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ZOL Today in History
One day like today...
1995
Highly respected creole fiddler Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot died on July 29, 1995 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer and diabetes.
His family was originally from the Duralde area, where his father worked as a sharecropper and cane cutter.He began playing the fiddle at the age of nine.
"So, we took some cigar boxes," he said. "In those days, cigar boxes were made of wood.
So, we worked at it and finally made ourselves a fiddle.
For our strings, we had no real strings ... we took strands off the screen door.
We made fiddles out of that stuff, and then we started practicing."
He began playing with his father, Adam Fontenot, at area dances and weddings.
He also played second fiddle to Amédé Ardoin, who often played together with his father.
Amédé Ardoin and Adam Fontenot are considered the most influential black
Creole accordion players of their generation.
After his father's death, Fontenot began playing with Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin,
an accordionist from nearby Duralde, Louisiana.
Fontenot and Ardoin played together for more than 40 years, making recordings and
performing across the United States and abroad. Together, and separately, Canray Fontenot
and Alphonse "Bois Sec"Ardoin were widely acclaimed. Fontenot's fiddle technique was
legendary; his loose, Caribbean-style bowing was extraordinary. Over the course of his
life, Fontenot mastered the traditional black Creole repertoire, but also created a new
form—his self-titled "blues-waltzes," combining blues tonalities, jazz improvisation,
and Cajun modal scales into a music all his own. In 1986, Canray Fontenot was awarded
the prestigious National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts for folk music,
the nation's highest award for musicians.
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ZydecoOnline Remembers "Champion" Jack Dupree
Posted by rsias on Sunday, July 04, 2010 (18:47:30) (118 reads)
ZydecoOnline Remembers "Champion" Jack Dupree
100 year Anniversary of the
Most Prolific Recording Bluesmen of all time!
July 4, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Photo by Karlheinz Klüter
William Thomas Dupree
"Champion" Jack Dupree
Most Prolific Recording Bluesmen of all time!
(July 4, 2010 - January 21, 1992)
Happy 100th Anniversary of Your Birth!
William Thomas Dupree, known to the Blues, Nation, Southern Soul Nation, Zydeco Nation and the world as “Champion” Jack Dupree, considered one of the most prolific recording Bluesmen of all time, was born on July 4, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was from the Belgian Congo and his mother was part African American and Cherokee.
While still an infant, his parents were killed in a house fire that had been set by the Ku Klux Klan. Homeless and a parentless child at the age of 2, Champion Jack Dupree was sent to the city's Colored Waifs Home for Boys, the same orphanage where a young Louis Armstrong had also been raised.
"Champion" Jack Dupree performing "Chicken Shack."
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The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. Presents “Bring On The Noise!
Posted by ZLady on Sunday, May 09, 2010 (16:04:21) (169 reads)
The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. Presents “Bring On The Noise!” Summer Series
Weekly Summer Music Series – “Bring On The Noise!”
Brings Family Oriented Fun & Music to the City of Opelousas, Louisiana
May 7. 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
www.ZHPS.org
TODAY'S SERIES CONCERT
Sunday, July 4, 2010
DJ Slick (4th of July picnic w/ Old School R & B)
(2:30pm to 6:30pm)
Opelousas, Louisiana – ZydecoOnline.com & the Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. (ZHPS) in cooperation with the Opelousas Parks & Recreation Department, the Opelousas Office of Tourism, and the City of Opelousas will organize and introduce the first “Bring On The Noise Summer Music Series to be held every Sunday from 2:30pm to 6:30pm from May 9th thru July 11th, 2010 at the Opelousas North City Park located on Market Street in Opelousas, Louisiana.
The goals of the “Bring On The Noise” Summer Series are to:
• continue to expand and develop the musical culture within the City of Opelousas,
• expose new genres of music to local citizens and visitors,
• and create a free family oriented environment.
This year’s “Bring On The Noise” Summer Series will feature the music of six local DJs who will be spinning popular and rare music from the following musical genres:
• Southern Soul Music
• Jazz Music
• Reggae Music
• Old School R & B Music
• Zydeco Music
• Hip- Hop Music
On site Family & Group Photos Available for purchase by Gabriel Lewis Photography!
Beverages will be sold, Lawn chairs, snacks, brownbag, and picnic meals are welcomed!
The press is invited for interviews and photo opportunities.
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ZydecoOnline Presents: The Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love-LIVE!
Posted by ZLady on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 (03:04:17) (2077 reads)
ZydecoOnline presents: The Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love-LIVE!
Pioneering Online Zydeco & Southern Soul Webcast becomes part of the KZSU 90.1 FM program
Submitted by:
Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Official Zydeco Workout feat. Lola Love Logo!
