Soileau, Floyd
(*1938)> RECORD PRODUCER · ENTREPRENEUR
Soileau, Floyd 2 November 1938; Ville Platte, LA Record producer and entrepreneur. Since 1956, he has owned Floyd’s Record Shop in Ville Platte, Louisiana. He began his first label, Big Mamou, in 1957, issuing singles on the new 45-rpm disc format instead of the outgoing 78-rpm format, which attracted regional musicians to him. Speaking French and English, he has been well positioned to bring Cajun, Creole, and zydeco music to records, especially on the Maison du Soul label established in 1973…