In this July 2, 2017, photo Cajun musician D.L. Menard attends an event at the Acadian Museum in his home town of Erath, La., where a portrait, seen behind him, was presented as part of a tribute to ...

Doris “D.L.” Menard, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter who composed the Cajun music classic “The Back Door,” died Thursday at his home in Scott. He was 85. “The Back Door,” released in 1962 by ...

D.L. Menard, whose song "The Back Door" is among the most popular in Cajun music, is dead at the age of 85. Louisiana Funeral Services and Crematory in Broussard said on its website that Menard died ...

Reporting from New Orleans — D.L. Menard, an ambassador for Cajun music and culture whose song “The Back Door” is among the most popular in the genre, has died at 85. Menard died Thursday at his home ...

“La Porte d’en Arrière” (The Back Door) D.L. Menard, Dewey Balfa, Tony Balfa, Austin Pitre, James Pitre, and Dick Richard at the 1976 Folklife Festival Here at Folklife Festival headquarters, we are ...

Two months ago DL Menard celebrated the 55th anniversary of his most famous song. La Porte d’en Arrière (The Back Door), which has surpassed the popularity of Jolie Blon and been described as “the ...

Today a local Cajun music legend was laid to rest. D.L. Menard’s service was held today at family life church in Lafayette. D.L. Menard set the standard for Cajun music with his hit “the back door”.

Funerals aren’t usually joyous occasions. But the funeral of D.L. Menard, creator of Cajun music’s most popular song, “The Back Door,” has brought unexpected joy. Music producer Chris Foreman was ...

The “Cajun Hank Williams” better known as D.L. Menard died at the age of 85. No matter where you at there you are, if I can’t leave I can’t come back, and what’s down can’t fall— are just some of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - D.L. Menard, the Cajun musician whose song "The Back Door" became an anthem for his culture and carried him to 38 countries on State Department tours, has died at the age of 85.

NEW ORLEANS — D.L. Menard, the Cajun musician whose song ‘‘The Back Door’’ became an anthem for his culture and carried him to 38 countries on State Department tours, has died at the age of 85. Mr.