Been A Great Musical Morning
By J.N.R Dutton
@jnrdutton (3625)
United States
August 28, 2026 9:36am CST
Dear all,
This morning I have been spending a lot of time with music related stuff. I listened to a podcast about Eddy Raven (the Cajun country singer) and I learned some interesting things.
Beyond traditional country and Cajun country, he also has Reggae influences.
He was doing island style music (sometimes) before Jimmy Buffett was ever a household name. Yet,if asked,most people probably know Jimmy more.
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@FourWalls (90547)
• United States
28 Aug
I got to meet Eddy Raven a few years ago at the Fair. He played on the “country gold” tour. I told him how much I loved “Touch the Morning,” a song he wrote that Don Gibson had a hit with. He beamed…then sang me the extra verse that Gibson didn’t use in his recording. 
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@Manasha (2965)
• Pondicherry, India
28 Aug
Yes, that’s an interesting musical comparison. Eddy Raven is one of those artists who can get overlooked because Jimmy Buffett became so strongly associated with the whole “island” sound in popular culture.
Raven’s Cajun roots, country background, and occasional Caribbean/Reggae influences gave his music a distinctive blend. And the fact that he was exploring that sound before Buffett became a household name makes the comparison even more interesting.
If you're looking at musical history, it’s a good reminder that the artist who becomes most famous isn't necessarily the artist who started or developed an idea first.
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@RasmaSandra (102410)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Aug
Interesting, I will look him up of YouTube to take a listen,
