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D.L. Menard

D.L. Menard Interview

D.L. MenardThe late Cajun musician D.L. Menard’s biggest hit was  “La Porte En Arrière” (“The Back Door”) which he wrote. He was often called “the Cajun Hank Williams”.

In this interview from around 1988 Chris Strachwitz, Maureen Gosling, and Les Blank talk to D.L. about his first guitar, Cajun music, meeting Hank Williams, world travel, song writing, and making chairs in this 1988 interview. Click here to listen.

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