Octa Clark

Octa Clark
Born	April 30, 1904(1904-04-30)[1]
Died	September 11, 1998(1998-09-11) (aged 94)[2]
Genres	Cajun
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter, Accordionist
Instruments	Cajun accordion
Labels	Arhoolie Records, Rounder Records

Octa Clark (born in 1904 Judice, Louisiana - died September 11, 1998 Lafayette, Louisiana) was an American Cajun accordion player. Clark was a local Lafayette area musician and made three recordings of Cajun music.^[3]

Clark is buried in Maurice, Louisiana.

Discography

• Octa Clark Old Time Cajun Music (CD 9018 Arhoolie Records, 1981)
• Ensemble Encore (Rounder Select Records, January 1992)
• Cajun Spice: Dance Music from South Louisiana (CDROUN11550 Rounder Records, 1989)

References

1. ^ "Octa Clark". Eunice, Louisiana: Cajun French Music Association. 2 November 1997. Archived from the original on 20 January 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20041115234222/http://www.serve.com/cfma/biographies/clark-o.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Octa Clark". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48883156. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Obituary: Cajun Singer Octa Clark". The Times-Picayune. http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/lafayette/obits/c/clarko.txt. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 

See also

• List of Notable People Related to Cajun Music

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Date of birth	1904-04-30
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