Willis Prudhomme will receive the Richard J. Catalon
Creole Heritage Award Sunday at Vermilionville. photo credit: David Simpson
People often tell Willis Prudhomme, 81, that he looks 25 years younger than his actual age. The legendary zydeco musician attributes his enduring youth to a life without smoking or drinking and farm work for more than 70 years.
But 25 years ago, Prudhomme suffered a heart attack, which brought him to his knees on the bandstand in Port Arthur, Texas. Prudhomme underwent open heart surgery and days later, went into cardiac arrest while recovering in the hospital.
Creole Culture Day
Sunday, June 9, 2013
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, Louisiana
Admission: Free
Information: (337) 233-4077, bayouvermiliondistrict.org
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White exterior trimmed in blue, stripe canopy.
The KCOH building has 7,000 square feet of space
on an 11,000 square foot site.
KCOH, now at 1430 AM, will move down on the dial, but its legacy as the voice of Houston's black community will endure.
Tom Petrizzo, majority owner of the station, announced the change on air Friday. The station's sale to a Catholic foundation remains in process, he said, and KCOH will bounce to 1230 AM under a lease agreement.
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Longtime KCOH Owner Dies
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (19:00:00) (9 reads)
Longtime KCOH Owner Dies
Obituary
January 12, 2012
Michael Patrick Petrizzo September 26, 1922 - January 11, 2012
Michael Patrick Petrizzo passed away peacefully at his home in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2012 at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 6700 Ferris, Bellaire, TX 77401.
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Despite objections, FCC approves KCOH license transfer
Posted by rsias on Sunday, May 12, 2013 (19:00:00) (41 reads)
Despite objections, FCC approves KCOH license transfer
February 7, 2013
By David Barron
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the license transfer of KCOH (1430 AM) to the Midland-based La Promesa Foundation, clearing the way for the new owners to launch their Catholic-oriented Guadalupe Radio Network on the frequency.
The license transfer was approved Wednesday despite informal objections filed with the FCC's audio division by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Both expressed concerns about the "potential disappearance of KCOH's existing format" and about media ownership diversity, said the audio division's chief, Peter Doyle, in a letter to attorneys concerning the license transfer.
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KCOH (1430 AM) sold, will flip to religious format in February
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 (19:00:00) (38 reads)
KCOH (1430 AM) sold, will flip to religious format in February
Texas' Oldest African-American-owned
Radio Station sold to Guadalupe Radio Network
November 13, 2012
by David Barron
KCOH (1430 AM), which bills itself as the state’s oldest African-American-owned, urban-formatted radio station, has been sold for $2.1 million to a Midland-based foundation that will re-launch it next year as part of the Catholic-oriented Guadalupe Radio Network, two longtime station employees said Tuesday.
The format change means longtime talk show hosts Michael Harris, Ralph Cooper, Don Samuel, Wash Allen and others will no longer appear on the station.
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Queen of Zydeco Honored At Homecoming Concert
Posted by ZLady on Monday, April 29, 2013 (14:00:55) (95 reads)
Queen of Zydeco Honored At Homecoming Concert
Zydeco Nation's First Lady, Queen Ida Inducted into
The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame!
By Lee Peck
Ida Guillory, known the the Zydeco Nation and the World
as "Queen Ida" was the first Zydeco/Creole Musician to win \
a Grammy and was recently inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
A Zydeco legend brought down the house this weekend at the Lake Charles Central School.
Lake Charles native Ida Guillory, 84, is hailed as the irrefutable Queen of Zydeco music.
Wash Allen leaves KCOH
Posted by rsias on Thursday, April 25, 2013 (19:15:00) (141 reads)
Wash Allen Leaves KCOH
Wash Allen leaves KCOH, new program schedule begins Monday
Originally Printed
January 31, 2013
by David Barron
Longtime KCOH radio DJ, Wash Allen, talks with call in guests,
Thursday, January 31, 2013 during his final radio show at KCOH,
in Houston, Texas.(Photo Credit: Todd Spoth) www.WashAllenFoundation.org
KCOH (1430 AM) listeners said goodbye Thursday to veteran midday host Wash Allen and will part ways with another long-running show today as the station enters its final weeks at the 1430 AM frequency.
Allen, whose “Confessions” show had aired on KCOH since 1971, elected not to make the move with his colleagues to 1230 AM on March 1 and hosted his final show Thursday.
The “Gospel Melody Time” morning show will end after today as KCOH begins a new program schedule Monday, said midday host Michael Harris.
