Wade Fruge | |
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Born | August 27, 1916 |
Died | June 23, 1992 | (aged 75)
Genres | Cajun |
Occupations | Musician |
Instruments | fiddle |
Labels | Arhoolie Records |
Wade Fruge (August 27, 1916, Eunice, Louisiana – June 23, 1992) was a Cajun fiddle player in southwest Louisiana. He raised sheep and farmed.[1] He learned to play from contemporaries of his time. His only album was recorded in 1988 with various tunes recorded in 1979, 1983, and 1989 at the home of Marc Savoy.[2] He married Evelyn Courville in 1942 and adopted a child.