Leo Soileau

Cajun music, Musical Artist

1904 – 1980

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Who was Leo Soileau?

Leo Soileau was one of the most prolific Cajun recording artists of the 1930s and 1940s, recording over 100 songs, which was a substantial amount considering the reluctance to record the music during its early stages. He is known as the second person to record a Cajun record and the first to record this genre with a fiddle.

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Born
1904
Ville Platte
Died
Aug 2, 1980
Ville Platte

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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