Harrison Fontenot

Harrison Fontenot

Harrison Fontenot: Inducted into the Fred's Lounge – KVPI Wall of Fame
Background information
Born 1934 (age 81–82)
Genres Cajun
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, accordion player
Instruments Accordion
Labels Swallow Records

Harrison Fontenot (August 1, 1934 – January 21, 2011) is a Cajun accordion player and builder, best known for his recording of "The Cajun Twist" in 1962.[1][2]

Born in Point Blue, Louisiana in 1934, Fontenot got his first taste of music at the age of 16, when he regularly practiced on the accordion while his father was at work. He listening to the Grand Ole Opry as well as Aldus Roger and Austin Pitre. After forming his band, the Cajun Trio, he recorded songs during the 1960s and 1970s such as "La Cravat", "Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette", "If Teardrops Were Pennies", "I Passed in Front of your Door", "Jealous Heart", and several holiday songs. In 2001, Fontenot was designated a Master Accordion Player and Master Accordion Maker at the Mamou Cajun Music Festival.[3] Fontenot began making accordions under the brand name Imperial.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bernard, Shane K., "Swamp pop", Univ. Press of Mississippi, p82.
  2. ↑ "Harrison Joseph Fontenot August 1, 1934 - January 22, 2011". Ardoins Funeral Home. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Harrison Fontenot next inductee into Fred’s Wall of Fame" www.villeplattetoday.com
  4. ↑ "Builders Of Cajun Accordions" www400.sos.louisiana.gov
  5. ↑ "Merry Cajun Christmas – various artists (album)" www.floydsrecordshop.com
  6. ↑ "21 Cajun Classics – various artists" www.floydsrecordshop.com
  7. ↑ "Cajun Classics: Kings of Cajun at Their Very Best – various artists" www.floydsrecordshop.com


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