DOUG KERSHAW "The Ragin' Cajun"

The name Doug Kershaw usually brings to mind images of a whirling, fiddling, wild man aptly nicknamed "The Ragin Cajun"; long before this phrase became a common adjective for anyone from the Louisiana Bayous. And, folks, Doug Kershaw is the real deal when it comes to Ragin Cajuns. His signature theme song, "Louisiana Man" is an autobiographical story of his short childhood in the swamps and bayous of Louisiana's Cajun Country. One of the best fiddle players in the world! Diggy Liggy Lo and Jolie Blon for crying out loud!!!!!

Performing onstage since the age of 9, eventually joining the Grand Ole Opry with brother Rusty when he was just 22. Doug's big break came when he was asked to be on the premiere episode of the Johnny Cash Television Show in 1969 with Johnny, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Since then he's performed on the same stage with such major stars as, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Waylon and Shooter Jennings, Roger Miller, Jay Leno and the Denver Symphony Orchestra to name just a tiny few. Doug Kershaw nearly single-handedly brought Cajun music and the Cajun culture out of the swamps and into the popular culture. We can be glad he is still out there fiddling, singing and tearing around the stage as the original Ragin' Cajun!