Stay connected for upcoming Zydeco Lady Apparel.
Zydeco Nation and Southern Soul Nation!
The Zydeco Workout will be bringing HEAT in 2010 with a
NEW SUNDAY TIME SLOT!!!
YES, WE ARE BACK WITH
A Brand New Time!
A Brand New Look!!
A Brand New Attitude!!!
but still the same
Hot Zydeco Music and that Smooth Southern Soul Sound!
Listen to the Zydeco Workout every
Sunday
3:00pm - 6:00pm (Pacific Standard Time)
online at
http://kzsu.stanford.edu (KZSU-1)
or live at
90.1 FM (The San Francisco Bay Area)
and catch our monthly webcast online at
www.ZydecoOnline.com
The Zydeco and Southern Soul Nation Spoke and KZSU listened!!!
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ZydecoOnline is on Twitter
Posted by ZLady on Monday, September 21, 2009 (19:29:42) (326 reads)
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Sneak Peek - Sean Ardoin
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FREE Christian Zydeco Concert Tonight, July 9, 2010!
Posted by Lola Love on Friday, July 09, 2010 (23:27:27) (42 reads)
Sean Ardoin & R.O.G.K. Perform In Lake Charles, Louisiana!
Sean Ardoin & R.O.G.K.
Perform In Lake Charles, Louisiana!
"Season The World" Concert Tonight!
July 9, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Sean Ardoin & R.O.G.K.
"Season The World" Tour
Friday, July 9, 2010 (Tonight!!!)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Christian World Ministries
2001 East Gauthier Road
Lake Charles, Louisiana
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4th Annual Bayou Blues Revival
Posted by rsias on Thursday, May 27, 2010 (14:00:00) (154 reads)
4th Annual Bayou Blues Revival
Jude Taylor, Selwyn Cooper, Lil' Ray Neal
Headline the Festival!
May 25, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Bayou Blues Revival
Saturday, May 29, 2010
3:00pm - 10:30pm
Nu Nu's
Arnaudville, Louisiana
(Junction of Highway 93 and Highway 3)
Memorial Day Weekend is a big music and trailride weekend in the Zydeco Nation! However, if you are looking for a hidden gem off the beaten path, then look no further than the 4th Annual Bayou Blues Revival at Nunu's in Arnaudville (near Bayou Teche!)
This young festival is small but boast a powerful line-up with some Blues and Zydeco Pioneers. This year's festival features Jude Taylor, Selwyn Cooper, and Lil' Ray Neal! In addition to some great Blues Music, there will be small group sessions, so Zydeco and Blues enthusiast, up and coming musicians, and seasoned musicians, bring your instruments, this could be the jam session of the year! During and in between sets, you can taste and experience some of the best Barbecue in Southwest Louisiana (Creole Musician Joe Hall will be there cooking his famous Barbecue!) Drop in for a while and don't miss this one!
The 4th Annual Bayou Blues Revival is organized by Frederick l’Ecole des Arts, a non-profit corporation established to provide opportunities for artists, artisans and those who seek to learn.
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Joe Hall's Famous Bar-B-Que
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 (14:34:08) (201 reads)
Joe Hall's Famous Bar-B-Que
Creole Musician Joe Hall to feature his
Bar-B-Que Secrets at the Bayou Blues Revival!
May 25, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Creole Musician Joe Hall.
Leader of Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters.
Bayou Blues Revival
Saturday, May 29, 2010
3:00pm - 10:30pm
Nu Nu's
Arnaudville, Louisiana
(Junction of Highway 93 and Highway 3)
The Zydeco Nation's own Joe Hall will feature his bar-b-que skills at the 4th Annual Bayou Blues Revival to be held on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Nu Nu's in Arnaudville, Louisiana!
Joe will be serving his famous bar-b-que from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. Get there early to enjoy some great blues and perhaps a little Creole Music!
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24th Zydeco Extravaganza Returns
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 (13:59:00) (176 reads)
24th Zydeco Extravaganza Returns
May 10, 2010
by William Johnson
The Daily WOrld Newspaper
24th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza
Noon to midnight, Sunday, May 30, 2010
Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino, 2200 Creswell Lane, Opelousas
Pre-sale tickets are $15 or $20 at the gate
www.ZydecoExtra.com
Tickets go on sale today for this year's Zydeco Extravaganza, set for Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino on May 30.
Pre-sale tickets are $15. "For that you get 13 bands, our popular accordion contest and a free T-shirt as long as supplies last," said event organizer Dustin Cravins.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the Don Cravins Insurance Agency offices in Lafayette and Opelousas.