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Sale of KCOH Closes Chapter Of Houston Broadcasting History
Posted by rsias on Friday, April 12, 2013 (18:00:00) (114 reads)
Sale of KCOH Closes Chapter on Houston Broadcasting History
Texas' Oldest African America Radio Station Sold!
Originally Printed
November 14, 2012
by J.R. Gonzales
KCOH studio at Almeda and Wichita, 1963. (Post file)
It’s turning out to be a sour week for those who follow Houston history. First came news that the Ben Milam Hotel across from Minute Maid Park would be imploded next month to make way for an upscale apartment complex.
Now comes word that KCOH (1430 AM) has been sold and will relaunch next year as part of the Guadalupe Radio Network, a Catholic-oriented broadcast outfit.
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Classie Ballou: Boozoo’s Bottom
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 (05:00:00) (228 reads)
Classie Ballou: Boozoo’s Bottom
Zydeco & Blues Bass Guitarist A Living Legend
Reprint from October 1, 2011
Interview by D'Jalma Garnier and Todd Mouton
Classie Ballou, Jr. Photo by Philip Gould.
In the world of zydeco, the accordionists and front men are the names in lights. But like R&B and funk, in zydeco the bass players are living legends. Classie Ballou, Jr. brought the bottom end of zydeco out of the late ’50s and early ’60s into a new standard.
Before his long, infamous tenure with Boozoo Chavis and the Magic Sounds, Ballou played with WAR and Archie Bell and the Drells. He continues today with Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys and many other bands. He was interviewed at Louisiana Folk Roots’ annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week at Chicot State Park by Todd Mouton and D’Jalma Garnier, who will join Ballou and Broussard onstage for a similar “words and music” workshop at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 16 as part of Festivals Acadiens et Cre´oles in Lafayette’s Girard Park.
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Leader of Buckwheat Zydeco to Undergo Cancer Treatment
Posted by rsias on Sunday, January 13, 2013 (05:33:15) (233 reads)
Leader of Buckwheat Zydeco to Undergo Cancer Treatment
Zydeco Nation's Elder Statesman In Our Prayers!
January 8, 2013
by Matthew Sigur
Grammy Award-winner and zydeco legend Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. is postponing upcoming concert dates while he undergoes treatment for early-stage cancer on his left lung and a vocal cord.
According to a press release from Alligator Records, Dural, who lives in Carencro, will begin treatment immediately. Doctors expect a full recovery, and Dural said he expects to return to the road this summer.
"I feel fine," Dural said, according to the release. "I'll beat this and be back on the road soon, and you can take that to your best bank."
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'Whip Them Potz!!!'
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 (21:00:00) (216 reads)
'Whip Them Potz!!!'
John "Snuggles" Anderson becoming a master of Zydeco and Food!
November 14, 2012
by Herman Fusilier
John "Snuggles" Anderson, known as the "Zydeco Chef"
provides 3 full meals a day for offshore crews.
Love to eat? Work on an offshore oil rig and your stomach may think it's gone to buffet heaven.
Workers on John "Snuggles" Anderson's rig get all-you-can-eat choices of seafood, steak and fried chicken — and that's just on the weekends. During the week, they feast on barbecue chicken, pork and sausage, even a junk food day of pizza, po'boys, hot dogs, burgers, fries and more.
Because Anderson's also a zydeco musician, workers may even get a two-step with their gumbo.
"I'm working on a cookbook called 'Zydeco Cooking,'" said Anderson, 26, of Sunset. "It'll have some of my offshore recipes with zydeco names, like 2-Stepping Roux, Same Ol' 2-Stepping Gumbo, Ya U Rite Gumbo, Trail Ride Peach Cobbler and Round-Up Chocolate Cookies.
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Zydeco Food Drive Still Helping Families
Posted by rsias on Thursday, November 08, 2012 (21:35:00) (197 reads)
Zydeco Food Drive Still Helping Families
Needy Families Served for Over 25 years!
November 8, 2012
by Herman Fusilier
26th Annual Zydeco Food Drive
Wednesday & Thrusday @7;30pm
Club 903
903 Simcoe St
Lafayette, Louisiana
Don "Apollo" Wilson estimates that in its 25 years, the Thanksgiving Zydeco Food Drive has touched at least 200,000 lives. The annual event combines music with canned goods and monetary donations to distribute Thanksgiving food baskets to local families.
