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July 23

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Eddie Shuler Died

Eddie Shuler, renowned pioneering Southwest Louisiana recording engineer, died on July 23, 2005 at the age of 92 at Emory East Side Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia of complications from a recent heart at...

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The word “zydeco” is thought to come from the Creole phrase “les haricots sont pas salés” — “the snap beans aren’t salted” — a line from an old la-la song about hard times.

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