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Nathan Abshire
American Cajun accordion player
Nathan Abshire | |
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Nathan Abshire | |
| Birth name | Nathan Abshire |
| Born | (1913-06-27)June 27, 1913[1] Gueydan, Louisiana, U.S[1] |
| Died | May 13, 1981(1981-05-13) (aged 67)[1] Basile, Louisiana, U.S |
| Genres | Cajun music, swamp blues, Louisiana blues |
| Occupation | Accordion player |
| Years active | 1930s–1981 |
| Labels | Bluebird Records, O.T.
Records, Khoury Records, Swallow Records |
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Nathan Abshire (June 27, 1913 – May 13, 1981) was an American Cajun accordion player.
Nathan abshire biography
His time in the U.S. Army inspired Abshire to write the crooner song "Service Blues", which the newspaper Daily World reported as "one of his most memorable tearjerkers". After the war, he settled in Basile, Louisiana, where he played regularly at the Avalon Club.
He released his best-known record, "Pine Grove Blues", in 1949. Abshire's music became more well known outside of Louisiana at the 1964 New