Octa Clark

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Octa Clark
Born(1904-04-30)April 30, 1904 [1]
Judice, Louisiana, United States
DiedSeptember 11, 1998(1998-09-11) (aged 94) [2]
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Genres Cajun
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter,, accordionist
Instruments Cajun accordion
Labels Arhoolie Records, Rounder Records

Octa Clark (April 30, 1904 in Judice, Louisiana – September 11, 1998 in Lafayette, Louisiana) was an American Cajun accordion player. Clark was a local Lafayette area musician and made three recordings of Cajun music. [3]

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Cajun accordion

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Clark is buried in Maurice, Louisiana.

Discography

Arhoolie Records, which is based in El Cerrito, California, United States, is an American small independent record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 as a way for him to record and produce music by previously obscure "down-home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin, and Bill Gaither. Arhoolie still publishes blues and folk music, Tejano music including Lydia Mendoza, Los Alegres de Teran, Flaco Jimenez, regional Mexican music, cajun, zydeco, and bluegrass.

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References

  1. ↑ "Octa Clark". Eunice, Louisiana: Cajun French Music Association. November 2, 1997. Archived from the original on November 15, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Octa Clark". Find a Grave . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Cajun Singer Octa Clark". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved 2009-10-21.


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