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Canray Fontenot

Canray Fontenot has been played on NTS in shows including Death Is Not The End, featured first on 5 May 2018. Songs played include Bee De La Manche and Les Barres De La Prison.

Canray Fontenot (October 16, 1922 – July 29, 1995) was an American Creole fiddler and songwriter.

His birth date and place seem to vary by source, he was either born on October 16 or 23, 1922 in l'Anse aux Vaches, or on October 16, 1918 in l'Anse des Rougeaux, both located in Louisiana, USA.

Canray Fontenot was probably born in L'Anse aux Vaches, near Basile, Louisiana. His family was from nearby Duralde. Fontenot,…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Bee De La Manche
Canray Fontenot, The Carrière Brothers
Arhoolie Records1983
Bee De La Manche
Canray Fontenot, The Carrière BrothersArhoolie Records1983
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Les Barres De La Prison
Alphonse "Boisec" Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, The Ardoin Brothers
Arhoolie Records1974
Les Barres De La Prison
Alphonse "Boisec" Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, The Ardoin BrothersArhoolie Records1974
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