He said the event will feature two stages: one outside for the younger, high-energy Zydeco bands, and the other a heritage stage inside at the Downs' new event center.
"We have always done an inside stage, but this is pretty cool. This stage is four times the size we've had in the past," Cravins said.
He said last year's festival brought about 4,000 visitors to the city.
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2010 Opelousas Spice and Music Festival Heats It Up!
Posted by rsias on Monday, May 24, 2010 (22:50:34) (368 reads)
2010 Opelousas Spice and Music Festival Heats It Up!
6th Year Festival Becoming a Cultural Destination
May 24, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
The City of Opelousas and St. Landry Parish is and has been a cultural flashpoint in Southwest Louisiana. Whether you prefer hunting, fishing or boating along the parish bayous, cycling through the scenic byways photographing the historic architecture or artwork, trailriding or bike riding with one of the many Trail and Biker Associations, tasting the delicious Creole and Cajun food at a restaurant, corner store, church bazaar, or festival off the beaten path, or catching some great music at a local venue (Zydeco, Blues, Swamp Pop, Cajun, Hip Hop, Swing out, or Southern Soul), the area has many activities for individuals and families to experience and enjoy, and all you have to do is pick your pleasure!
2010 Opelousas Spice & Music Festival Commercial
(English Version)
Video Production Credit: Lola Love (your Zydeco Lady!)
in conjunction with The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society,
The Opelousas Office of Tourism, Lethal Media Productions,
ZydecoOnline.com & Zydeco Authentica
Audio Commercial Credit by:
Lola Love (your Zydeco Lady!)
host of
"The Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love"
Music Commercial Credit by:
Nathan Williams Sr. & the Zydeco Cha Chas
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Zydeco Nation's Lloyd Mitchell Loses His Mother To Illness
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 (19:00:00) (393 reads)
Zydeco Nation's Lloyd Mitchell Loses His Mother To Illness
Talented Zydeco Musician's Mother Transitions
May 12, 2010
submitted by Lola Love
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Donations to the Mitchell Family
on behalf of Ms. Brenda Lee Mitchell
can be sent to the following address:
Mitchell Family Burial Fund
c/o
The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society
(The Zydeco Nation Family Medical Fund)
P.O. 2361
Opelousas, Louisiana 70571-2361
Today, May 12, 2010 is Lloyd Mitchell's birthday. If you know Zydeco Music, then you know, or may have seen Lloyd performing at local venues and trailrides. Known to The Zydeco Nation as "Big Lloyd"; he is currently the Scrub board player and hype man for Keith Frank and The Soileau Zydeco Band (formerly w/ Same Ol' 2 Step). Today is certainly is a bittersweet birthday for Lloyd, since he lost his mother last week due to a cancer related illness. Our hearts ache during this time of loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Mitchell family.
We were fortunate enough to obtain an interview from Lloyd where he speaks about his mother, Mrs. Brenda Lee Mitchell. This interview was conducted earlier during the month of May as a tribute for the Mothers Day’s Zydeco Workout special on the ZydecoOnline.com (monthly webcast). If you have not heard this interview, please take a moment to visit our website: www.ZydecoOnline.com (section: s111).
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Obituary: Joseph Roy Carrier, Sr.
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 (15:26:00) (221 reads)
Obituary: Joseph Roy Carrier, Sr.
Originally published May 07, 2010
courtesy of The Daily World Newspaper
Joseph Roy Carrier, Sr.
"Living Legend Roy Carrier"
(February 11, 1947 - May 4, 2010)
LAWTELL - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church, in Lawtell, for Mr. Joseph R. Carrier, Sr., 63. God called the icon of Zydeco music home, on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Opelousas General Health System, in Opelousas.
Interment will be in Holy Family Catholic Church Cemetery, in Lawtell. Rev. Denis Osuagwa, C.M.F will officiate at the Mass of Christian burial.
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Mother's Day Concert Planned for Park
Posted by ZLady on Saturday, May 08, 2010 (14:45:00) (130 reads)
Mother's Day Concert Planned for Park
Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society
By William Johnson
The Daily World Newspaper
May 7, 2010
TODAY, May 9, 2010
Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society Presents:
Weekly Summer Music Series – “Bring On The Noise!”
Free Mother's Day concert
Featuring DJ Lil' Jack with jazz and Southern Soul music
2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday
Opelousas North City Park
1524 S. Market St., Opelousas
Call 945-4304 for more information
If you are looking for something special to do for Mother's Day and she happens to be a fan of jazz, check out Sunday's free music program in Opelousas' North City Park.
