Tagged: Andy Waddell

07/07/2013

We just added the Andy Waddell release “Sunset to 7” in rotation on our “New Orleans Radio” station http://nola.tw/M6

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1922 - Harry Choates was born on this day. Cajun multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and bandleader know as the Godfather of cajun music and a native of either Rayne or New Iberia, Louisiana. He had the biggest cajun hit ever in 'Jole Blon'. The success of the song was astounding, but Choates' rights reportedly were sold for $50 and a bottle of whiskey. His style was unique in that it blended cajun and western swing, and he influenced musicians like Doug Kershaw, and Dewey Balfa. Alcoholism and his lifestyle took a toll, and he reportedly died in jail at the age of 28, awaiting trial on wife and child desertion in 1951.

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1922 - Harry Choates was born on this day. Cajun multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and bandleader know as the Godfather of cajun music and a native of either Rayne or New Iberia, Louisiana. He had the biggest cajun hit ever in 'Jole Blon'. The success of the song was astounding, but Choates' rights reportedly were sold for $50 and a bottle of whiskey. His style was unique in that it blended cajun and western swing, and he influenced musicians like Doug Kershaw, and Dewey Balfa. Alcoholism and his lifestyle took a toll, and he reportedly died in jail at the age of 28, awaiting trial on wife and child desertion in 1951.

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