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Natchitoches French Town by Blind Uncle Gaspard

Artist Biography For Blind Uncle Gaspard

A Blind Vocalist And Guitarist From Louisiana Alcide "Blind Uncle" Gaspard Alternated Between String-Band Music In A Band With His Brothers And Traditional Cajun Balladry On His Recordings For Vocalion. Born In Avoyelles Parish Louisiana In 1880 Gaspard Formed His First Band With His Brothers Victor And Amade. When He Began Recording In The Late 1920s Though It Was As A Backing Guitarist For Fiddler Delma Lachney. He Also Recorded On His Own At The Same Sessions. Little Else Is Known About Gaspard Though Four Of His Sides And A Few Of His Appearances With Lachney Appear On The Yazoo Compilation Early American Cajun Music Released In 1999. Gaspard Died In 1937.

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