2.27.2014

I LOVE BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO......☯★☮☯★☮ MAGIC BAG MARCH 6!!


Just in from Willy Wilson:

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO is playing the MAGIC BAG in Ferndale March 6, 2014 at 8pm..If you have never seen them play get your dancin shoes outta that closet....!! EVENT PAGE HERE

Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, Jr. was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1947. He acquired his nickname because, with his braided hair, he looked like Buckwheat from The Little Rascals. His father was an accomplished, non-professional traditional Creole accordion player, but young Buckwheat preferred listening to and playing R&B.



He became proficient at the organ, and by the late 1950s was backing Joe Tex, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and many others. In 1971 he formed Buckwheat and The Hitchhikers, a 15-piece funk and soul band. They were a local sensation and found success with the single, “It’s Hard To Get,” recorded for a local Louisiana-based label.

Never a traditional zydeco fan when growing up, Buckwheat nonetheless accepted an invitation in 1976 to join Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band as organist. He quickly discovered the joy and power of zydeco music, and marveled at the effect the music had on the audience. “Everywhere, people young and old just loved zydeco music,” Buckwheat says. “I had so much fun playing that first night with Clifton. We played for four hours and I wasn’t ready to quit.”

MANAGER Ted Fox, zydecobuck@aol.com

1 comment:

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO said...

Back at you baby! RT @retrokimmer: I LOVE BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO......

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