Harry Choates
Harry Choates | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 26, 1922 |
| Origin | Cow Island, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1951 (aged 28) |
| Genres | Cajun |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Fiddler |
| Instrument | Fiddle |
| Years active | 1934-51 |
| Labels | Gold Star, Modern Music, Starday, D Records, Deluxe, Macy's, O.T., Allied, Cajun Classics, Humming Bird |
Harry Henry Choates (December 26, 1922 – July 17, 1951) was an American Cajun music fiddler known as the "Fiddle King of Cajun Swing" and the "Godfather of Cajun music." The scholar Barry Jean Ancelet called Choates "undoubtedly the most popular Cajun musician of his day."