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February 19

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Creole HistoryFEB · 192004
Luke Collin Dies

Creole enthusiast and Zydeco music pioneer Luke Collins (b 1941) died on February 19, 2004 in Opelousas, Louisiana at the age of 63 after suffering a stroke a week earlier. Affectionately known as "th...

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The frottoir, the vest-style rubboard, is credited to Clifton Chenier’s design and was first cut from sheet metal in 1946 by Willie Landry in Port Arthur, Texas.

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