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UncategorizedJUN · 102019

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, internationally known Blues and Zydeco guitarist and singer died on Monday June 10, 2019 in Lafayette, Louisiana at the age of 75. He was given the nickname "Lil Buck" because...

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Goldman Thibodeaux Receives the Richard J. Catalon Sr. Creole Heritage Award

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Clifton Chenier, “the King of Zydeco,” won a Grammy in 1984 for the album I’m Here!, bringing the music of the Creole prairie to a national stage.

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