Branford Marsalis @bmarsalis, SRJO celebrate the music of #NOLA New Orleans http://nola.tw/IH
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Branford Marsalis @bmarsalis, SRJO celebrate the music of #NOLA New Orleans http://nola.tw/IH
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by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
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1934 - Rufus Thibodeaux was born on this day. A Cajun fiddler and native of Ridge, Louisiana. He played in local dance halls at 13, and joined Julius Lamperez's Cajun band in 1949. He worked extensively as a studio musician for J. D. "Jay" Miller's Crowley Studio, working with The Clement Brothers among others. Thibodeaux played in the studios behind Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Jim Reeves, Slim Harpo, Carol Channing, Neil Young, and many others. His 1970 recording with Newman of the song "Lache Pas la Patate" was the first song sung in Cajun French ever to reach Gold status. In 1987, he released a solo album, The Cajun Country Fiddle of Rufus Thibodeaux. He passed away in August 2005 at the age of 71. |