was forced to abandon performing due to a heart condition. He spent the remaining years of his life building and repairing accordions. He produced about 50 instruments in all, many of which are still in use. One of his accordions sits in the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana. He died on August 6, 1981. Discography Compilations Sidney Brown & Shorty LeBlanc – The Best Of Two Cajun Greats (LP-6067 Swallow, 1987) References 1906 births 1981 deaths American accordionists Cajun accordionists People from Church Point, Louisiana Musicians from Louisiana 20th-century accordionists