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Chanteur & fiddler Country US né Leon Bourke à Kaplan (Louisiane).
Referred
to as "the Cajun Gentleman Fiddler," Frenchie Burke was born Leon Bourke in
Kaplan, LA. While still a youngster, he received his first musical lesson from
his grandfather. His teeth were cut playing in local bands, and it was during
these performances that he began developing his flamboyant showmanship. Shortly
after his family moved to Texas, he joined the U.S. Air Force and continued to
play, taking first place in one of the U.S.A.F.'s annual talent contests.
Following his stint of service, he took up a job as a machinist in Houston and
played fiddle on the side, alongside the likes of
Ray Price,
Johnny Bush, and
Jimmy Dickens. He finally began his
professional recording career with Bush,
and then a series of his own albums followed, beginning with 1974's Fiddlin'
Frenchie Burke & the Outlaws (20th Century Fox). "Big Mamou," a Cajun waltz,
gave him his most commercial success, reaching the top spot on the country chart.
By the end of the '80s, he had several albums to his credit. After beating
cancer, he continued to record and perform on throughout the early 2000s,
including the albums Fiddlehead and Frenchie Burke's Dance Album.
Talents : Fiddle, Singer
Style musical : Traditional Country, Cajun
FRENCHIE'S
COTTON-EYED JOE
(1975)
DEVIL'S DAUGHTER
(1981)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1974 | SP WESTPARK 6978 (US) | Warm With Lovin' Here / Cowtown |
| 1974 | SP MUSIC CREEK 560 (US) | Big Mamou / There'll Be Love Tonight In My House |
| 10/1974 | SP 20TH CENTURY FOX TC-2152 (US) | Big Mamou / There'll Be Love Tonight In My House |
| 02/1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY FOX TC-2182 (US) | Colinda / Pride, You Wouldn't Listen |
| 08/1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY FOX TC-2225 (US) |
The Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux /
Frenchie's Cotton-Eyed Joe
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| 05/1978 | SP CHERRY 644 (US) | Knock, Knock, Knock / Hey Hey Baby |
| 02/1981 | SP DELTA 11331 (US) | (Frenchie Burke's) Fire On The Mountain / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody |
| 1981 | SP DELTA 11333 (US) | Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux /
Frenchie's Cotton-Eyed Joe
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| 1981 | SP DELTA 11334 (US) | Poor Hobo / ? |
| 1981 | SP DELTA 11336 (US) | Cajun Memories / Frenchie's Jolie Blon |
| 08/1981 | SP DELTA 11338 (US) | Diggy Liggy Lo, part 1 / Diggy Liggy Lo, part 2 |
| 1981 | SP DELTA 11339 (US) | Orange Blossom Special /
Devil's Daughter
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| 1982 | SP DELTA 1158 (US) | Cajun Fiddle / Devil's Dream |
| 1984 | SP MERIT M-2501 (US) | Jole' Blon Waltz / Orange Blossom Special |
| 1988 | SP TNT TNT-551 (US) | Magic Waltz / Louisiana Fiddlin' Man |
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Albums
| 1975 | LP 12" 20TH CENTURY FOX T-479 (US) |
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FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE & The OUTLAWS - Big Mamou / Mama's Got The Know How / Frenchie's Jole Blon / Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Mama's Picture / Poor Hobo / Frenchie's Orange Blossom Special / Colinda / Frenchie's Cotton Eyed Joe / Diggy Liggy Lo / You Gave Me A Mountain |
| 1977 | LP 12" CRAZY CAJUN CCLP-1038 (US) |
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BIG MAMOU - Cotton-Eyed Joe / Cajun Honey / Let's Go To Big Mamou / Warm With Love In Here / My Jolie Blonde / Faded Love / Cowtown / San Antonio Rose / Rum Creek / White Lightning |
| 1979 | LP 12" CHERRY CA-4781 (US) |
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KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK - Knock, Knock, Knock / Texas Is Too Big For Me Without You / Hot Lik Fid'l / Fire On The Mountain / There's A Song Somewhere In Me / Old Joe Clark / We Came To See A Show / Never Some Night / Black Eyed Susan / Bring Back My C.B.To Me |
| 1980 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1113 (US) |
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KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK - Knock, Knock, Knock / Texas Is Too Big For Me Without You / Hot Lik Fid'l / Fire On The Mountain / There's A Song Somewhere In Me / Old Joe Clark / We Came To See A Show / Never Some Night / Black Eyed Susan / Bring Back My C.B.To Me |
| 03/1981 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1133 (US) |
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THE BEST OF FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE - Big Mamou / Frenchie's Jole Blon / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody / Frenchie's Fire On The Mountain / Cajun Melodies / Diggy Liggy Lo / Frenchie's Orange Blossom Special / Devil's Daughter / The Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Colinda / Mama's Got The Know How / The Poor Hobo / Frenchie's Cotton-Eyed Joe / Frenchie's Schottische |
