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Ellis Vanicor Takes Four Le Cajun Awards

October 1, 2011 by: Herman Fuselier

Just because a musician was born in 1929 doesn’t mean he’s ready for the nursing home. Cajun fiddler Ellis Vanicor, 81, broadcasts that message loud and clear on the title song of his debut CD, Don’t Bury Me. Vanicor started playing fiddle in the 1940s and began his own band, the Lacassine Playboys. Through the decades, he’s shared the stage and studio with Shorty Leblanc, Linus Touche...

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