Each year, Wilson spends months organizing the drive, a task he's been doing for a quarter of century. But Wilson said he's not tired yet.
"It's just great to be able to do this for another year — only by the grace of God," said Wilson. "We've been blessed to do this.
"We're hoping this year is one of the biggest ever. Last year was the first time we did it for two nights. This year, it's going to be off the chain. We're calling it 'Fire on the Bayou'."
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Zydeco Force's Shelton Broussard More Than Just Yells
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 (20:00:00) (334 reads)
Zydeco Force's Shelton Broussard More Than Just Yells
Funeral for Zydeco Force pioneer on Saturday, November 17, 2012
November 14, 2012
by Herman Fusilier
Funeral for Shelton Broussard Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 11:00 am
St. Ann's Church in Mallet, Louisiana
(1963 - November 6, 2012)
REST IN PEACE
AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE ZYDECO NATION
AND OUR CREOLE CULTURE PROUD AND STRONG!!!
I've been trying to spell Shelton Broussard's yell. Is it "whup," "whoraw," "Oh Lord," "Oh yi" or a combination of all four?
Whatever it was, it had the zydeco world jumping in the late 1980s and into the '90s. Zydeco Force had capacity crowds jumping to a raw, rural sound that was taking over the zydeco scene.
Just as the songs reached their peak, Broussard, Zydeco Force's guitarist, would let loose with three or four of his trademark yells. The timing was perfect. The yells sounded great. Broussard was feeling good. He made you feel good, too.
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Zydeco Force Member Dies In Fire
Posted by rsias on Friday, November 09, 2012 (21:38:00) (290 reads)
Zydeco Force Member Dies In Fire
Zydeco Nation's Shelton Broussard Transitions at the age of 49
November 9, 2012
by William Johnson
Shelton Broussard Zydeco Force Founding Member
Zydeco Nation Legend!!!
(1963 - November 6, 2012)
REST IN PEACE
AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE ZYDECO NATION
AND OUR CREOLE CULTURE PROUD AND STRONG!!!
Shelton Broussard, a legend in the Opelousas Zydeco music scene, has died in a fire in his home.
Opelousas police officials said Shelton died Tuesday night when a fire broke out in his mobile home. He was 49.
Broussard was guitarist and founding member of the legendary band, Zydeco Force. Starting in the late 1980s and throughout the '90s, Zydeco Force became a dancehall and festival favorite, with hit songs like "Hey Madeline," "On My Way" and "B-Flat."
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Francis Emerson Haynes Obituary
Posted by rsias on Friday, October 26, 2012 (18:25:13) (280 reads)
Francis Emerson Haynes Obituary
October 20, 2012
by Williams Funeral Home
Francis Emerson Haynes
Pioneering African American Business Woman
1925 - October 19, 2012
OPELOUSAS - We, Williams Funeral Home, are mourning the loss of our beloved owner, Mrs. Frances Emerson Haynes, 87, who took her last breath Friday night, October 19, 2012 at Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, LA. We will celebrate her life at 11:30 A.M. Friday, October 26, 2012 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 732 N. Union Street in Opelousas, LA.
Mrs. Haynes will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Mr. Alvin Haynes, Sr. at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, LA.
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Francis Emerson Haynes Remembered
Posted by rsias on Friday, October 26, 2012 (18:19:45) (245 reads)
Francis Emerson Haynes Remembered
Pioneering Founder and Owner of Williams Funeral Home
Transitions at the age of 87
October 23, 2012
by William Johnson
Francis Emerson Haynes
Pioneering African American Business Woman
1925 - October 19, 2012
Funeral services for Francis Emerson Haynes, 87, the owner of Williams Funeral Home, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
She is remembered by those close to her as both an intelligent and strong-willed business woman and someone with a huge and generous heart.
"When you talk about a business leader, she was the consummate business person and an important community leader," said St. Landry Parish Clerk of Courts Charles Jagneaux, who served with her for the past 20 years on numerous boards.
"She had a tremendous influence on the community. She was not involved in politics but served as the public's conscience," Jagneaux said.
Haynes is credited with carrying the funeral home and Williams Progressive Insurance through a difficult period following the death of her husband in the 1960s.