Paul Scott with the Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society, which is hosting the weekly musical series known as Bring On The Noise, said Sunday's event will feature DJ Lil' Jack from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Wilfred Chevis Passes on May 7, 2010
Posted by rsias on Friday, May 07, 2010 (12:35:00) (307 reads)
Wilfred Chevis Passes on May 7, 2010
Zydeco Mainstay Transitions at the Age of 65
May 8, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Photo by James Fraher
Wilfred Chevis
"Zydeco Mainstay"
(1945 - May 7, 2010)
Rest In Peace
One of the Zydeco Nation’s mainstay figures and unsung mentors, Wilfred Chavis died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the age of 65 in Houston, Texas.
Wilfred Chevis was born in Church Point, Louisiana in 1945. He grew up immersed and grounded in the black Creole tradition of southwest Louisiana and became a student of the old Creole “La La” music at a early age, being introduced to “La La” music by and learning from his father the late creole musician Volmont Chevis (who passed away in 2001). At the age of 11, Mr. Chevis began to learn to play the button accordion, and played with his father until the age of 25. He never veered from the button accordion, an instrument he mastered under the tutelage and mentorship of the late King of Zydeco, Mr. Clifton Chenier.
In 1969, Mr. Chevis relocated to Houston, Texas where he became the band leader of Wilfred Chevis and the Texas Zydeco Band. For over 41 years, Mr. Wilfred Chevis and the Texas Zydeco Band became a mainstay in the Texas Zydeco and Blues circuit, clubs,church halls, church bazaars, and festivals, becoming a critical link to traditional Creole and Zydeco Music and one of the key facilitators in the transition and development in the Texas style of Zydeco Music.
Mr. Wilfred Chevis was an accomplished Zydeco musician with several Zydeco songs that have become classics in the Zydeco Nation; however, it was his humility and his willingness to embrace, teach, and mentor younger Zydeco musicians that was perhaps his greatest gift to the Zydeco Nation and the lesson he leaves with us. As he was mentored in the old black Creole musical tradition by his father, Volmont Chevis, Clifton Chenier, and other musicians, Mr. Chevis was an unsung teacher, at times overlooked by the trending and changing musical taste of the Zydeco Nation, but he helped pass on the Creole tradition to Zydeco Musicians like Step Rideau, J. Paul Jr. and the Zydeco Dots, and helping to ensure the survival and emergence of Zydeco and Creole music in Texas.
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Roy Carrier Dies of a Heart Attack
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 (16:23:17) (902 reads)
Roy Carrier Dies of a Heart Attack
Zydeco Nation's "Living Legend" Transitions Today at 12:15am.
May 4, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Joseph Roy Carrier
"Zydeco Living Legend"
(February 11, 1947 - May 4, 2010)
Rest In Peace
One of the Zydeco Nation's elder statesmen, Joseph Roy Carrier died on May 4, 2010 at 12:15am of a heart attack at the age of 63 at the Opelousas General Hospital in Opelousas, Louisiana.
Mr. Carrier had been diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2009 and had undergone kidney dialysis treatment, removal of a blood clot from his leg, and had recently suffered from pneumonia.
Joseph Roy Carrier was born on February 11, 1947 to a sharecropper family in Lawtell-Opelousas area in rural southwest Louisiana. His black Creole roots ran deep as the Carrier family became on of the most influential families in the black Creole music tradition in Southwest Louisiana and Texas...a tradition that Roy Carrier stayed true as he never veered from the the traditional Creole "La La" style pioneered by members of his family like pioneering Creole fiddler Joseph Bébé Carriére and Calvin Carriére and the Zydeco Blues style of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier. His deep grounding in and understanding of the black Creole Culture of southwest Louisiana and Texas help shape and influence several generations of new Zydeco and Creole musicians whom personally mentored through his weekly free Sunday jam sessions at his Offshore Lounge in Lawtell, Louisiana.
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Celebrating tradition
Posted by ZLady on Friday, April 23, 2010 (22:03:33) (205 reads)
The past will come alive Saturday during the Ninth Annual Sharecropper's Day celebration at the Creole Heritage Folklife Center on West Vine Street in Opelousas.
April 23, 2010
Courtesy of William Johnson
dailyworld
Organizer Rebecca Henry said the free event features music, food and a Creole Buggy Wedding.
While the day will be about sharing and fun, Henry said its deeper purpose is celebrating the past and helping young people connect to the triumphs and struggles of their ancestors.
Henry grew up in a sharecropper family as did many people in this area. She called it a simpler time but also a time rich in family and tradition.
"My upbringing was wonderful. We didn't have any money, but we were never poor," Henry said. "It is not about complaining about what you don't have. It is about appreciating what you do have."
The festival will start at noon with pork stew, cracklin and a host of special Creole dishes and the music of Guyland Leday & The Family Band.
