vocals add depth and dimension, and so does
the size of his drum kit. A lefty drummer, Warren comes from a musical
family and started playing music at age 11. It is apparent that his
older siblings taught him well.