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Aldus Roger

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Aldus Roger
Birth nameAldus Roger
Born(1915-02-10)February 10, 1915
Carencro, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1999(1999-04-04) (aged 84)
GenresCajun
Occupationmusician
InstrumentCajun accordion
LabelsTNT, Feature, Acadian Artists, Goldband, Cajun Classics, La Lou, Swallow

Aldus Roger (February 10, 1915 – April 4, 1999) was an American Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana, best known for his accordion skills, and television music program.

Early life

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Aldus Roger was born in Carencro, Louisiana and learned to play the Cajun accordion at age eight.[1] His father, Francis Roger, didn't want him to play accordion; however, he would borrow it and play in the barn.[1]

Lafayette Playboys

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Roger led the Lafayette Playboys for over twenty years.[1] During the late 1950s and 1960s, he hosted his own music program Passe Partout on KLFY-TV 10 in Lafayette.[2] Among his many recordings are "KLFY Waltz," "Channel 10 Two Step," "Mardi Gras Dance," and "Lafayette Two Step (1964)."[1] He also recorded a Cajun French version of Hank Williams country-and- western hit "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (which Williams in turn had based on the Cajun tune "Grand Texas").[3]

He recorded several albums, one with Rounder Records entitled "Aldus Roger & the Lafayette Playboys - Legend Series" in 1998 and another with La Louisiane Records entitled "Plays the French Music of South Louisiana" in 1993.[4]

The Aldus Roger song "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" (translated: "The Snap Beans Ain't Salty") is covered by Ambrose Thibodeaux in some of The Sims.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Savoy 1984, p. 194.
  2. ^ BeauSoleil Quartet Oral History (MP4). American Folklife Center. June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Aldus Roger music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "La Louisianne Records". Lalouisiannerecords.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008.

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