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New Beginning: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. is keeping his father’s legacy alive

April 24, 2023 by: Dan Willging

Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Ils Sont Partis Band,
Friday May 5 at 11:15 a.m., Fais Do-Do Stage

It’s not always easy following in the footsteps of your major dad, especially when he’s the legendary Buckwheat Zydeco (1947-2016) who brought zydeco to worldwide prominence— more so than his mentor and genre founder

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