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Wade Frugé

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Genres
  
Cajun

Name
  
Wade Fruge

Labels
  
Arhoolie Records

Instruments
  
Fiddle

Occupation(s)
  
Musician


Born
  
August 27, 1916 (
1916-08-27
)

Died
  
June 23, 1992(1992-06-23) (aged 75)

La Vals A Wade Fruge (1) (Je Va's Mourir)


Wade Frugé (August 27, 1916 – June 23, 1992) was a Cajun fiddle player in southwest Louisiana. He raised sheep and farmed. He learned to play from contemporaries of his time. His only album was recorded in 1988 with various tunes recorded in 1979, 1983, and 1989 at the home of Marc Savoy. He married Evelyn Courville in 1942 and adopted a child.

Contents

  • Gumbo Waltz Listen (MP3)
  • Discography

  • "Wade Frugé – Old-Style Cajun Music CD" (LP 5044), 1998.
  • Songs

    La Vieille Chanson de mardi gras
    The Milk Cow Is Dead
    Chere 'tite fille

    References

    Wade Frugé Wikipedia