Amade Ardoin
| Amédé Ardoin | |
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Amédé Ardoin around 1912
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| Background information | |
| Born |
March 11, 1898 near Basile, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1942 (aged 44) Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Creole, zydeco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, accordionist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Cajun accordion |
| Labels | Columbia Records,Brunswick, Vocalion, Decca, Melotone, Bluebird, Arhoolie, Tompkins Square |
Amédé Ardoin (March 11, 1898 – November 3, 1942) was an American Louisiana Creole musician, known for his high singing voice and virtuosity on the Cajun accordion. He is credited by Louisiana music scholars with laying the groundwork for Creole music in the early 20th century, and wrote several songs now regarded as zydeco standards.
Ardoin was born near Basile in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana a descendant of both free and captive people. Amadee spoke only French and did not speak English, as did most people in this French speaking region. Developing his musical talents in preference to undertaking farm work, he played at dances, often for Cajun audiences, with fiddle players Alphonse LaFleur and Douglas Bellard. He moved around the area frequently, settling at one point near Chataignier where he met Cajun fiddle player Dennis McGee. They established a more regular musical partnership, playing at local house parties, sometimes attended by Ardoin's young cousin, Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin.
Ardoin and McGee were among the first artists to record the music of the Acadiana region of Louisiana. On December 9, 1929, they recorded six songs for Columbia Records in New Orleans. They made further recordings together in New Orleans in 1930, and in San Antonio, Texas in August 1934. Ardoin also made solo recordings in New York City in December 1934. The recordings were issued on various labels, including Brunswick, Vocalion, Decca, Melotone and Bluebird. In all, thirty-four recordings with Ardoin playing accordion are known to exist.
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