Joe J Chevalier, known as Jay Chevalier, was an American singer and songwriter from Louisiana who achieved success in several musical genres since the late 1950s.
12 Facts About Jay Chevalier
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That same year, Jay Chevalier released Billy Cannon, a rollicking tribute to LSU's only Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon, who led the LSU Tigers to win the 1958 national championship.
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Jay Chevalier attended the game with Governor Long and while he was not really a football fan, he witnessed the pandemonium of the Tiger Stadium crowd after the touchdown and wrote the song that night.
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Jay Chevalier himself became a household word from Shreveport to New Orleans.
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In 1963, a homesick Jay Chevalier recorded another regional hit, "Come Back to Louisiana".
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Jay Chevalier was a consultant for the movie and played the role of Senator Paul Braden.
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Jay Chevalier's office was flooded, and his home suffered tree damage during Hurricane Katrina.
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Jay Chevalier re-introduced "Come Back to Louisiana" and sang it A cappella to the legislature.
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Jay Chevalier managed a number of political campaigns and operated a travel company named Super Country USA.
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In 1987 Jay Chevalier entered politics himself with a campaign for Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana.
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Jay Chevalier is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
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Jay Chevalier was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in January 2003, and on December 7,2008, he was named to the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.