Octa Clark

American Cajun accordion player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican Cajun accordion player
PlacesUnited States of America
wasMusician
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Female
Birth30 April 1904, Judice, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Death11 September 1998Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. (aged 94 years)
The details

Biography

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.

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)
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