The high point of the day will be the Creole Buggy Wedding at 2 p.m. This year Mary and Austin Bias of the Frilot Cove area, who will arrive in a decorated horse-drawn wagon, will renew their vows.
For those not aware, Mary and Austin Bias are the grandparents of Zydeco prodigy Guyland Leday.
Want to go?
Ninth Annual Sharecropper's Day
Noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2010
Creole Festival Folklife Center
1113 W. Vine St., Opelousas, Louisiana
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Jabo's Mix Of Zydeco, Blues Makes For Tasteful Offering
Posted by rsias on Monday, April 19, 2010 (14:00:00) (165 reads)
Jabo's Mix Of Zydeco, Blues Makes For Tasteful Offering
Originally published April 14, 2010
By Strings
FrostIllustrated.com
Visit Jabo at www.jabofm.com
Looking for a different yet soulful music experience? Check out the latest CD by Jabo, Texas’ own Prince of Zydeco—“Southern Choice: Zydeco and Blues” [Lake Charles Records/Phat Sound Promotions].
That’s right—Texas zydeco. Admittedly, I’m no expert on the genre, even though I happen to like the happy, energetic, accordion— driven dance and party music, but I’ve long labored under the impression that zydeco was a Louisiana thing. Then, along comes Texan Jabo and his energetic band that includes not only accordion, but drums, guitar, bass and keyboards, but another very important zydeco instrument—the rub board.
Jabo has a new fan site!
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Show of Zydeco Force
Posted by rsias on Friday, April 16, 2010 (22:25:00) (269 reads)
Show of Zydeco Force
By Judy Bastien
The Daily World Newspaper
April 16, 2010
Zydeco Force rocks the house during
a reunion performance Wednesday
at Casa Olé during a taping of Swamp and Roll.
The broadcast will air Thursday on KDCG.
(Photo by Freddie Herpin)
What: Zydeco Force reunion, live performance
When: 9 p.m. April 24
Where: Scène Chevron, Festival International de Louisiane, downtown Lafayette
Cost: Free
Online: 2010.festivalinternational.com
They were pioneers in the latter-day zydeco movement, and the members of Zydeco Force played together for almost two decades before disbanding.
"I remember Zydeco Force was one of the leaders of the zydeco renaissance in the 1980s, when young Creoles started getting into the music," said Herman Fuselier, music columnist and local radio and TV host. "A lot of young accordion players today patterned themselves after (front man) Jeffery Broussard and Zydeco Force."
Although the band has taken a long hiatus and its members have gone onto other bands or other endeavors, their fans are still out there, and they still want more. Yielding to requests from from those fans, Zydeco Force has reunited, if only temporarily, to give them a taste of the music that made the band a local legend.
Zydeco Force held a band reunion at Casa Ole'
in Opelousas, Louisiana on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.
Video by Freddie Herpin
What: Broadcast of Zydeco Force reunion performance at Casa Olé
When: 6 p.m. April 22 and noon April 24, 2010
Where: "Swamp and Roll" on KDCG TV 22
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April 16th Music & Market to Feature Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
Posted by rsias on Thursday, April 15, 2010 (15:20:00) (349 reads)
April 16th Music & Market to Feature Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
Special Guests Mitch Reed and Hadley Castille plus Ice Cream and Fiddles
April 15, 2010
courtesy of Melanie Lee
Opelousas Tourism Department
www.cityofopelousas.com
Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys will
kick off the 2010 Opelousas
Music & Market Series!
(Opelousas, Louisiana) – A very special Music & Market gets underway Friday, April 16th at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square in Opelousas with the with the energetic Zydeco sounds of Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys who take the stage right after the unveiling of Opelousas Main Street’s public art project, Fiddle Mania.
A self taught accordionist, Terry Domingue received his first accordion at the age of eight years old and has been playing ever since. In the late 90’s, the Duson native formed Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Domingue, who is accordionist and lead singer for the band, not only serves up Zydeco “Nouveau” sounds, but helps to keep his Creole culture alive performing lyrics in Creole French. Other band members include Chris P. Ardoin on Bass and background vocals, Chuck Bush on Bass/Guitar and background vocals, Kendrick Domingue on Rub board and Lil Terry Arceneaux on Drums.
Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
Performing Live
"Black Drawers"
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2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival - UPDATE!!!
Posted by rsias on Friday, April 09, 2010 (18:00:00) (812 reads)
2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival - UPDATE!!!
Stay connected with this Baytown, Texas Festival!!!
