Amédé Ardoin
 | Born |
| March 11, 1896 in L'Anse Rougeau, LA | |
| Active Decades | |
| 19001020304050607080902000 | |
Amédé Ardoin is to zydeco music as Robert Johnson is to the blues and Buddy Bolden is to jazz. Like Johnson and Bolden, Ardoin not only died under still mysterious conditions, but also shares the potency of their musical influence, having laid the foundation for southwest Louisiana's zydeco music.
The first Creole to be recorded, Ardoin is best remembered for his resonating, high-pitched vocals and sizzling-hot accordion playing. Although he only recorded 31 tunes, his compositions have been included in the repertoire of Cajun and zydeco bands ranging from Austin Pitre and Dewey Balfa to Beausoleil and C.j. Chenier. Iry Lejeune helped to launch a revival in Cajun music in the 1950s, when he recorded 12 of Ardoin's tunes.
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The first Creole to be recorded, Ardoin is best remembered for his resonating, high-pitched vocals and sizzling-hot accordion playing. Although he only recorded 31 tunes, his compositions have been included in the repertoire of Cajun and zydeco bands ranging from Austin Pitre and Dewey Balfa to Beausoleil and C.j. Chenier. Iry Lejeune helped to launch a revival in Cajun music in the 1950s, when he recorded 12 of Ardoin's tunes.
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