For the 1927 murder victim from Tennessee, see Lynching of Henry Choate.
Harry Choates
Background information
Born
(1922-12-26)December 26, 1922
Origin
Cow Island, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
July 17, 1951(1951-07-17) (aged 28)
Genres
Cajun
Occupation(s)
Musician, Fiddler
Instrument(s)
Fiddle
Years active
1934-51
Labels
Gold Star, Modern Music, Starday, D Records, Deluxe, Macy's, O.T., Allied, Cajun Classics, Humming Bird[1]
Musical artist
Harry Henry Choates (December 26, 1922 – July 17, 1951) was an American Cajun music fiddler known as the "Fiddle King of Cajun Swing"[2] and the "Godfather of Cajun music."[3] The scholar Barry Jean Ancelet called Choates "undoubtedly the most popular Cajun musician of his day."[4]
^Jasinski, Laurie E (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music (2nd ed.). Texas State Historical Assn. ISBN 978-0876112533.
^"Western Swing". Houstonculture.org.
^"HARRY CHOATES (1922-1951), the Godfather of Cajun music". Bopping.org. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
^Barry Jean Ancelet (1999). Cajun and Creole Music Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-57806-170-9. OCLC 1022681997.
scholar Barry Jean Ancelet called Choates "undoubtedly the most popular Cajun musician of his day." Much of Choates' early life is disputed. Most sources...
popularized the song "Jole Blon". The popularization began in 1946 with HarryChoates and his French version of "Jole Blon" for Goldstar records. Later, he...
Records in the 1930s and 1940s. He is known for his recordings with HarryChoates and his broadcasts on KVOL. Next to the Hackberry Ramblers, the Rayne-Bo...
Cajun music. Leo Soileau, J. B. Fuselier, Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc, HarryChoates and the Hackberry Ramblers are early examples of this style. The Red...
important in launching the careers of such artists as Lightnin' Hopkins, HarryChoates, George Jones, The Big Bopper, Eddie Noack, The Sir Douglas Quintet...
also on Starday, including Cowboy Copas, Helen Carter, Johnny Bond, HarryChoates, Link Davis and T. Texas Tyler. The label also featured several legendary...
"Uncle Ambrose" Thibodeaux, Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc, Oran Guidry and HarryChoates. Happy Fats noticed he always wore a diamond-shaped gem on his tie and...
Eyes") "Valse de Hadacol" (Hadacol Waltz) by Cajun musician/composer HarryChoates Jimmy Durante sang about it ("I even mix it with my Hadacol") in the...
American Bluegrass, Scottish, other Angus Chisholm Canadian Cape Breton HarryChoates American Cajun Vassar Clements American Bluegrass, country, jazz Michael...
Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" — Alfred Brown (1968) "Rye Whiskey" — HarryChoates (1948) "Coming through the Rye" — John C. Reilly (2020) "Coming Through...
Fred Allen, Kenny Delmar October 7, 1945 "Jole Blon (Jolie Blonde)" HarryChoates 1946 Tubby the Tuba Victor Jory & Léon Barzin 1946 "Move On Up a Little...
12, 2011. 2. Retrieved on January 13, 2011. "The Houston 100: From HarryChoates to Johnny Preston." Houston Press. Wednesday September 26, 2007. Retrieved...
2001) November 15 – Doreen Carwithen, composer (d. 2003) December 26 – HarryChoates, American Cajun fiddler (d. 1951) January 26 – Luigi Denza, composer...
Gold Star released its first hit record, a song called "Jole Blon" by HarryChoates, a swing and dance tune that became the first and only Cajun record...
Bonner Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Jewel "Teasin'" Brown Goree Carter HarryChoates Arnett Cobb Johnny Copeland David Honeyboy Edwards Five Blind Boys of...
small community near Leonville, LA. Here, he first heard "Jole Blon" by HarryChoates during a trip to the Silver Slipper, a grocery store and bar. The song...
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