Paul Thibeaux

Record store owner and long-time radio DJ, also known as "The House Rocker", from Louisiana, USA. He became the first Black disc jockey in Lafayette when he joined the staff of KVOL in 1965. He also opened Lafayette's only Black music store, House Rocker Record Shop, in 1968. Thibeaux appealed to a more diverse audience and for years, he provided the Acadiana Black community with its only forum, and gave underexposed local musicians much needed exposure by playing their music. Thibeaux worked at KVOL until his untimely and unexpected death in 1983. Born: 9 August 1936 in Youngsville, Louisiana, USA Died: 26 March 1983 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA