Geno Delafose, Cedric Watson, & Terrance Simien were announced as the final nominees of the first Grammy category for Zydeco and Cajun Musicians.
Geno Delafose, Cedric Watson, & Terrance Simien were announced as the final nominees of the first Grammy category for Zydeco and Cajun Musicians. Seven finalist were choose for the Best Zydeco and Cajun Musician category. Of the seven finalist, two Zydeco Musicians from Southwest Louisiana, Geno Delafose and Terrance Simien were chosen to represent the Zydeco Nation for the prestigious award on February 10, 2008, and the Zydeco Nation's own Cedric Watson was nominated with his work and collaboration with the Pine Leaf Boys, a talented Cajun Band from Southwest Louisiana, becoming the first and only African American to be recognized as the world's top Cajun Fiddler nominated for a Grammy Award.