Canray Fontenot (October 16,[a] 1922 – July 29, 1995) was an American Creole fiddle player, who has been described as "the greatest Creole Louisiana French...
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Fontenot is a surname of a number of American people, and may refer to: Al Fontenot (born 1970), Chicago Bears defensive lineman Canray Fontenot, musician...
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Parlez-Nous a Boire (Arhoolie) 1986 Allons a Lafayette (Arhoolie) with Canray Fontenot 1986 Belizaire the Cajun (soundtrack) (Arhoolie) 1987 Bayou Boogie...
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fiddle players Alphonse LaFleur and Douglas Bellard. Adam Fontenot, father of fiddler Canray Fontenot, was an early musical influence. He moved around the...
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Dennis McGee, Sady Courville, Luderin Darbone, Varise Conner, Canray Fontenot, Freeman Fontenot and others. He studied their techniques and songs and encouraged...
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333 people, 1,128 households, and 765 families residing in the town. Canray Fontenot (1922–1995), Creole fiddler Lance Guidry (born 1971), American football...
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are featured in the 1989 documentary J'ai Été Au Bal. Amédé Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Wade Frugé, Dewey Segura, Joe Falcon and Cléoma Falcon, and the Breaux...
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Anglo heritage, had developed a form of dance music known as la la. Canray Fontenot was perhaps the most influential la la performer. In the 1930s, oil...
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Douglas Bellard, Bébé Carrière, Calvin Carrière, Claude Faulk, Canray Fontenot, Freeman Fontenot, Preston Frank, and Ed Poullard. Around the mid-20th century...
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famously disappeared in Sri Lanka in 1990 during the Sri Lankan civil war Canray Fontenot (1922-1995), American Creole musician Lance Guidry (born 1971), American...
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