Yvette Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, near the levees of the Atchafalaya Basin, where she developed a deep appreciation for Cajun culture, music, dance, and language. After earning a master's degree in education and building a successful teaching career, Landry began telling stories through song, picking up a variety of instruments along the way and eventually playing in several Cajun bands.
Landry co-founded Bonsoir, Catin alongside Kristi Guillory, Anya Burgess, and Christine Balfa; the group's 2015 album Light the Stars earned a Grammy nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Fronting her own project, The Yvette Landry Band, she released her debut solo album, Should Have Known, in 2010, which won OffBeat Magazine's Best Country/Folk Album award and earned her Best Country/Folk Artist honors. She has since released several more albums, including No Man's Land (2013), Me & T-Coe's Country (2014) with pedal steel player Richard Comeaux, and Louisiana Lovin', a collaboration with fellow Louisiana musician Roddie Romero that earned OffBeat nominations for Best Roots Rock Artist and Best Roots Rock Album.
Beyond performing, Landry has served as Louisiana's State Music Ambassador in both 2013 and 2019, was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, and served as a Cultural Ambassador for the Library of Congress, touring Russia and performing at the Kennedy Center and Nashville's Bluebird Café. She has shared stages with Vince Gill & The Time Jumpers, Darrell Scott, Rhonda Vincent, and Marcia Ball, and performed at SXSW alongside two-time Grammy nominee and current bandmate Roddie Romero. Landry now fronts The Jukes, her current band, continuing a run of more than fourteen consecutive years performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She is also a published children's book author.
