Harry Choates
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." |
Birth and Death Data: Died July 17, 1951
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, electric guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-048005 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | O. S. T. gal | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048006 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | A little high chair | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048007 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | The old ice man | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048008 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | I know you feel the way I do | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048009 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Lake Charles shuffle | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048010 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | I've grown so lonely for you | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Victor | BS-048011 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Gran prairie | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048012 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | La polka a Gilbent | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048013 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | La veuve de la coulee | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-048014 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Les tete fille Lafayette | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Choates, Harry," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105065.
Choates, Harry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105065.
"Choates, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Choates, Harry, 1922-1951 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85244966
Wikidata: Harry Choates - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5667909
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/76524220
MusicBrainz: Harry Choates - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e4c9b74d-ad49-41f1-8b50-1b0d1ea188d4
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/174302 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/174302
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