The musical patriarch that is The Blues has spawned many offspring, from jazz to R&B and rock 'n' roll. One of its lesser-known children is zydeco -- one of the most infectious styles of music on the ...

Zydeco music may be the one setting in which the accordion is considered a cool instrument. The accordion, along with the washboard and the fiddle, will be , during the Zydeco Swamp Romp on Saturday, ...

Add Zydeco Blues to the roster of new restaurants that must overcome a location charitably described as challenging. The 5-month-old establishment anchors one end of what you would normally call a ...

"I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)" opens with the sound of the instrument that connects Zydeco with other forms of music that originated in and around Louisiana: the accordion. It's followed by the ...

“I certainly wasn’t born into the tradition,” Long Beach-based blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Bernie Pearl said. “When I was about 18 or 19, I was impressed not only by the music, but the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zydeco, a music genre created by the Black Creole community, has flourished in Southwest Louisiana and beyond, inspiring musicans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rolling Stones put their own spin on zydeco in a new song for a Clifton Chenier tribute album. - Credit: Gary Miller/Getty ...

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Mark St. Mary's Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band is a 5 member band that plays traditional Louisiana blues and zydeco music. Dubbed the "Delta King" and awarded the "Best Zydeco Band" in 2007 by Bay Area ...

For a restaurant to be successful in a less-than-optimum location requires a hook, a gimmick, at least one attraction significant enough to overcome the obstacle. When Ron Gordon, a seasoned ...

Now 89, one-time refugee Chris Strachwitz presides over one of the greatest US labels, having removed the stigma from working-class music like blues and zydeco to give a voice to the ignored This year ...

This news, originally posted on June 10, 2019, has been updated to include funeral services. Paul “Lil Buck” Sinegal,whom Allen Toussaint once called the “Gentle Giant of Guitar,” has died. A staple ...