Sady Courville

Cajun fiddler and one of the pioneers of Cajun music. He played with Dennis McGee, Amédé Ardoin, Leo Soileau and Wade Frugé, among others.

Before his death, Courville ran a furniture store in Eunice, Louisiana. Every Saturday morning he played fiddle on a radio program "Mamou Hour" (in Mamou, Louisiana). His father, Eraste Courville, was a fiddler as well.

Born: 15 November 1905 in Chataignier, Louisiana
Died: 3 January 1988