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Doug Kershaw Born January 24 1936 Is An American Fiddle Player Singer And Songwriter From Louisiana. Active Since 1949 Kershaw Has Recorded Fifteen Albums And Charted On The Hot Country Songs Charts. Born Douglas James Kershaw In Cameron Parish In Far Southwestern Louisiana Kershaw Did Not Learn English Until The Age Of Eight. By That Time He Had Mastered The Fiddle Which He Played From The Age Of Five And Was On His Way To Teaching Himself To Play 28 Instruments. His First Gig Was At A Local Bar The Bucket Of Blood Where He Was Accompanied By His Mother On Guitar. Kershaw Became Interested In Cajun Music During Parties His Parents Would Host On The Family's Houseboat In Louisiana Where He First Heard Cajun Bands Playing The Music.
Doug Grew Up Surrounded By Cajun Fiddle And Accordion Music. After Teaching His Brother Rusty Born Russell February 2 1938 To Play Guitar He Formed A Band The Continental Playboys With Rusty And Older Brother Peewee Nelson Kershaw In 1948. With The Departure Of Peewee From The Group In The Early '50s Rusty & Doug Continued To Perform As A Duo. In 1955 When Kershaw Was Nineteen He And Rusty Performed On The Louisiana Hayride KWKH Radio Broadcast In Shreveport Louisiana. The Two Were So Popular That They Were Invited To Perform At The WWVA Jamboree Later Renamed Jamboree U.S.A. In Wheeling West Virginia.
Although The Brothers Initially Sang In French J.D. Miller Owner Of The Feature Record Label Persuaded Them To Incorporate Songs In English Into Their Repertoire. In 1955 Doug And Rusty Recorded Their First Single "So Lovely Baby." Released On The Hickory Label The Tune Went To Number 14 On The Country Music Charts. Later That Same Year Doug And Rusty Were Invited To Become Cast Members Of The Louisiana Hayride Cast. The Kershaws Appeared At The Grand Ole Opry In Nashville Tennessee And Became Regular Members Of The Opry Cast The Following Year. Despite The Demands Of His Music Career Doug Enrolled In McNeese State University In Lake Charles Louisiana Where He Earned An Undergraduate Degree In Mathematics. At The Peak Of Their Early Career In 1958 Doug And Rusty Both Enlisted In The United States Army. They Devoted Their Attention To The Military Until Their Discharge Three Years Later. After Fulfilling His Military Obligation The Two Brothers Recorded "Louisiana Man" An Autobiographical Song That Doug Had Written While In The Army. The Song Not Only Sold Millions Of Copies But Over The Years Has Come To Be Considered A Standard Of Modern Cajun Music. The Song Was Eventually Covered By More Than 800 Artists.
There Were Three Albums Released By The Duo On Hickory Records Only One Being Released Before They Split Up. The First Was Rusty And Doug Sing Louisiana Man LPM 103 In 1961. Kershaw Genus Cambarus LPS 163 Was Released In 1972 And Was A Double LP. Louisiana Man HR 4506 Was The Final Hickory Album Released In 1974. By 1964 The Brothers Had Elected To Go Their Separate Ways. It Took Another Three Years Before Kershaw Signed A Songwriters' Contract With BMI In 1967. In June 1969 Kershaw Made His First Network Television Appearance On The Debut Of The Johnny Cash Show. He Capped The Year With A Week-Long Engagement At The New York City's Fillmore East As Opening Act For Eric Clapton's Derek And The Dominos. While It Seemed To Many Rock And Pop Fans That Kershaw Had Appeared Out Of Nowhere He Had Already Sold More Than 18 Million Copies Of The Records He Had Made In The Early '60s With His Brother Rusty. "Louisiana Man" Had Been A Top 10 Country Hit In 1961 And Its Follow-Up "Diggy Liggy Lo" Had Done Almost As Well. His Performance In Front Of A National Audience Led To Warner Bros. Records Signing Him To A Long-Term Contract. In November 1969 "Louisiana Man" Was Broadcast Back To Earth By The Crew Of The Apollo 12 Moon Mission. Beyond The Southern Venues Kershaw Became Widely Known In Mainstream America As He Played At Major Urban Concert Halls. In 1970 Kershaw Contributed A Violin Part To Arlo Guthrie's Record Single Alice's Rock And Roll Restaurant.
In 1971 Kershaw Had A Dramatically Significant Musical Cameo In The Movie Zachariah Starring Don Johnson And John Rubinstein. Despite The Success Of His Solo Career Kershaw Was Plagued By Depression And Sorrow. His Father Had Committed Suicide When He Was Only Seven. Marrying His Wife Pam At The Houston Astrodome On June 21 1975 Kershaw Began Raising His Own Family That Included Five Sons - Douglas Victor Zachary Tyler And Elijah And Two Grandsons And A Granddaughter. His Son Tyler Plays Drums In His Band As Well As Manages His Shows. Although He Continued To Perform And Record His Albums Of The 1970s Failed To Duplicate The Commercial Successes Of "Louisiana Man" And "Diggy Diggy Lo". Kershaw Rebounded With His Biggest Selling Hit "Hello Woman" Which Reached The Country Music Top 40. By 1984 Kershaw's Battle With Drug And Alcohol Abuse Came To A Close And His Previously Erratic Behavior Changed For The Better. In 1988 He Recorded A Duet "Cajun Baby" With Hank Williams Jr. That Became A Top 50 Country Hit. Kershaw Released A French-Language Album Two Step Fever In 1999 And Michael Doucet Of Beausoleil Is Featured On The Duet "Fievre De Deux Etapes". Hot Diggity Doug Was Released In Mid-2000 And Still Cajun After All These Years Followed In Early 2001. Kershaw Formerly Owned And Operated The Bayou House A Restaurant In Lucerne Colorado But Parted Ways With His Partners In 2007 Due To His Displeasure With Management And Ambiance. In 2009 Doug Was Inducted Into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. In 2019 Kershaw Published His Autobiography "The Ragin’ Cajun Memoir Of A Louisiana Man." Reviewer Sarah Carter Stated That The Book "adheres To Kershaw’s Self-Professed Performance Philosophy All I Had To Do Was Entertain The Crowd As Well As I Could. Then If I Got Out Of Town Fast Enough Nobody Could Kick My Ass. " read less