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Hadley J. Castille Transitions
Posted by rsias on Thursday, October 25, 2012 (17:00:00) (212 reads)
Hadley J. Castille Transitions
World Renowed Cajun Fiddler Transitions at the age of 79
October 26, 2012
by Herman Fusilier
Hadley J. Castille
Legendary and Respected Cajun Fiddler
(March 3, 1933 – October 25, 2012 )
In 1992, John Buckelew answered a newspaper ad for fiddle lessons and met Hadley Castille. Castille took Buckelew under his wing and, by 1996, both were on stage together playing at Festival International de Louisiane and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
"He told me after four years, 'You got to get out of here. You got do your own thing. I can't teach you nothing else,'" said Buckelew. "He was very generous as far as bringing you along with him and introducing you to other fiddlers and learning other styles.
"He was always encouraging. If he felt like you had some potential, he would stay after you. He was just a super guy."
Students, fans, family and friends are remembering Castille, a renowned Cajun fiddler who died Thursday morning at Prompt Succor Nursing Home in Opelousas. Services are pending.
Last summer, Castille, 79, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor that, in a matter of months, left him incapacitated and in a nursing home.
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Zydeco Musician Corey Arceneaux Is A Father First And Foremost
Posted by ZLady on Saturday, June 16, 2012 (14:00:00) (487 reads)
Zydeco Musician Corey Arceneaux Is A Father First And Foremost
June 13, 2012
By Dominick Cross
The Independent Weekly
Corey Arceneaux, surrounded by sons
Tyler Arceneaux, 10, Corey Arceneaux Jr., 12,
and 18-year-old Desmond Joseph Photos by Robin May
Ideally, raising children is better accomplished as a family unit, but going it alone doesn’t make the responsibility an impossible task. It does, however, take commitment, planning and love.
Zydeco band leader Corey Arceneaux knows this. He has been a single father of three boys — Desmond Joseph, 18, Corey Arceneaux Jr., 12, and Tyler Arceneaux, 10 — for half a dozen years.
“Fatherhood means a lot because the kids, they are our future and what you instill in them goes a long way,” Corey Arceneaux says. “It’s how you bring them up, discipline-wise and just being there for the kids.”
Arceneaux says there’s a “joy of seeing the kids grow up. I’ve learned a lot from them. Believe it or not the parent can learn a lot from the kids – just little things that they do.”
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You've seen Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band play a relentless and unyielding schedule every weekend throughout the Zydeco Nation with each performance more intense and exciting that the previous performance. Anyone who has had the opportunity to experience the “Soulwood Sound,” will soon understand why Keith Frank has earned the title the “Zydeco Boss” and why Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band has remained one of the Zydeco Nation’s most recognized and respected Zydeco Bands in the Zydeco Nation!
Between performances, it has been a major task to find time to sit down in the studio to develop and produce their next CD project. Well, that wait is over! After 4 years of touring, Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band will release their highly anticipated Double CD entitled – “Follow The Leader” on March 16th, 2012 at Club ICU in Houston, Texas and March 17, 2012 at El Sido’s Zydeco and Blues Club in Lafayette, Louisiana!
FOLLOW THE LEADER - CD RELEASE PARTY
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
CLUB ICU
9541 Mesa Dr. @ Tidwell
Houston, Texas 77078
(713) 631-0033
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012
EL SIDO'S ZYDECO AND BLUES CLUB
1523 N St Antoine
Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 235-0647
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Documenting and Preserving Everyday Creole Life in Southwest Louisiana and Texas
The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. kicked off its annual donation and fundraising drive on February 14, 2012. As part of its annual donation and fundraising drive, the ZHPS will host a Zydeco Breakfast and Fundraiser at Mike's Sports Bar and Grill (Mike's Cafe) located at 150 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California from 8:00am-12:00pm.
The Zydeco Lady, Lola Love will be back in the San Francisco Bay Area and will be spinning hot Zydeco, Southern Soul, and Blues music! This is a family oriented event and admission is free! So come on out, enjoy a great breakast, dance to some great music, and support the ZHPS by making a donation!
Z.H.P.S Zydeco Breakfast and Fundraiser
will be held on March 17, 2012 from
8:00am -12:00pm at
Mike's Sport's Bar & Grill (Mike's Cafe)
located at 150 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California!
The Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society welcomes the support of all who care about Zydeco and Creole history and culture. The Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 corporation. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
Can't make it to this event? You can make a donation online at www.ZHPS.org & listen to the Zydeco Workout feat. Lola Love EVERY SATURDAY 11am-2pm (cst) on www.KPCP883.com (88.3FM - New Roads, Louisiana!)
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Ask Sandra Fowler of Lafayette how many times she's seen Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie and she needs a calculator. Fowler estimates that she and her husband, Ned, have gone to Delafose's dances at least three times a weekend, every weekend, for the past 10 years.
