Bibliograph

The Ragin' Cajun, memoir of a Louisiana man, Doug Kershaw with Cathie Pelletier

Type

Label

The Ragin' Cajun, memoir of a Louisiana man, Doug Kershaw with Cathie Pelletier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes discography (pages 324-337) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Ragin' Cajun

Oclc number

1109974660

Responsibility statement

Doug Kershaw with Cathie Pelletier

Sub title

memoir of a Louisiana man

Summary

"Doug Kershaw's musical career as a fiddler, songwriter, and singer has spanned more than seventy years. Born on a houseboat tied to a cypress tree in the swamps of Southwest Louisiana, his family followed the fishing up and down the Mermantau River. Alligators and snakes lurked beneath the waters. Alcoholism and violence lurked above. The fais do-dos, those popular houseboat dances, were the only escape from a harsh way of life. Until the Kershaws were forced to move into town following a family tragedy, Kershaw spoke only Cajun-French. He got his first pair of shoes when he was eight years old, the same year he began supporting his mother by playing fiddle and shining shoes. Throughout his career, he has mastered twenty-eight instruments. Because of his signature style of music-making and entertaining, Kershaw is considered by many to be a consummate performer and storyteller"--, Provided by publisher

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