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October 20

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Zydeco MusicOCT · 201968

Rod Sias, founder of The Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc, ZydecoOnline.com, and creator and producer of the Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love radio program was born on October 20, 1968...

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Before zydeco had a name, Creole families gathered at house dances called “la la” — accordion, fiddle and rubboard filling a front room on a Saturday night.

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Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love

Red hot zydeco, Southern soul & blues — weekly episodes from the Zydeco Capital of the World.

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