Lynn Raggio and Shakedown

Lynn Raggio--Literally "born on the bayou", the Bayou Teche that is, in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. The great, great grandson of a Mississippi riverboat gambler and great nephew to legendary Cajun singer Jimmie C. Neuman, Lynn has been playing professionally since 1965. The chronology of Lynn's band history from 1965 until present goes something like this: The Black Widows, Love Society, Harvey's Meat Market, Natchez, Shiloh, Rainbow Canyon, Bamboo, Dean Cook and the Bacon Blitz Band, Blitz, Pegasus, Gulf Coast Kids, Ad Bangers, The Time Beings, Riverwind, The Craven Moorehead Band, Moving the Earth, Retrospect, Messin' with Texas, Truth in Wine, and now SHAKEDOWN! As a resident in "Buddy Holly Town" for 12 years, Lynn fronted and played lead guitar for The Craven Moorehead Band whose claim to fame was earning the title "The Coors Light Texas Music Band". The band opened for acts such as Foghat, Ian Moore, and Web Wilder.