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by blueorleansradio · 09/08/2014

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1936 - Doug Kershaw was born on this day. Cajun fiddle player and a native of Cameron Parish Louisiana. He eventually taaught himself to play 28 instruments. After teaching his brother, Rusty, to play guitar, he formed a band, the Continental Playboys, with Rusty and older brother Peewee (Nelson Kershaw) in 1948. At the peak of their early career, in 1958, Doug and Rusty both enlisted in the United States Army. After fulfilling his military obligation, the two brothers recorded "Louisiana Man", an autobiographical song that Doug had written while in the Army. The song not only sold millions of copies but over the years has come to be be considered a standard of modern Cajun music. The song was eventually covered by more than 800 artists. Kershaw has recorded fifteen albums and charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.

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1936 - Doug Kershaw was born on this day. Cajun fiddle player and a native of Cameron Parish Louisiana. He eventually taaught himself to play 28 instruments. After teaching his brother, Rusty, to play guitar, he formed a band, the Continental Playboys, with Rusty and older brother Peewee (Nelson Kershaw) in 1948. At the peak of their early career, in 1958, Doug and Rusty both enlisted in the United States Army. After fulfilling his military obligation, the two brothers recorded "Louisiana Man", an autobiographical song that Doug had written while in the Army. The song not only sold millions of copies but over the years has come to be be considered a standard of modern Cajun music. The song was eventually covered by more than 800 artists. Kershaw has recorded fifteen albums and charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.

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