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| instrument = [[Cajun accordion]]
| genre = [[Cajun music|Cajun]]
| occupation = [[Cajun accordion|Accordion maker]], musician, [[Cajun accordion|accordionist]]
| associated_acts = Moulin Rouge<ref name="swle">{{cite web|url=http://members.cox.net/jireaux/larry.htm|accessdate=2011-08-13|title=Larry Miller and Bon Cajun Accordions|author=Jiro Hatano|year=2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018210053/http://members.cox.net/jireaux/larry.htm|archive-date=October 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Larry G. Miller''' (born July 7, 1936) is a [[Cajun]] [[Cajun accordion|accordion]] maker from [[Iota, Louisiana]].<ref name="swle" /> The brand name of his accordions are 'Bon Tee Cajun' and 'Bon Cajun'.<ref name="swle" /><ref name="acclinks">{{cite web|url=http://www.accordionlinks.com/north.html|title=Accordion Links – Cajun and Zydeco|accessdate=2011-03-18|author=Jeroen Nijhof}}</ref>
==Biography==
Miller is the son of sharecropper Abraham Miller and Algena Leger.<ref name="swle" /> He and his son Mike published a book in 1988 called 'You Can Play Cajun Accordion: Designed For Beginners.'<ref name="flattown">{{cite web|url=http://www.floydsrecordshop.com/You-Can-Play-Cajun-Accordion-by-Larry-Miller-Mike-Miller-P1090.aspx|title=You Can Play Cajun Accordion by Larry Miller & Mike Miller (Book & CD)|accessdate=2011-08-13}}</ref> Miller didn't begin to build accordions until he was 52 years old in 1988.<ref name="swle" /> Before he worked in primary and secondary education for 22 years.<ref name="swle" /> He was also one of the founders of the [[Cajun French Music Association]].<ref name="swle" /> Miller retired from building accordions full-time in 2006. His grandson Jay continues to build accordions under the brand 'Bon Cajun.'<ref name="acclinks" /> Before retiring, he'd built around 85 accordions a year and repaired around 200 in the same time.<ref name="swle" />
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