Writer Ben Sandmel was the final drummer and manager of the Hackberry Ramblers. Today, he wrote: Guitarist, singer and emcee Glen Croker, the last surviving old-time member of the Hackberry Ramblers, passed away on August 23 in Lake Charles, Louisiana at age 77 following a lengthy illness. Born in Lake Charles in 1934, Croker began [...]
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Sean and Secrets
October 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
In the world of zydeco, being able to trace one’s lineage to Amédé and Bois Sec Ardoin is a little like having relatives in Windsor Castle while you keep an address in the shire. The old timers watched the precocious boy drumming at age four. It had to be in their minds that this one [...]
