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Doris Leon Menard [1] (April 14, 1932 – July 27, 2017) was an American songwriter, performer, and recording artist in contemporary Cajun music. He was called the "Cajun Hank Williams ". [2] Biography. Menard was born in Erath, Louisiana, and was the only child [3] of Ophy and Helena Primeaux Menard. [4] . He was part of a Cajun farming family.
4. Mai 2008 · D.L. Menard sings The Back Door with L'Angelus. Katie Rees and Pelican212. 8.16K subscribers. 14K. 2.2M views 16 years ago. DL, Ken Stewart, and Langelus in Erath after the New Orleans Jazz...
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Recorded by WWOZ at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Cajun Zydeco Festival on June 24, 2017. D.L. Menard performs his million-selling hit with the Jambalaya Cajun Band. He passed...
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Doris Leon Menard was an American songwriter, performer, and recording artist in contemporary Cajun music. He was called the "Cajun Hank Williams".
30. Juli 2017 · D.L. Menard, the Cajun musician whose song “The Back Door” became an anthem for his culture and carried him to 38 countries on State Department tours, has died at the age of 85.
30. Juli 2017 · D. L. Menard, the Cajun singer and songwriter who wrote “The Back Door,” a ubiquitous bayou standard, died on Thursday at his granddaughter’s home in Scott, La. He was 85. His death was...
D.L. Menard. Cajun Musician/Songwriter. 1994 NEA National Heritage Fellow. Erath, Louisiana. Photo by Alan Govenar. Bio. D. L. Menard was born in 1932 outside of Erath, Louisiana, near the sugarcane farms and saltwater marshes of Vermilion Parish. His father was a popular harmonica player in the area, but he didn't sing or play very much at home.
