1. Alton Jay Rubin, who performed as Rockin' Dopsie, was an American zydeco singer and accordion player who had success first in Europe and later in the United States.
13 Facts About Rockin' Dopsie
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Rockin' Dopsie played accordion on "That Was Your Mother" on Paul Simon's album Graceland.
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Rockin' Dopsie was born in Carencro, Louisiana, the son of Walter Rubin, who played accordion at local dances.
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Rockin' Dopsie was given his first accordion at the age of 14, and, being left-handed, learned to play it upside down.
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Rockin' Dopsie began performing at local parties, and soon outstripped his father's abilities.
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Rockin' Dopsie moved with his parents to Lafayette, Louisiana at the age of 19, and began playing in clubs in the mid-1950s with his cousin Chester Zeno on washboard.
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Rockin' Dopsie took his stage name from a visiting dancer called Doopsie.
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Rockin' Dopsie performed around Louisiana, and recorded occasionally for small independent labels in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Rockin' Dopsie played accordion on the zydeco-influenced song "That Was Your Mother" on Paul Simon's Graceland album in 1986.
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Rockin' Dopsie recorded the album Crowned Prince Of Zydeco in 1987.
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Rockin' Dopsie recorded with Bob Dylan and Cyndi Lauper, and in 1992 appeared in the film Delta Heat.
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Rockin' Dopsie died from a heart attack in 1993, aged 61, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette.
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Rockin' Dopsie was related to professional tennis championship player Chanda Rubin.