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1916 - Lawrence Walker was born on this day. An accordion player, sonwriter and a native of Duson, Louisiana. During the 1950s, he was considered one of the all-time great Cajun performers. Lawrence and brother Elton, a fiddler, formed their first band called The Walker Brothers. They made their recording debut for Bluebird in 1929 with "La Breakdown la Louisiane" and "La Vie Malheureuse." He recorded in the '50s and had success with "Reno Waltz" and "Evangeline Waltz" for George Khoury's label. He passed away in 1968 at the age of 60. |