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1984 - Gerard Delafose was born on this day. An accordion player and a native of Eunice, Louisiana. He is the grandson of John Delafose, and the nephew of Geno Delafose. He got his start playing the rubboard with John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys and then went on to play drums for other groups. including Horace Trahan, Dexter Ardoin and Geno Delafose. He sings lead vocals and plays the accordion in his own band, Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators, which he started in 2007. Like Delafose, most of the band members hail from Eunice. |