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| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|04|30}}<ref name="otcm">{{cite web|url=http://www.serve.com/cfma/biographies/clark-o.htm|title=Octa Clark|accessdate=June 28, 2011|date=November 2, 1997|publisher=Cajun French Music Association|location=Eunice, Louisiana|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115234222/http://www.serve.com/cfma/biographies/clark-o.htm|archivedate=November 15, 2004 }}</ref>
| Born = [[1904]]
| Died = [[September 11]], [[1998]]
| birth_place = [[Judice, Louisiana]], United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|09|11|1904|04|03}}<ref name="findagrave">{{Find a Grave|48883156|Octa Clark|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
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| Genre = [[Cajun]]
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]], [[Accordion]] player
| death_place = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], United States
| Instrument = [[Accordion]]
| genre = [[Cajun music|Cajun]]
| Label = [[Arhoolie Records]], [[Rounder Records]]
| occupation = Musician, songwriter,, accordionist
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'''Octa Clark''' ([[1904]] in [[Judice, Louisiana]] - [[September 11]], [[1998]] in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] <ref>[http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/lafayette/obits/c/clarko.txt "Obituary: Cajun Singer Octa Clark, 94, Lafayette Area Accordionist September 13, 1998" files.usgwarchives.net]</ref>) was a [[Cajun accordion]] player most known for his recordings of [[Cajun music]].
'''Octa Clark''' (April 30, 1904 in [[Judice, Louisiana]] – September 11, 1998 in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]]) was an American [[Cajun accordion]] player. Clark was a local Lafayette area musician and made three recordings of [[Cajun music]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Cajun Singer Octa Clark|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/lafayette/obits/c/clarko.txt|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>


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Clark is buried in [[Maurice, Louisiana]].
His father was a farmer and accordion player. He learned to play the instrument when he was 9 and dropped out of school in the third grade.

::''"I didn't like school,"'' he said.''"It was too far to walk - about threee miles. I used to forget everything I learned on the walk home."''

Octa started performing at age 14. He released his third recording in [[1993]] at the age of 89. He could neither read nor write music. Instead, he would make up songs on the [[Cajun accordion]] and hope to remember them when he performed.

:: He stated, ''"You can't go wrong if you play it right"''

In [[1928]], he hooked up with [[Hector Duhon]], a fellow farmer and fiddler who became his musical partner for most of his career. The two formed the Dixie Ramblers and roamed [[Acadiana]] between planting and harvest seasons, playing at dance halls and house dances. In the [[1980s]], Clark took over the house band at Mulate's restaurant in [[Breaux Bridge]].

Octa passed up opportunities to play around the world as [[Cajun music]] gained broad appeal in the [[1970s]]. He repeatedly turned down prestigious events such as the [[National Folklife Festival]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and declined chances to play in [[Europe]] and [[Japan]]. He was content to work in the Lafayette area most of his career, with occasional recording sessions in [[New Orleans]]. <ref>Times Picayune September 13, 1998</ref>

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Octa is buried in [[Maurice, Louisiana]].


==Discography==
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* Ensemble Encore (Rounder Select Records, January 1992)
* Ensemble Encore (Rounder Select Records, January 1992)
* Cajun Spice: Dance Music from South Louisiana (CDROUN11550 [[Rounder Records]], 1989)
* Cajun Spice: Dance Music from South Louisiana (CDROUN11550 [[Rounder Records]], 1989)

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*[[List of people related to Cajun music]]


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*[[List of Notable People Related to Cajun Music]]
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 14 August 2021

Octa Clark
Born(1904-04-30)April 30, 1904[1]
Judice, Louisiana, United States
DiedSeptember 11, 1998(1998-09-11) (aged 94)[2]
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
GenresCajun
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter,, accordionist
Instrument(s)Cajun accordion
LabelsArhoolie Records, Rounder Records

Octa Clark (April 30, 1904 in Judice, Louisiana – September 11, 1998 in 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[edit]

  • 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)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Octa Clark". Eunice, Louisiana: Cajun French Music Association. November 2, 1997. Archived from the original on November 15, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Octa Clark". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Cajun Singer Octa Clark". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 21, 2009.


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