Issue Articles
Zydeco Fest Preview
It was three months before Labor Day in the 1982, and not a few people around Plaisance had decided that Wilbert Guillory and the folks at the Southern Development Foundation […]
Nouveau Zydeco: Rosie Ledet Pours It On
When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. […]
Nouveau Zydeco: Keith Frank Gets It On
When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. […]
Remembering Creole Singer Inez Catalon; Sonny Landreth Travels South of I-10
After a delightful Jazz Fest set this year that included both a cappella French ballads and a lecture to the women in the room about dressing immodestly, Creole singer Inez […]
Obituary: John Delafose
Because of his frequent Thursday’ appearances at the Maple Leaf Bar, John Delafose was the first zydeco player heard live by many New Orleans fans, including this writer. For his […]
