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Boozoo Chavis Born

A.D. 1930Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana
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Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis, famed zydeco accordionist was born on October 23, 1930 in the small town of Church Point, Louisiana.

Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis, famed zydeco accordionist was born on October 23, 1930 in the small town of Church Point, Louisiana. Known as the "Creole Cowboy" for his signature C&W attire (complete with white Stetson and apron to protect from moisture the bellows of his instrument), Boozoo Chavis was know for his intense, raw and gritty country style of Zydeco.

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