Definitive harry choates biography
Definitive harry choates biography
Harry Henry Choates - The Historical Marker Database!
Harry Choates
American musician
For the 1927 murder victim from Tennessee, see Lynching of Henry Choate.
Harry Choates | |
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| Born | (1922-12-26)December 26, 1922 |
| Origin | Cow Island, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1951(1951-07-17) (aged 28) |
| Genres | Cajun |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Fiddler |
| Instrument | Fiddle |
| Years active | 1934-51 |
| Labels | Gold Star, Modern Music, Starday, D Records, Deluxe, Macy's, O.T., Allied, Cajun Classics, Humming Bird[1] |
Musical artist
Harry Henry Choates (December 26, 1922 – July 17, 1951) was an American Cajun music fiddler known as the "Fiddle King of Cajun Swing"[2] and the "Godfather of Cajun music."[3] The scholar Barry Jean Ancelet called Choates "undoubtedly the most popular Cajun musician of his day."[4]
Early years
Much of Choates' early life is disputed.
Most sources list his birthplace as the south Louisiana town of Rayne.[5][6][7] But hi