The Bon Temps (Good Times) Cajun Band is made up of Grover and Betty Smith of Benton, Arkansas. They moved to Benton in 1974 returning to the birthplace of Grover's grandfather, born in 1884. The log cabin still stands today inside a house on Hwy. 5, in Benton. They both have been playing or singing music since they were very young. Grover played with the Arkansas Country Dance Society since 1985 and was President of the ACDS in 2001-2002. Grover has played an assortment of instruments since the age of 8 and has played with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and various bands throughout the years. He has performed at Six Flags Over Texas at Arlington, TX; Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO; The Ozark Folk Center at Mountain View, AR; Riverfest at Little Rock, AR and the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival at Sedalia, MO. He has also played for Scottish Dances at Batesville, Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta. Betty has played the piano and sang in school and church choirs since grade school. She is also an accomplished Clogger and Jig dancer and has performed at various locations, where Grover was playing. While performing at Silver Dollar City, during the Old Fashion Folk Music Week, they heard the Cajun Connection Band from Louisiana and fell in love with Cajun music and dance. Grover will be playing the fiddle and Betty will play the concertina and Cajun accordian as they present both traditional Ozark and Cajun folk music.

Bon Temps schedule for 2006:

• February 11, 2006, Private King Cake Party, North Little Rock, AR 501-296-9876
• February 18, 2006, 5:30-9:30PM Madri Gras Dinner/Dance, Cathedral of St. Andrew, 617 Louisiana St., Little Rock, AR. For tickets, contact Connie Phillips at 501-374-2794. Canceled due to weather.
• February 25, 2006 Private Madri Gras Party/Dance., Conway, AR Call 501-794-2251
• March 12, 2006 1:00-3:00PM, Open House, Saline County History and Heritage Society, 123 N. Market St., Benton, AR Call 501-778-3770
• April 12, 2006, 8:00-8:30PM The Poet's Loft, Hot Springs, AR Call 501-627-4224
• May 04, 2006, 6:30-7:30PM Saline County Library, , Arkansas Heritage Month, Benton, AR 501-778-4766
• May 06, 2006, 10:00AM-2:00PM Shoppach House, Saline County History and Heritage Society, Benton, AR 501-778-4766
• Aug 07, 2006, 7:00-10:00PM Rackensack, Art Center, McArther Park, Little Rock, AR Call 501-794-2251
• Aug 19, 2006, 7:00-10:00PM Annual Rackensack Concert, Art Center, McArther Park, Little Rock, AR Call 501-794-2251
• Aug 26, 2006, 5:30-7:00PM Music on the Lake at Maumelle City, AR. Everybody welcome. Call 501-680-1700

If you would like some Old Time Traditional Music and Cajun Music at your place just call 501-794-2251

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This page revised Aug 13, 2006.

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