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Musician Russell Lee "Rusty" Kershaw, brother of fiddler Doug Kershaw and former member of the Rusty & Doug performing and recording duo, died Tuesday (Oct. 23)2001 in New Orleans of a heart attack. He was 63. Kershaw, who was born in Louisiana Feb. 2, 1938, joined his brothers Doug and Nelson ("Pee Wee") in 1948 to form the Cajun band Pee Wee Kershaw & The Continental Playboys. He was the group's guitarist. From 1953 to 1955, the Kershaws performed on KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, La. They also began appearing on the Louisiana Hayride in 1955 but...read more