D&l menard biography
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D&l menard biography
D. L. Menard
American Cajun musician and songwriter
Musical artist
Doris Leon Menard[1] (April 14, 1932 – July 27, 2017) was an American songwriter, performer, and recording artist in contemporary Cajun music.
He was called the "Cajun Hank Williams".[2]
Biography
Menard was born in Erath, Louisiana, and was the only child[3] of Ophy and Helena Primeaux Menard.[4] He was part of a Cajun farming family.
He took up the guitar at age 16 and started playing dances in Louisiana clubs at 17.[4] He was strongly influenced by the late Hank Williams, whom he met in 1951 at the Teche Club[3] shortly before Williams's death.[5] Throughout his career, Menard held performances in more than 30 countries and served as a good-will ambassador for Cajun culture.
He had also recorded with non-Cajun artists, including Bryan Ferry.[6]
Menard, and his late wife Louella, had seven children, leading to 17 grandchildr