An Artist for the A to Z Page
A Brief History… Rosie hails from the rural town of Church Point, Louisiana, and learned to play the accordion by watching her husband and then practicing on his accordion while he worked during the day With her self-penned tunes, Ledet provides a unique female presence in the male-dominated zydeco world. She sings in both Creole […]
A brief history… Born in 1940, this Opelousas, LA native learned to play the guitar at age eight and had his first radio program on KSLO in Opelousas, Louisiana between the ages of 10 to 12. Rod Bernard’s first band, “The Twisters” played for local functions. His 1958 recording “This Should Go on Forever” was
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A brief history… Born in 1940, this Opelousas, LA native learned to play the guitar at age eight and had his first radio program on KSLO in Opelousas, Louisiana between the ages of 10 to 12. Rod Bernard’s first band, “The Twisters” played for local functions. His 1958 recording “This Should Go on Forever” was
A brief history… With his 1985 novelty smash “My Toot Toot,” Rockin’ Sidney scored zydeco’s first true international hit. Born Sidney Semien on April 9, 1938 in Lebeau, Louisiana, he began playing harmonica and guitar professionally while in his teens, and made his first R&B-styled recordings on the Fame and Jin imprints during the late
A brief history… If Clifton Chenier was the king of zydeco music, Rockin’ Dopsie (pronounced “doopsie”), with his unequaled proficiency on the button accordion, was its crown prince. Like Chenier, Dopsie was devoted to preserving the old French songs that form the basis of zydeco. He was born Alton Rubin in Carencro, LA, a small
A brief history… Robert LeBlanc – accordionist, violinist, & vocalist, was born in Port Arthur, Texas on the Louisiana-Texas border. He has resided most of his life in South Louisiana. Robert played music professionally for a short time during the 1970’s with a Lafayette, Louisiana band called “Cush Cush”. For the past 25 years, Robert has
A brief history… Cajun accordion player Robert L. Jardell was born in 1957 in Crowley, Louisiana and raised in the small town of Morse, LA. At eight years old he started playing the accordion wit the help of a family friend, Ozanne Guidry. Later, he started playing dances and while playing in Basile, LA, he met
