ArtistInfo

Rufus Thibodeaux

vn, 1934-2005 US
Musician of World

Rufus Thibodeaux (January 5, 1934, Ridge, Louisiana[disambiguation needed] – August 12, 2005, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American Cajun music fiddler.Thibodeaux played guitar from age six and fiddle from age twelve. He played in local dance halls at 13, and joined Julius Lamperez's Cajun band in 1949. He worked extensively as a studio musician for J. D. "Jay" Miller's Crowley Studio, working with The Clement Brothers among others. In 1952 he met Jimmy C. Newman, a frequent Grand Ole Opry performer; this began a long association between the two, including on Newman's first hit, "Cry Cry Darling". Alongside his time with Newman, Thibodeaux played in the studios behind Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Jim Reeves, Slim Harpo, Carol Channing, Neil Young, and many others. His 1970 recording with

Genres

• World
• Country
• Folk
• Soundtrack
• Rock

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