Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, internationally known Blues and Zydeco guitarist and singer was born on Friday, January 14, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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 short size. Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal recorded and toured with Blues and Zydeco legends like Slim Harpo, Carol Fran, Big Mama Thornton, James "Thunderbird" Davis, Lee Dorsey, Joe Tex, Lazy Lester, Katie Webster, Camille "Lil Bob" Bob, Rockin' Dopsie, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Clifton Chenier. He recorded his own blues songs like "Cat Scream" and "Monkey In The Sack" with his band Lil' Buck Sinegal & the Top Cats. Lil' Buck Sinegal was an avid cook, gardener, and mentored the next generation of Zydeco musicians like Curley Taylor, Corey Ledet, Anthony Dopsie, Sir Reginald Dural, and Lil Nate In 1999 he released a full blues CD entitled "The Buck Stops Here" and appeared in the 2015 documentary "I Am The Blues." Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1999.