| 06/1982 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1158 (US) |
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CAJUN FIDDLE - Cajun Fiddle / Orange Blossom Special / Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Cotton-Eyed Joe / Schottische / Sugarfoot Rag / Fire On The Mountain / Rubber Dolly / Devil's Dream / Jole' Blon |
| 1984 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1179 (US) |
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FIDDLIN' MAN - Orange Blossom Special / Fire On The Mountain / Cotton-Eyed Joe / Frenchie's Schottische / Jole' Blon / Cajun Fiddle / Old Joe Clark / Sugar Foot Rag / Devil's Dream / Rubber Dolly / Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Big Mamou / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody / Cajun Melodies / Colinda / The Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Diggy Liggy Lo / The Poor Hobo / Devil's Daughter / Mama's Got The Know How |
| 198? | LP 12" BELLAIRE CA-1116 (US) |
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THE BEST OF FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE, VOL. 1 - Orange Blossom Special / Fire On The Mountain / Cotton Eyed Joe / Frenchie's Schottische / Jolé Blon / Cajun Fiddle / Old Joe Clark / Sugar Fool Rag / Devil's Dream / Rubber Dolly |
| 198? | LP 12" BELLAIRE CA-1117 (US) |
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THE BEST OF FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE, VOL. 2 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Devil's Daughter / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody / Cajun Memories / Colinda / The Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Diggy Liggy Lo / The Poor Hobo / Big Mamou / Mama's Got The Know |
| 03/1988 | LP 12" TNT ? (US) |
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DOWN IN LOUISIANA - Down In Louisiana / Frenchie's Ole Joe Clark / Hail To The Bayou / Frenchie's Fire On The Mountain / Magic Waltz / Louisiana Fiddlin' Man / Orange Blossom Special / Oh Louisiana / Frenchie's Jole Blon / Sawin' On The Fiddle |
| 12/1995 | CD EAGLE VIDEO 1190 (US) |
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DOWN IN LOUISIANA - Down In Louisiana / Frenchie's Ole Joe Clark / Hail To The Bayou / Frenchie's Fire On The Mountain / Magic Waltz / Louisiana Fiddlin' Man / Orange Blossom Special / Oh Louisiana / Frenchie's Jole Blon / Sawin' On The Fiddle |
| 02/1996 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5702 (US) |
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CAJUN FIDDLE KING - Frenchie's Jole Blon / Frenchie's Fire On The Mountain / Colinda / Frenchie's Schottische / Cajun Melodies / Diggy Liggy Lo / Frenchie's Cotton-Eyed Joe / Poor Hobo / Big Mamou / Mama's Got The Know How / Devil's Daughter / Fiddlin' Of Jacque Pierre Boureaux / Frenchie's Orange Blossom Special / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody |
| 1996 | CD WHITE BOY WB-0005 (US) |
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FIDDLEHEADS - FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE & RON KNUTH - Coco Dre / Swiss Melody / Another Fish To Fry / Orange Blossom Special / Jole Blon / Living In The 90's / Jalisco / Bandera Waltz / The Cowgirl Song / Jambalaya |
| 05/1999 | CD EDSEL 911 (UK) |
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CRAZY CAJUN RECORDINGS - Let's Go To Big Mamou / San Antonio Rose / White Lightning / Cotton-Eyed Joe / My Jolie Blonde / Faded Love / Cowtown / Cajun Honey / Warm With Love In Here / Rum Creek |
| 07/1999 | CD BELLAIRE 1153 (US) |
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THE BEST OF FRENCHIE BURKE - Orange Blossom Special / Fire On The Mountain / Cotton Eyed Joe / Frenchie's Schottische / Jolé Blon / Cajun Fiddle / Old Joe Clark / Sugar Fool Rag / Devil's Dream / Rubber Dolly / Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Devil's Daughter / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody / Cajun Memories / Colinda / Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Diggy Liggy Lo / Poor Hobo / Big Mamou / Mama's Got The Know How |
| 2001 | CD STARTEX CD 1002 (US) |
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FRENCHIE BURKE’S DANCE ALBUM - Pride / The Kind Of Love I Can´t Forget / Louisiana Fiddlin´ Man / I’ll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I’ll Go ) / Together Again / Big Mamou / Westphalia Waltz / Jambalaya / Release Me / Cajun Stripper / The Arms Of A Fool / Louisiana Man |
| 06/2002 | CD FUEL 2000 ? (US) |
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CAJUN MEMORIES - Let's Go To Big Mamou / Jole Blon / Cotton-Eyed Joe / The Poor Hobo / Cajun Fiddle / Fire On The Mountain / Diggy Liggy Lo / Devil's Daughter / Orange Blossom Special / Devil's Dream / Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Cajun Memories / Sugar Foot Rag / Colinda / Mama's Got The Know How / The Fiddlin' Of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux / Rubber Dolly / Let's Go Get Drunk And Be Somebody / Old Joe Clark / Frenchie's Schottische |
| 09/2003 | 2 CD VARESE 302 0 61207-2 (US) |
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