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Doc Guidry

1918 – 1992

American fiddle player

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About Doc Guidry

Lived 1918 – 1992 (aged 74). Doc Guidry was an American fiddler and fiddle player.

Oran "Doc" Guidry (April 28, 1918 – November 10, 1992) 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 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".

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. Chere Cherie (1966)

Legacy Guidry would eventually be entered into the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Fiddler, Fiddle player
Nationality

People in Doc Guidry's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Doc Guidry's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Doc Guidry?

American fiddle player (1918-1992)

When was Doc Guidry born?

Doc Guidry was born on 28 April 1918 in Lafayette.

When did Doc Guidry die?

Doc Guidry died on 10 November 1992 in Lafayette.

What was Doc Guidry's occupation?

Doc Guidry was a fiddler and fiddle player.

What nationality was Doc Guidry?

Doc Guidry was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Doc Guidry

· Wikidata: Q19878450

· DBpedia: Doc Guidry

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