Nathan Abshire
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It is catalogued under topics including 1913 births, 1981 deaths and 20th-century American accordionists.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 1
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- A Cajun legend
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Nathan Joseph Abshire (June 27, 1913 near Gueydan, Louisiana – May 13, 1981, Basile, Louisiana), was an American Cajun accordion player who, along with Iry LeJeune, was responsible for the renaissance of the accordion in Cajun music in the 1940s. Abshire first performed on the accordion in public at age eight. He continued playing at dance halls and parties through his teenage years. In the 1930s, he performed with and learned from fiddler Lionel Leleux and accordionist Amédé Ardoin. <a href="ht
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gueydan
- Place of death
- Basile
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- Cajun music
- Instrument
- accordion
- Record label
- Bluebird Records
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of birth
- 1913-06-27
- date of death
- 1981-05-13
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
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