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Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, internationally known Blues and Zydeco guitarist and singer was born on Friday, January 14, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was given the nickname "Lil Buck" because of his s...
Ida Guillory was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on January 15, 1929. She grew up in the Cajun/Creole communities of Southwest Louisiana and East Texas. She later became know to the world as Queen Ida...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Dr King helped break down the color barri...
On this date, January 8, 1811, Black African slaves rebelled against their white masters in Louisiana. Known as the Point Coupee Revolt of 1811, the slave revolt took place in the area known as the Lo...
Leo "The Bull" Thomas was born on January 8, 1937 to Hubert “Ebear” Thomas and Orelia Bushnell Thomas in Basile, Louisiana. Known in the Zydeco Nation as "The Bull" and the "Best Dress Man In Zydeco,"...
Gerald Dunnaway, drummer for the Zydeco Boneshakers, was born on January 16, 1958 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Albert John Lewis, lead accordionist for Al Rapone & The Zydeco Express was born on Friday, June 26, 1936 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He partnered with his sister Ida Guillory and brother Willie Lewis...
Stanley Dural, Jr., known to the world as Buckwheat Zydeco was born on November 14, 1947 in Lafayette, Louisiana. In 1971, he founded Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers, a funk band that he led for five year...
Talented female Zydeco accordionist for the Zydeco Brothers and the Zydeco Boneshakers, Ann “Queen Ann” Goodly, was born on November 28, 1971 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Carlton "Guitar" Thomas, Jr., Guitarist worked with the late Boozoo Chavis died on September 4, 2001 at the age of 57.
Joseph "Bebe" Carriere Sr. (b 1909), legendary Creole Fiddler and Creole music pioneer, died on April 22, 2001 at the age of 92. Joseph "Bebe" Carriere Sr , along with his brother Eraste “Dolan” Carri...
David “Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, Texas where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High School. During his...
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