Birth name Fernest Arceneaux Role Singer Name Fernest Arceneaux | Years active 1960s–2000s | |
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Also known as The New Prince of the Accordion Similar People Rockin' Dopsie, Roy Carrier, John Delafose, Beau Jocque, Clifton Chenier | ||
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Fernest Arceneaux (27 August 1940 – 4 September 2008) was a French speaking Creole Zydeco accordionist and singer from Louisiana.
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Biography
Arceneaux was born to a large Creole family based in Carencro, Louisiana. Arceneaux first picked up his brother-in-law's accordion as a child and learned to play by copying his father, Ferdinand Arceneaux, who was a Creole musician whom he backed at local house parties. By the 1960s, Arceneaux had switched to guitar in his rock and roll group Fernest and the Thunders. Not until the late 1970s, at the behest of his hero Clifton Chenier, did Arceneaux return to the accordion. His group began recording and touring heavily, particularly in Europe. Arceneaux earned the title "The New Prince of Accordion" for his virtuostic playing.
In addition to his band Fernest and The Thunders, Arceneaux's discography includes recordings under band names Fernest Arceneaux and the Zydeco All Stars, and Fernest Arceneaux & His Louisiana French Band.
Style
Arceneaux's style is heavily influenced by soul music. He is influenced by some artists of the genre, such as Ray Charles and Johnny Ace.
