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Canray Fontenot
American Creole fiddler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Canray Fontenot (October 16,[a] 1922[1] ā July 29, 1995)[2] was an American Creole fiddle player, who has been described as "the greatest Creole Louisiana French fiddler of our time."[3]
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Canray Fontenot | |
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![]() Fontenot in 1986 | |
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Born | (1922-10-16)October 16, 1922 L'Anse aux Vaches, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | July 29, 1995(1995-07-29) (aged 72) Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. |
Genres | Creole Cajun |
Instrument(s) | Fiddle |
Labels | Arhoolie, Melodeon, Rounder, Sonet |
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