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Alphonse "bois Sec" Ardoin With Canray Fontenot's lyrics & chords
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (November 16, 1915 – May 16, 2007) a Creole accordionist and Canray Fontenot (October 16 1922 - July 29, 1995) fiddler extraordinaire, became from the 1960s into the 1990s the best known exponents of authentic Creole music. They made appearances at national folk festivals from Newport to the Smithsonian and they traveled to Europe. They also became a regular feature at the delightful annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the tourist industry took advantage of Canray's exuberant and winning smile by using...read more