# Phil Menard

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**Phil Menard** (September 6, 1923 – October 26, 2016) was an American musician who played the [Cajun accordion](/source/Cajun_accordion). He lived in [Lake Charles, Louisiana](/source/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana) with his wife Georgie. Menard played with the band [Louisiana Travelers](/source/Louisiana_Travelers)[2] featuring [Ivy Dugas](/source/Ivy_Dugas). The group are credited with popularising the [Heritage Waltz](/source/Heritage_Waltz).

## References

1. ["Phil Menard"](https://www.johnsonfuneralhome.net/memsol.cgi?user_id=1869969). Johnson Funeral Home. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

1. Broven, John (August 1987). [*South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous*](https://books.google.com/books?id=s9PeKHhZIK4C&pg=PA77). Pelican Publishing. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-88289-608-3. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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