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Beau Jocque Cranks It Up!

April 1, 1999 by: Andre Salvail

1998 was a banner year for Beau Jocque. Last year's release for Rounder Records, Lock It In, Crank It Up, his seventh recording in six years, was among the top-selling albums of the year by any zydeco artist. He and his band, the Zydeco Hi-Rollers, earned a last-minute spot on a David Letterman episode that featured an audience almost entirely made up of New Orleanians. The group made good use of Beau's new Silver Eagle tour bus as club and festival appearances around the co...

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