It's been a while since our last Fantastic Foursome, and I've picked a lively Hank Williams tune for this one. Although he was actually from Alabama, one of his best-known songs - "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" - was based on the music of Southern Louisiana and named for an iconic dish from the region. But even though he's given credit for writing the song, some sources say he had a little help from a contemporary, Moon Mullican, and also that the melody for it came from an old Cajun song. In any case, his 1952 record topped the country [...]
wikipedia The New York Times says, “Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances
photos by Chris La Putt ; words by Fred Pessaro // BBG Buckwheat Zydeco at Summerstage 8/11/2012 Roots music was the focus of warm Saturday afternoon in Central Park, when Carolina Chocolate Drops , Buckwheat Zydeco and Abigail Washburn with Kai Welch and Bela Fleck played Summerstage on 8/11 as part of the ongoing summer concert series. Pictures from the show are below. It's [...]
Tonight the funk moves east to the National Constitution Center. Host of World Cafe, David Dye will be there DJing the Funky Friday Dance Party. This shindig is totally FREE and doors open at 4 p.m, dancin' starts at 5. Anyone can go but you MUST RSVP. The party will also be broadcasted live on ... Continue reading
Central Park Summerstage (07/26/10) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) The other day I pointed out that Foster The People were playing two (rental) shows at the Rumsey Playfield at Central Park in May 2012. Well, today comes the first unofficial lineup leak from the actual CPF Summerstage 2012 schedule , as far I can tell. According to Pollstar , Buckwheat Zydeco will be playing the Rumsey Playfield at Central Park Summerstage on Saturday, August 11, 2012 . It's [...]
Can it really be eight weeks ago the fall concert series at Lafayette Square began? The organizers that run the event to support the Second Harvest Food Bank have booked a great last date. Tommy Malone (pictured above) is best known as the guitarist/singer/songwriter for the subdudes. His solo work has sometimes been overlooked. Ray Ganucheau , who is playing with him this afternoon, has been an integral part of those efforts especially on his underrated 2001 solo debut Soul Heavy . Ganucheau arranged, played bass and [...]
Our week-long celebration of Bob Dylan's birthday continued with the third in a five-part series that features covers of every single Bob Dylan song, in alphabetical order..
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Stop and think about your music collection - everything on your computer and iPod, and all that music stored over there in your records and tapes and CD's... You have two minutes to think of the five single best instrumental pieces of music in your collection (jazz & classical excluded here). What do you come up with? Can you think of your 5 favorite by just closing your eyes? That's what I did recently when Buckwheat Zydeco's "Maybe I Will" came on the iTunes shuffle. I quickly jotted these down. Take a listen. And think about [...]
In my house, the movie Cars is a great favorite with six year old son, and therefore the rest of the family knows the movie well. Fortunately, it’s a good one. There are two versions of the song Route 66 on the soundtrack. The one by Chuck Berry is not his best work; he even gets two of the town names wrong. And John Mayer is an artist I enjoy, but his version doesn’t do it for me either. But the connection between the movie and Route 66 does not end there. The town of Radiator Springs is an amalgam [...]
Congratulations going out to Buckwheat Zydeco for their Grammy win. Buckwheat Zydeco, the band USA Today called "zydeco trailblazers," won a Grammy Award for the 2009 release LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN in the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album category. The band has been nominated five previous times in three different categories. This is their first Grammy Award. Buckwheat Zydeco @SqueezeMyLemon Lay Your Burden Down [...]
Last night's Grammy Awards weren't just about Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and the wonders of Auto-Tune. At the pre-telecast awards ceremony, a handful of accordionists picked up awards, too. Let's review the big winners: Best Cajun or Zydeco Album: Buckwheat Zydeco The Cajun/Zydeco category has only been around for three years, but it's already produced three different winners. Buckwheat Zydeco played organ for the legendary Clifton Chenier's band before picking up the accordion and, since Chenier's death in 1987, has become zydeco's best-known (and most mainstream) artist. [...]
Filed under: Around the World A big pig has been freshly butchered. The constituent parts are divvied up to the various specialists in and out of the newly constructed barnlike dance hall just outside the town of Eunice, in the heart of Louisiana Cajun country. Over here, someone's making backbone stew. Over there, meat is being ground and mixed with rice and seasonings to be turned into boudin sausage. Next to the stew, a pot of oil is being brought lovingly to a boil to make cracklins out of the fatty skin, as [...]
Hailing from Auburn, Alabama and named after the cemetery where they used to practice The Pine Hill Haints has been turning out what they call Alabama Ghost Music since 2000. AIV covered them here on 9B when he discovered them by accident as an opening act back in 2007. I have to admit I hadn't read that piece until I searched today to see if they had been mentioned here. I discovered them by accident this week but through different circumstances. These folks didn't seem like the usual 9B fare on first listen but the second time through [...]
This is from a 1995 album called Dr. Demento Gooses Mother. MP3 File yousendit
... feels like an incidentally zydeco album, and Stanley Dural wouldn’t have it any other way.
... feels like an incidentally zydeco album, and Stanley Dural wouldn’t have it any other way.
It's probably an overused expression, but it's difficult to avoid the label of "living legend" when describing someone like Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr. The Louisiana native, whose stage name is also the name of his group - Buckwheat Zydeco - is still going strong after more than four decades of bringing his distinctive music to fans everywhere. His newest album, Lay Your Burden Down , is now out on the Alligator Records label and it's one of his best. Born and raised in South Louisiana, "Buckwheat" Dural picked up his nickname because his hairstyle reminded friends of [...]
According to a press release from Aligator Records; Living Blues magazine announced the nominees for their 2009 Living Blues Readers’ Awards. Blues master Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater is nominated for three awards, Lil’ Ed Williams (of Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials) and Marcia Ball are each nominated for two. Buckwheat Zydeco and Michael “Iron Man” Burks are nominated for one award apiece. Members of the public may vote online at www.livingblues.com anytime on or before July 5, 2009. Artists and nominations are as follows: 16th ANNUAL LIVING BLUES READERS’ AWARD NOMINATIONS [...]
The Sound Culture Podcast: Episode 45 feat. Black Moth Super Rainbow, In Flagranti, Ernest Ranglin, and more. 1. In Flagranti "Brash & Vulgar" (mp3) from "Brash & Vulgar" (Codek Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at [...]
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