Amadé Ardoin

Amédé Ardoin (March 11, 1898 – November 3, 1942) was an American Creole musician, known for his high singing voice and virtuosity on the Cajun accordion. He is credited by Louisiana music scholars with laying the groundwork for both Creole and Cajun music in the early 20th century, and wrote several songs now regarded as Cajun and zydeco standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 11, 1898 (Louisiana), Died November 3, 1942 (Alexandria)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, accordion, songwriter, composer

Notes: Name appears on Bluebird disc labels as Amede Ardoin.

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Recordings (Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 39204 10-in. 12/22/1934 Valse de mon vieux village (My old town waltz) Amadé Ardoin ; Amadé Ardoin vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Decca 39205 10-in. 12/22/1934 Si dur d'etre seul (So hard to be alone) Amadé Ardoin ; Amadé Ardoin vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Decca 39206 10-in. 12/22/1934 Aimez-moi ce soir (Love me tonight) Amadé Ardoin ; Amadé Ardoin vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
(Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ardoin, Amadé," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105063.

Ardoin, Amadé. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105063.

"Ardoin, Amadé." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105063

External Sources

Wikipedia: Amédé Ardoin

Discogs: Amadé Ardoin

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ardoin, Amadé - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85244963

Wikidata: Amédé Ardoin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q482149

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56803093

MusicBrainz: Amédé Ardoin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cd4bc033-c4c3-4e89-8e3c-22e432aaffc2

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/174299

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