Huey Purvis Meaux, known as "The Crazy Cajun," was an influential American record producer born on March 10, 1929, in Wright, Louisiana. He moved to Winnie, Texas, at the age of 12 and later served briefly in the U.S. Army. Meaux initially opened a barbershop in Winnie, where he began his music career by producing the swamp pop classic "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by "Jivin'" Gene Bourgeois. He discovered Barbara Lynn and produced her 1962 hit "You'll Lose a Good Thing." Meaux was instrumental in the success of several other artists, including Doug Sahm with the Sir Douglas Quintet, Roy Head, B. J. Thomas, Freddy Fender, and many more.

Meaux owned several record labels and recording studios, such as Crazy Cajun Records and SugarHill Recording Studios. Despite his success in the music industry, Meaux's life was marred by legal troubles. In 1967, he was convicted for violating the White-Slave Traffic Act but was later pardoned by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. In 1996, a police raid revealed extensive criminal activities involving child pornography and sexual assault, leading to a 15-year prison sentence. Meaux was released in 2007 and passed away on April 23, 2011, in Winnie, Texas, at the age of 82.