The Fowlers have even gone as far as Long Beach, California and Tampa, Florida to boogie with Geno.
"Geno's a genuine person," said Fowler. "He's awesome. We try to go see other people, but we always come back to him.
"He's consistent. He plays to the crowd and knows how to work the crowd. We don't like the bands who play to each other instead of the crowd.
"We traveled to Rome and Switzerland and we brought his CDs with us. We never leave him behind. We always have Geno with us."
The Fowlers were among several thousand fans who turned out for the 14th annual Geno Delafose Fan Appreciation Party Saturday at Lakeview Park and Beach in Eunice. Delafose treated his faithful followers to free music and food at his party, which rivals the attendance of some established festivals.
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Annual Downtown Zydeco Breakfast Scheduled For September 3rd
Posted by rsias on Friday, August 12, 2011 (13:00:00) (1357 reads)
Annual Downtown Zydeco Breakfast Scheduled For September 3rd
Lil' Wayne & Same Ol' 2 Step Will Wake Up
the Zydeco Capital of the World With Hot
Zydeco!
August 2, 2011
by Melanie Lee
Opelousas Department of Tourism
Same Ol 2 Step featuring Lil Wayne Singleton will
kick off the Labor Day Weekend at the
9th annual Zydeco Breakfast in Opelousas, Louisiana! www.SameOl2Step.com
(Opelousas, LA) - The City of Opelousas and Opelousas Main Street, Inc. team up to host the 9th annual Zydeco Breakfast on Saturday, September 3, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. under the oak trees surrounding the historical St. Landry Parish Courthouse. This year festival goers and music lovers will experience a blend of contemporary Zydeco and traditional Creole sounds as Same Ol' 2 Step featuring Lil Wayne Singleton are scheduled to perform.
Lil’ Wayne and Same Ol 2 Step, are a high-energy band which produces both old- and new-style Zydeco with a distinct way of blending the two. Leader of the band Wayne Singleton is a young but very knowledgeable musician who cut his teeth with Beau Jacques, Keith Frank and Zydeco Force.
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Boudin Exhibit Opens At Center
Posted by rsias on Thursday, August 11, 2011 (15:04:35) (623 reads)
Boudin Exhibit Opens At Center
courtesy of The Daily Advertiser
July 27, 2011
Out of state visitors to the St. Landry
Tourist Information Center can find out all
about boudin and where to find it at when the
SLTIC features Hot Boudin Today, a history of
the Creole and Cajun delicacy. Hot Boudin Today
will be featured at the center through Friday,
Sept. 9, 2011. Pictured are Herman Fuselier,
community director, and Ariel Gradnigo, travel counselor.
Boudin is to south Louisiana as clam pizza is to New Haven, Conn., as the green chile cheeseburger is to Santa Fe, N.M., as Frogmore stew is to Saint Helena, S.C. This Cajun Country sausage of pork, rice, and spice is a totem of culinary identity.
The Southern Foodways Alliance's latest documentary project, a traveling exhibit, profiles the ubiquitous and beloved Cajun fast food, boudin.
The exhibit opened at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Information Center in Opelousas on Wednesday and will continue until Sept. 9, 2011 according to a news release.
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“Here” is the common grave at Central Louisiana State Hospital, the mental health facility in Pineville. Warren Perrin, a Lafayette attorney and cultural advocate, has had a copy of this card since 1991, but many are just finding out about its existence since the renewed interest in Ardoin because of a new CD, Mama, I’ll Be Long Gone: The Complete Recordings of Amede Ardoin, 1929-1934. Released by Tompkins Square Records of New York City, the CD marks the first time that Ardoin’s seminal recordings have been available on one source. SELECT THE "READ MORE" BUTTON BELOW
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Zydeco Musician Keith Franks Surprises Students
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 (14:00:00) (801 reads)
Zydeco Musician Keith Franks Surprises Students
The Zydeco Boss Gives A Creole History Experience To Students!
June 23, 2011
by Tina Marie Macias
The Daily World Newspaper
Renowned zydeco musician Keith Frank
had the children dancing as he entertained
Thursday at Grand Cotdeau Elementary.
The occasion was the 21st Century Summer
Enrichment Program being held at schools
throughout St. Landry Parish.
A lesson in Creole culture turned into a surprise private zydeco concert for 25 Grand Coteau Elementary School students Thursday morning.