April 9, 2010
by Lola Love (Live From Baytown, Texas!!!)
www.ZydecoOnline.com
6th Annual Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival
April 9th - 10th, 2010
Baytown, Texas
www.CreoleJambalaya.com
Can't make it to the 2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival, or still trying to decide if you are going to attend and experience this red hot Zydeco Festival? Well, you can enjoy this festival by viewing live performances from the festival right here on www.ZydecoOnline.com!
It's your Zydeco Lady, Lola Love, and I am here in Baytown, Texas experiencing on of the best Creole and Zydeco Festivals in the Zydeco Nation! I'll be posting more live performances of the artist performing at the 2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival, so please stay connected!
Lola Love (Your Zydeco Lady!)
Come on out and experience The 2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival in TODAY in Baytown, Texas!
SEE LIVE PERFORMACES FROM THE ZYDECO NATION"S BEST!!!
2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival
Donna Angelle' & the Zydeco Posse'
Performing Live
"Old Man Sweetheart"
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2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival
Posted by rsias on Thursday, April 01, 2010 (14:32:53) (442 reads)
2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival
Enjoy Zydeco and Creole Food for a Worthy Cause!
April 1, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
6th Annual Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival
April 9th - 10th, 2010
Baytown, Texas
www.CreoleJambalaya.com
Lola Love (Your Zydeco Lady!)
and
The 2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival
Yes, Zydeco Nation, we are well into the year 2010, and Festival and Trailride Season is underway! While many people will attend at least Zydeco Festival, Church Bazaar, or Trailride with family and friends, there is one proud fact that everyone in the Zydeco Nation should remember. Although there are a few Zydeco Festivals that are organized strictly and solely as an event for personal profit, the vast majority of Creole/Zydeco Festivals, Church Bazaars and Fairs, and Trailrides in the Zydeco Nation are fundraisers for worthy causes organized and supported by churches, organizations, local businesses, and volunteers who donate their time, resources, and creative talents to keep the Zydeco Nation proud and strong!
The 6th Annual Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival is one of festivals in the Zydeco Nation that upholds and continues the fine tradition of grassroots philanthropic work as a major fundraiser for The Broussard Endowment Fund, while
providing a setting that has become a flash point for the Creole Heritage of Southwest Louisiana and Texas as well as great environment for people of all ages!
This year's Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival will take place on April 9th -10th, 2010 at the San Jacinto Mall in Baytown, Texas(Located on Garth Road at I-10 East). This year's festival will include two large covered stages, dance Floors,
dance lessons with Mona "Zydeco Queen Wilson, the talented Zydeco and Creole bands, along with delicious Creole food like Gumbo, Boudin and Etouffe.
2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival Commercial
(English Version)
Video Production Credit: Lola Love (your Zydeco Lady!)
in conjunction with The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society,
Lethal Media Productions & Zydeco Authentica
Audio Commercial Credit by:
Mr. Don Samuel KCOH Radio, Houston
2010 Creole Heritage Zydeco & Crawfish Festival Commercial
(Spanish Version)
Video Production Credit: Lola Love (your Zydeco Lady!)
in conjunction with The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society,
Lethal Media Productions & Zydeco Authentica
Audio Commercial Credit by:
Lola Love (your Zydeco Lady)
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Universal Health Coverage A Reality For All Americans!
Posted by ZLady on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 (13:00:00) (138 reads)
Universal Health Coverage A Reality For All Americans!
House Gives Final Approval to Historic Health Care Bill
President Obama Signs Reforms Into Law!
March 24, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
On Sunday, March 21, 2010, on a party-line vote of 219-212, the House of Representatives passed H.R.3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill has already passed the Senate and President Obama signed this historic piece of legislation into law.
Whether you agree with the new bill that will be signed into law in the near future, the passing of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is an historic event for several reasons:
Reason #1
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed
the Social Security Act into law in 1935
and President Lyndon B Johnson signed
the Social Security Amendments of 1965.
Since then, no significant health care legislation
has been passed until now!
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is considered by many political scientist, pendents and educators to be the most significant domestic policy achievement since President Franklin D. Roosevelt when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935 and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965 creating of two programs: Medicare (which extended health coverage to millions of American citizens who are retired and may be younger than 65, or who meet other special criteria) and Medicaid (which extended health coverage to millions of American citizens and families with low incomes and resources.)
Reason #2
Millions of Americans who either had no insurance or
under-insured will now have access to affordable health care.
Those Americans who have insurance will have greater
protection and more rights for themselves and their families.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, for the first time ever in history of the United States, codifies and formalizes the assumption that all people should have health insurance, regardless of age, income, health or employment status. Over the next ten years, it is estimated to achieve coverage of 95% of the population through a combination of cost controls, regulations, government subsidies, an expansion of government insurance, and mandates. Contrary to the misinformation spread by some individuals and organizations, this bill is in no way a “government take-over” of the health care system. It keeps the fundamental system of private insurance in place and, in fact, will strengthen the already-enormous health care industry by delivering them millions of new customers.
