| Alcide "Blind Uncle" Gaspard | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alcide Gaspard |
| Also known as | Blind Uncle Gaspard |
| Born | 1880[1] Dupont, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana[1] |
| Died | 1937 (aged 56–57) |
| Genres | Cajun music |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | Vocalion, Yazoo |
Alcide "Blind Uncle" Gaspard[1] was a blind vocalist and guitarist from Louisiana who alternated between string-band music (in a band with his brothers) and traditional Cajun balladry on his recordings for Vocalion. Born in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1880, he became blind when he was 7.[2] Gaspard formed his first band with his brothers Victor and Amade. When he began recording in the late 1920s, it was as a backing guitarist for fiddler Delma Lachney. He also recorded on his own at the same sessions. Little else is known about Gaspard, though four of his sides (and a few of his appearances with Lachney) appear on the Yazoo compilation Early American Cajun Music released in 1999. Gaspard died in 1937.
Brasseaux, Ryan A. (2009-06-04). Cajun breakdown: the emergence of an American-made music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195343069.