During Jeffery's childhood, the family lived in Frilot Cove, near Opelousas, Louisiana, and his father worked as a sharecropper.
[citation needed] Jeffery also worked much on the farm, leaving school after the seventh grade in order to help his family.
With his white-straw cowboy hat, silver-plated rodeo belt and black boots, it's as if he just jumped off a horse.
He never removes his trademark toothpick from the corner of his mouth, even as he sings in a raspy, bluesy tenor and plays his single-row and triple-row accordions with fluttering triplets and melodic detours.
[2] Broussard has performed on a variety of instruments over the years, including drums, diatonic accordion, guitar, bass, and fiddle.
[Delafose's recording] 'Joe Pitre [à Deux Femmes],' that brought the single-note accordion back.
[2] However, Zydeco Force never toured, because bassist Robby Robinson was unable to leave his work commitments.
[7] In 1994, Broussard led a tribute band performance for his recently deceased father at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
[6] In 2012, Broussard participated in a cultural exchange tour to Russia, alongside Cajun group Balfa Toujours and Creole fiddler Ed Poullard, sponsored by the Library of Congress and CEC ArtsLink.