1. Douglas James Kershaw was born on January 24,1936 and is an American fiddle player, singer, and songwriter from Louisiana.
19 Facts About Doug Kershaw
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Doug Kershaw had an extensive solo career that included 15 albums and singles that charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.
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Doug Kershaw is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2009.
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In 1955, when Doug Kershaw was 19, Rusty and he performed on the Louisiana Hayride KWKH radio broadcast in Shreveport.
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The first was Rusty and Doug Kershaw Sing Louisiana Man in 1961.
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Doug Kershaw was released in 1972 and was a double LP.
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In June 1969, Doug Kershaw made his first network-television appearance on the debut of the Johnny Cash Show.
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Doug Kershaw capped the year with a week-long engagement at the New York City's Fillmore East as opening act for Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominos.
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Beyond the southern venues, Doug Kershaw became widely known in mainstream America as he played at major urban concert halls.
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In 1971, Doug Kershaw had an acting and musical cameo, appearring briefly as a sort of "clairvoyant" desert fiddler in the film dubbed the first "electric" Western film titled Zachariah, starring Don Johnson and John Rubinstein.
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Doug Kershaw's playing was featured in the Richard Brooks 1971 film Dollars.
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In 1972, Doug Kershaw played electric fiddle in Grand Funk's "Flight of the Phoenix" off their LP Phoenix.
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Doug Kershaw's father had committed suicide when he was only seven.
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In 1978, Doug Kershaw appeared briefly as a fiddler in the film Days of Heaven.
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Doug Kershaw rebounded with his biggest-selling hit, "Hello Woman", which reached the country music top 40.
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Doug Kershaw released a French-language album, Two-Step Fever, in 1999, and Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil is featured on the duet "Fievre de Deux Etapes".
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Hot Diggity Doug was released in mid-2000 and Still Cajun After All These Years followed in early 2001, in which Kershaw was joined on tour by his eldest grandson Josh Kershaw on guitar.
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Doug Kershaw formerly owned and operated the Bayou House, a restaurant in Lucerne, Colorado, but parted ways with his partners in 2007 due to his displeasure with management and ambiance.
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In 2009, Doug Kershaw was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.