Reason #3
"The federal budget is on an unsustainable path,
primarily because of the rising cost of health care
and the aging of the U.S. population."
U.S. Congressional Budget Office
Projected Federal Spending Under One Fiscal Scenario
(Percentage of gross domestic product)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the Congressional Budget Office, begins to put the United States on goal of reducing short term and long term health care costs, increasing choices for consumers, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable insurance for all Americans.
In spite of the misinformation, fears, and the understandable apprehensions many people may have concerning such a sweeping peice of legislation, H.R.3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has several important components and implications that affect everyone in the Zydeco Nation. It is critical that each and everyone of us understand The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Here are some of the key components of how the health care bill works:
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Zydeco Ambassadors Return Home To Jam
Posted by rsias on Saturday, March 20, 2010 (20:55:31) (219 reads)
Zydeco Ambassadors Return Home To Jam
Buckwheat Zydeco and Terrance Simien
to Perform Together On-Stage At
Grant Street Dance Hall On
April 24, 2010!
March 19, 2010
by Herman Fuselier
Pioneering Zydeco Artists and past Grammy Award Winners
Buckwheat Zydeco and Terrance Simien will perform
together for the Zydeco Nation on April 24, 2010 in
Lafayette, Louisiana!
Between them, Buckwheat Zydeco and Terrance Simien have been part of two Grammy wins, six Grammy nominations, an Emmy, three presidential inaugurations, 10 movie soundtracks and dozens of national TV shows and commercials.
Each has toured more than a million miles and although they both live in Lafayette Parish, they've never played together. Until now.
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Locals Mourn The Death Of Vincent Thomas
Posted by rsias on Saturday, March 20, 2010 (20:14:20) (206 reads)
Locals Mourn The Death Of Vincent Thomas
Owner of the Manhattan Lounge Transitions at the age of 82.
William Johnson
The Daily World Newspaper
March 19, 2010
Mr. Vincent Thomas
"Mr V"
Owner of the Manhattan Lounge
& Entrepreneur
Rest In Peace & We Will Remember You!
Funeral services for Vincent Thomas, 82, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas.
Known to many as simply Mr. V., Thomas was the longtime owner of the Manhattan Lounge and one of the original entrepreneurs who helped established the Academy Street business corridor, more commonly known as the Hill.
"He was quite a man, really dedicated to his business," said Opelousas Alderman Louis Butler Jr. "He helped a lot of people. He was also quite a cook. He cooked at the Elks Club for quite a while."
"The Manhattan served as a community center and gathering place for the neighborhood. Civic leaders, elected officials and politicians often gathered there for discussion of the issues of the day," Richard said. "The lounge became the focal point and inspiration for development of other black enterprises throughout the city."
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2010 Catfish Festival: 11 Years of Great Music and Family Fun!
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 (01:00:00) (262 reads)
2010 Catfish Festival: 11 Years of Great Music and Family Fun!
Washington, Louisiana Hosts A Weekend Full Of
Great Music and Delicious Catfish!
March 18, 2010
By Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Want experience the some of the best Louisiana and Texas, music, food and culture, combine with discovering one of Southwest Louisiana's best kept secrets, in a beautiful historical setting, with safe and affordable family-oriented environment, and help out a worthy cause?
Well, if you want to achieve one or all of those goals, then the 11th Annual Catfish Festival is the place where you need to be this weekend! Held on the festival grounds in the historic town of Washington Louisiana on March 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st, 2010, this festival has grown to be "all that and more!
This year's Catfish Festival will feature a strong lineup of some of the Zydeco Nation's hottest Zydeco Bands, Southern Soul Bands, Cajun Bands, and capped off with a performance by the legendary Sugarfoot and the Ohio Players!
Combined with great food, a festival parade, carnival rides, and if you want to, you can take a tour of historic Washington, Louisiana, there is definitely something for everyone at this festival!
All proceeds from this event go to support the Municipal Public Library Renovation Fund for the Town of Washington, Louisiana.
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2010 Census Will Have Additional Category For Race and Culture!
Posted by rsias on Friday, March 12, 2010 (11:00:00) (346 reads)
2010 Census Will Have Additional Category For Race and Culture!
Louisiana and Texas Creoles Have The Opportunity To Be Counted!
March 10, 2010
by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Forms for the 2010 Census will be mailed out in mid-March,
and they are to be sent back by April 1, 2010.
