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New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Fest, 2019. Zydeco (/ ˈ z aɪ d ɪ ˌ k oʊ,-d iː-/ ZY-dih-koh, -dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage.
No. Title Writer(s) Artist Length; 1. "(In Love) With You Gumby" Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa: Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa: 3:41: 2. "Concrete and Clay" Thomas Moeller and Brian Parker: Eddie Wade
Five Card Stud is an album by the American musician Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 1994. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 14 on Billboard ' s World Albums chart. [3] Zydeco supported the album with a North American tour. [4] Five Card Stud was released around the same time as Zydeco's children's album, Choo Choo Boogaloo. [5]
Joe Hall was an American accordionist and vocalist who performed Creole la la, Cajun, and zydeco music. He passed away on November 21, 2024. Hall was born in Eunice, Louisiana, on December 15, 1971. [1]
Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam. [5] Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large. [12]
Wayne Toups (born October 2, 1958, in Crowley, Louisiana) is one of the most commercially successful American Cajun singers. [2] He is also a songwriter. Wayne Toups has been granted numerous awards and honors throughout his career including 2010 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles dedicated in his name, Offbeat Magazine Album of the Year recipient.
Captain Gumbo is a Dutch band formed in 1987, which plays mostly zydeco and Cajun music; that is, music in the French traditions of the U.S. state of Louisiana, based around the diatonic accordion. In 1990, their version of " Allons à Lafayette " (a song first recorded in 1928 by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux ) reached No. 30 in the Dutch ...
The Los Angeles Times noted that "the combination of Williams' skilled accordion and Allen Broussard's alto sax gives the music a broader melodic range than many zydeco groups have." [ 13 ] The Press-Enterprise concluded that Williams blends "boogie, soul, country and blues, all spiked with the rhythms of Acadia, into an astonishing dance music...