His time in the U.S. Army inspired Abshire to write the crooner song "Service Blues", which the newspaper Daily World reported as "one of his most memorable tearjerkers".

Abshire's legacy continued after his death in the form of a museum, a book, and a magazine special issue.

Abshire's former home was made into a renovated museum while also being moved to nearby Basile City Hall.

In 2013, the fall edition of the magazine Louisiana Cultural Vistas had 8 pages about "Abshire's life, his love, and his music".

[6] He and the Rayne-Bo Ramblers, with the band leader being Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc, performed six songs in 1935, with Abshire being listed in the credits as "Nason Absher".

[6] His time in the army inspired Abshire to write the crooner song "Service Blues", which the newspaper Daily World reported as "one of his most memorable tearjerkers"; in "Service Blues", "Abshire crooned about waiting alone at the train station, set to leave all that he loved in Louisiana".

[11] Along with Balfa, Abshire devoted much of his time in the 1960s and 70s to promoting Cajun music through appearances at festivals, colleges, and schools throughout the United States.

It was their first tour and they wanted to "prove that Cajun music still exists - in its traditional form - and to save what's left".

[15] Shortly before he died, Abshire came back from the New Orleans Heritage Fair and was invited to an accordion festival in Brussels, Belgium.

[19] In September 1981, a commemorative print of Abshire performing live was sold in The Kinder Courier News.

Basile mayor Joe Toups proclaimed August 21, 1983 as Nathan Abshire day for his work in preserving Acadian culture.

[18] In 1995, the newspaper Daily World said, "Bands are still recording Abshire's signature tune, "The Pine Grove Blues", which has also become a favorite among line dancers.

[18] In the late 1990s, there was an idea to turn Abshire's former home into a museum and in February 2004, Basile mayor Berline B. Boone-Sonnier stated that she wanted it to happen.

[23] Sheryl Cormier, "the first Cajun female accordion recording artist", stated in 2002 that she was influenced by Abshire, Aldus Roger, and Lawrence Walker.

[24] In 2013, the fall edition of the magazine Louisiana Cultural Vistas had 8 pages about "Abshire's life, his love, and his music".