Tony Thibodeaux
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tony Thibodeaux
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| birth_name = Anthony Thibodeaux
| alias = Tony Thibodeaux
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|06|02}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|09|30|1938|06|02}}
| origin = Rayne, Louisiana
| instrument = Fiddle
| genre = Cajun
| occupation = Musician, Ffdler
| associated_acts = The Lafayette Playboys
Tony Thibodeaux and the Cajun Five
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Antoine "Tony" Thibodeaux{{cite web|url=http://www1.katc.com/news/musician-antoine-tony-thibodeaux-dies-at-72/|title=Musician Antoine "Tony" Thibodeaux Dies at 72|accessdate=2010-10-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713140153/http://www1.katc.com/news/musician-antoine-tony-thibodeaux-dies-at-72/|archivedate=13 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} (2 June 1938 – 30 September 2010)Yule 2009, p. 314. was a prominent Cajun fiddler born south of Rayne, Louisiana. His parents were Mary G. Thibodeaux and Nestor Thibodeaux.
History
Mr. Thibodeaux was a lifelong resident of Lafayette, Louisiana. He is best known as a musician, but also had a career as an insurance salesman with Evangeline, Security and Melancon Life Insurance. Mr. Thibodeaux also served in the U.S. Army National Guard. Thibodeaux started to play the violin at a young age, borrowing his brother Leon's. In 1955, Thibodeaux joined the Lafayette Playboys and continued playing with them for over thirteen years, he also made multiple appearances on KLFY with the group.Yule 2009, p. 315. By the 1960s, Tony's musical abilities became well-known and became more in demand he would often book gigs with noted accordion players and play the fiddle alongside them. His music career spanned over the course of fifty years.{{Cite web|title = Obituary for Antoine "Tony" Thibodeaux at Melancon Funeral Home ~ Locally & Family Owned|url = http://www.melanconfuneralhome.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=714326&fh_id=10635|website = www.melanconfuneralhome.net|accessdate = 2015-09-23}}
Legacy
Thibodeaux held the "Fiddler of the Year" award from the Cajun French Music Association for the year 2003. He was also a member of the Cajun French Music Association Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.cajunfrenchmusic.org/halloffame.html|title=CFMA – The Cajun French Music Association – Dedicated To Promote & Preserve Cajun Music and Culture|accessdate=2010-09-30}}
References
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- {{cite book|title=Louisiana Fiddlers|last=Yule|first=Ron|isbn=978-1-60473-295-5|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|date=5 October 2009|ref=Yule09}}
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Category:People from Rayne, Louisiana