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1993 - Rockin' Dopsie (Alton Joseph Rubin), a leading Zydeco musician and button accordion player and a native of Carencro, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 61. In the 1980s his music began getting attention in the U.S. His career got a big boost in 1985 when he recorded "That Was Your Mother" with Paul Simon on the latter's Graceland album. Later, he recorded with other pop singers including Cyndi Lauper and Bob Dylan. He spread the Creole culture throughout the world by his music. |