Doc Guidry
| Oran "Doc" Guidry | |
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"Doc" Guidry - King Of The Cajun Fiddlers
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | King of the Cajun Fiddlers [1] |
| Born | April 28, 1918 [2] Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. [2] Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Genres | Cajun |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, fiddle player |
| Instruments | Cajun fiddle |
| Associated acts | Rayne Bo Ramblers, Happy, Doc, and the Boys, Aldus Roger, Papa Cairo, Jimmie Davis, Bill Hutto, Vin Bruce |
Oran "Doc" Guidry (April 28, 1918 Lafayette, Louisiana – November 10, 1992 Lafayette, Louisiana)[1] was an American fiddle player known for playing Cajun music and country music in Louisiana. He is known for his recordings such as "Wondering", "Colinda", "Crowley Two Step", and "Chere Cherie" which was recorded in Nashville.
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Biography
Oran Guidry had learned to play the fiddle from his father, Cleopha.[1]
Career
Early on, in 1936, he began recording with Happy Fats' Rayne-Bo Ramblers and Hackberry Ramblers' Joe Werner. There, they recorded a slew of recordings for Bluebird. By 1938, he had scored a chance to record with David Kapp's Decca Records and formed the "Sons of Acadians" band.
After WWII, he would continue performing, recording and broadcasting with Happy Fats forming the group "Happy, Doc and the Boys" (or sometimes listed "Hadacol Boys"). These would be featured on J. D. "Jay" Miller's new Fais Do Do label.[3] However, other groups would also use Doc's fiddle and electric mandolin in their recordings. Bill Hutto had him playing on his recordings during the 1950s. He even toured the country with Jimmie Davis[4] where he would make his signature 1953 recording of "Chere Cherie" with L. J. Blanc at a session in Nashville, TN. Together, they played on the Louisiana Hayride[5] and the Grand Ole Opry. In May of that year, Billboard Magazine stated the song was a "pretty ballad, sung in English and French by the Cajun folk artist, is presented gracefully. Might earn some regional action".[6]
In 1962, Vin Bruce had him recording at a session at the KLFT radio station. He jumped in with Aldus Roger and his Lafayette Playboys at the La Louisianne studio in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, La Louisianne had him record a solo album. By 1968 in his last recordings, he joined Vin Bruce again in New Orleans at the Cosimo Matassa recording studio. In his later years, he would play blues, jazz and even some popular lounge music.[1] At some point in the early 1980s, he toured Asia with Cajun legend D. L. Menard.[3]
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- Chere Cherie (1966) Listen (MP3)
Legacy
Guidry would eventually be entered into the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.[2][7]
Discography
- Chere Cherie / The Little Fat Man (9-28678 Decca, 1953)
- Doc Guidry: King Of The Cajun Fiddlers (LL-115 LaLouisianne, ca.1966)
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- Music of Louisiana
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- Cajun culture
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- Musicians from Louisiana
- Cajun fiddlers
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- Music of the Southern United States
- Cajun music
- Cajun people
- 1918 births
- 1992 deaths
- 20th-century American musicians
- 20th-century violinists