Please Participate in the 2010 Census!
The 2010 Census is unique and extremely important to many people in the Zydeco Nation. This year's census is the first year there is an effort underway in Louisiana to use the 2010 Census to pull in federal funding for Creole and Cajun cultural programs.
While this effort is noble in the eyes of some people and controversial in the eyes of others, the outcome of the 2010 Census could have an enormous impact for many people in the Zydeco Nation who self-identify as "Creole" or have a close connection with "the Black Creole culture of Southwest Louisiana and Texas.
We are asking everyone who is maybe affected by this issue to make sure you fill out two places in "Section 9"of the 2010 Census Form.
* First, under "What is a Person's Race?" category, you should check "X" next to the "Black, African American, or Negro" box.
* Secondly, under the "Some Other Race-Print Race" category, you should write in "LOUISIANA CREOLE" or "TEXAS CREOLE" (if you were born in and live in the state Texas.)
Below is a snapshot of Category 9 on the 2010 Census Form
It is very important that everyone who is affected participate for several important reasons and harsh realities outlined below:
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Dancing In The Streets
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 (17:25:00) (178 reads)
Dancing In The Streets
February 17, 2010
By William Johnson
The Daily World Newspaper
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
kept the crowd dancing in downtown
Opelousas, Louisiana.
Hundreds stayed around after the Mardi Gras parade in Opelousas to dance the day away to the music of Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie.
Mike and Liz Humphries, dressed in traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costumes, made the trip from Baton Rouge for the celebration.
“We came to dance with Geno and then we are on our way to Eunice to dance with Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys. But we couldn’t pass up Opelousas. It is the birthplace of zydeco,” Mike Humphries said.
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Cedric Watson and his band give Bangkok its first taste of zydeco music
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (17:00:00) (239 reads)
Cedric Watson and his band give Bangkok its first taste of zydeco music
February 19,2010
The Bangkock Post
Cedric Watson is committed to singing
in creole French, an endangered language.
Creole musician Cedric Watson and his band Bijou Creole introduced zydeco music for the first time to Bangkokians at the recent Rhythm of the Earth festival. Fresh from the Grammy Awards where he was nominated for Best Zydeco album, for his second album, Esprit Creole (Valcour Records, USA), along with major stars like Buckwheat Zydeco (who eventually won the coveted award), Cedric played several stirring sets at the festival. People warmed quickly to his wonderful fiddle and button-accordion playing and friendly stage manner and to the funky musical accompaniment of his band.
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What is Zydeco?
Zydeco Music is a unique form of musical expression that originated in rural southwest Louisiana. Locally known as "la la" music, Zydeco music was formed and forged in a time best forgotten--a time when African-Americans had to struggle in the fields from sunup to sundown as sharecroppers so that their children might reap a better life.
It was these backbreaking hard times that help to define one of the most vibrant and successful musical traditions in the world. The phrase "Zydeco sont pas sale'" means "The snapbeans are not Salty" in Creole French, and the music draws upon French, Creole, West African, Cajun, Caribbean, and R & B musical traditions. Zydeco Music is characterized by the use of the accordion, spoons, scrubboard, fiddle and triangle.
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Today in Zydeco History
One day like today...
1995
Highly respected creole fiddler Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot died on July 29, 1995 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer and diabetes.
His family was originally from the Duralde area, where his father worked as a sharecropper and cane cutter.He began playing the fiddle at the age of nine.
"So, we took some cigar boxes," he said. "In those days, cigar boxes were made of wood.
So, we worked at it and finally made ourselves a fiddle.
For our strings, we had no real strings ... we took strands off the screen door.
We made fiddles out of that stuff, and then we started practicing."
He began playing with his father, Adam Fontenot, at area dances and weddings.
He also played second fiddle to Amédé Ardoin, who often played together with his father.
Amédé Ardoin and Adam Fontenot are considered the most influential black
Creole accordion players of their generation.
After his father's death, Fontenot began playing with Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin,
an accordionist from nearby Duralde, Louisiana.
Fontenot and Ardoin played together for more than 40 years, making recordings and
performing across the United States and abroad. Together, and separately, Canray Fontenot
and Alphonse "Bois Sec"Ardoin were widely acclaimed. Fontenot's fiddle technique was
legendary; his loose, Caribbean-style bowing was extraordinary. Over the course of his
life, Fontenot mastered the traditional black Creole repertoire, but also created a new
form—his self-titled "blues-waltzes," combining blues tonalities, jazz improvisation,
and Cajun modal scales into a music all his own. In 1986, Canray Fontenot was awarded
the prestigious National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts for folk music,
the nation's highest award for musicians.
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