"I asked them if any of them listened to zydeco and all of them threw their hands in the air," Zydeco Extravaganza promoter Dustin Cravins said.
The children were told that if they were well behaved, they would get a surprise. When Cravins asked who their favorite musicians were, some "were already naming Keith Frank," the surprise musician.
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Delafose Earns Creole Heritage Honor
Posted by rsias on Friday, June 10, 2011 (14:35:20) (590 reads)
Delafose Earns Creole Heritage Honor
Richard J. Catalon Sr. Creole Heritage Award
Held on Sunday, June 12, 2011
June, 9, 2011
by Herman Fuselier
Geno Delafose’s fluency in French and traditional zydeco
has earned him the Richard J. Catalon Sr. Creole Heritage Award.
As a young boy, Geno Delafose figured everyone had a Creole grandmother who couldn't speak English. The lyrics to French songs he heard on the radio were as clear as the Motown hits.
But as he grew older, Delafose became puzzled. Adults twice his age couldn't converse in two languages like he could.
"I thought it was funny, but they were from the time when they didn't want kids to talk French," said Delafose, who turned 40 last February. "I'm part of the generation that came after that.
Creole Heritage Day Sunday, June 12, 2011
10:00 am to 5:00pm at Vermilionville
Admission is Free!!!
Joe Hall & the Louisiana Canecutters
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie www.BayouVermilion.org
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2nd Annual Clifton Chenier Celebration!!!
Honoring the Life and Legacy of the King of Zydeco!!! Saturday, June, 25, 2011
At The Clifton Chenier Club in Loreauville, Louisiana www.CliftonChenierClub.com
The Zydeco Nation will honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Clifton Chenier at the 2nd Annual Clifton Chenier Celebration on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the historic Clifton Chenier Club in Loreauville, Louisiana.
The celebration will begin with a round table discussion and live broadcast of the life and legacy of Clifton Chenier by musicians, family, and friends who played with and had close contact with the King of Zydeco!
Participants will also have the opportunity to visit the burial site of Mr. Clifton Chenier and place flowers at his burial site.
The musical celebration will will begin at 1:00pm and there will be plenty of food at this great event honoring the King of Zydeco, Mr. Clifton Chenier!!!
Stay connected to this story, I will be updating this story with actual video clips from the event as they occur!
Andre Thierry & Corey Ledet
"Let's Do The Zydeco"
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Cycle Zydeco Tours Area
Posted by rsias on Sunday, May 22, 2011 (14:00:00) (633 reads)
Cycle Zydeco Tours Area
April 30, 2011
by Judy Bastien
The Daily World Newspaper
Opelousas was well represented at the Cycle Zydeco Bike Tour
that rolled through Opelousas on Friday, April 29, 2011. Heading up
the "Opelousas Crew" were, from left, Denni Cravins, Melanie Lee,
Jennifer Castille and Charlie Jagneaux.
Port Barre Mayor Gil Savoy and Don LeBlanc, chairman of Fire District No. 2, stood on the sidewalk of Saizan Street Saturday, across from Bourque's Supermarket, scanning the intersecting street.
When a group of two or three cyclists appeared, the pair would walk out into the street and stop traffic, so the bicycle riders could traverse the street safely and without slowing down.
Port Barre was one stop along the trek for Cycle Zydeco, which attracted nearly 400 people from 37 states for a tour around Acadiana.
Cycle Zydeco 2010
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Local Musician Earns International Respect
Posted by rsias on Saturday, May 21, 2011 (13:45:00) (575 reads)
Local Musician Earns International Respect
Opelousas Musician Earl "Washboard" Sally
Travels The World
May 12, 2011
by Herman Fusilier
Rubboard player Earl Sally earned a Grammy
with local group Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.
Earl Sally is the best kept musical secret in Opelousas. A Grammy winner, Sally has shared the stage and studio with Paul Simon, Los Lobos, Gatemouth Brown and Dr. John.
Sally was featured in the 1987, Dennis Quaid movie, "The Big Easy," and played at two World's Fairs. He's been photographed in People magazine and Rolling Stone. He even twirled on stage with the New York City Ballet at the famed Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
In the past 33 years, Sally has played in more states and countries than he can remember. His passport has been the zydeco rubboard, which Sally says more people should respect.
Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band (Earl "Washboard" Sally on the Rubboard) at the 2009 Roots Music Festival
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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... 1986 Derrick J. Guidry, scrubboard player for the Zydeco Boneshakers, was born June 20, 1986 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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