{"id":3146,"date":"2016-11-11T17:58:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/2016-music-licensing-vintage-music-doug-kershaw\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T00:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:48:33","slug":"2016-music-licensing-vintage-music-doug-kershaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/2016-music-licensing-vintage-music-doug-kershaw\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Moon to Marmoset, Welcoming the Legendary Doug Kershaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:59.32203674316406%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n  data-animation-override\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/183_image-asset.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/183_image-asset.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/183_image-asset.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"590x350\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5825ffaf6a4963df09e854f5\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Along with being a legendary Cajun-country artist, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/doug-kershaw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doug Kershaw<\/a> might just be the most interesting man in the world. Born the son of a Cajun alligator hunter in Louisiana, Kershaw didn\u2019t learn to speak English until he was 8 years old, but was playing the fiddle by the time he was five. From then on, he taught himself how to play 28 instruments, landed<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/artists\/doug-kershaw\/biography\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> multiple songs in the Country Top 40<\/a>, opened for Eric Clapton and Johnny Cash, and had his song <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c-Mj1mZiDRc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cLouisiana Man\u201d <\/a>broadcast from Earth to the moon for the astronauts of Apollo 12. Oh yeah, and he has a BA in Mathematics. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kershaw\u2019s infectious fiddle playing and colorful Cajun flare helped his most infamous songs, \u201cLouisiana Man\u201d and \u201cDiggy Diggy Lo\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/artists\/doug-kershaw\/biography\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sell more than 18 million copies combined<\/a> and land him a spot in the Grand Ole Opry, along with his brother and band mate, Rusty. The Longevity of Kershaw\u2019s career is impressive, from releasing his first single in 1955, to recording \u201cCajun Baby\u201d with Hank Williams Jr. in 1988 &#8212; which went on to become a Top 50 country hit.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 80-year-old Kershaw continues to wow the masses by performing with his band \u2013 featuring his son Tyler on the drums &#8212; and bringing a slew of his Cajun-country songs and heart-wrenching ballads to the Marmoset Vintage Catalog. 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