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Author Yule, Ron

Title Louisiana fiddlers / Ron Yule ; with contributions from Bill Burge ... [et al.]
Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 337 p.)
Series American made music series
American made music series.
Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Fiddlers' Selection; A Few Notes; Introduction; Louisiana Fiddlers; Dewey Balfa; Fred Beavers; Troy Beavers; Ray Beebe; Robert Bertrand; Mastern Brack; Elton Brindley; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; Cecil Burge; Hadley J. Castille; W.E. "Willie" Caston; Harry Choates; Hiter Colvin; Vertis Roy "Peanut" Conn; Varise Conner; John W. Daniel; Luderin Darbone; Michael Doucet; Warren Ferrier; Canray Fontenot; Merlin Fontenot; Eddie Friday; Wade Frugé; J.B. Fuselier; Wilson Granger; David Greely; Mary Grimsley; Marcel "Tex" Grimsley
Summary Louisiana Fiddlers shines light on sixty-two of the bayou state's most accomplished fiddlers of the twentieth century. Author Ron Yule outlines the lives and times of these performers, who represent a multitude of fiddling styles including Cajun, country, western swing, zydeco, bluegrass, Irish, contest fiddling, and blues. Featuring over 150 photographs, this volume provides insight into the "fiddlin' grounds" of Louisiana. Yule chronicles the musicians' varied appearances from the stage of the Louisiana Hayride, honky tonks, dancehalls, house dances, radio and television, and festiv
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index
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Subject Fiddlers -- Louisiana -- Biography
MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Folk & Traditional.
Fiddlers
Fidler
Geiger
Louisiana
Louisiana
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
Author Burge, Bill
LC no. 2021694982
ISBN 9781628469547
1628469544
9781604732962
1604732962