LOUISIANA  AND  TEXAS    ....    FOR THE  FUN OF IT

            CAJUN ,      CREOLE ,      ZYDECO MUSIC ,     SWAMP  POP

Essential web sites (incontournables)

http://zydecoland.jimdo.com (le site de Philippe SAURET ‘s web site)

http://thepatsyreport.arnb.org (what’s happening ,day by day, in every club/venue/festivals in Louisiana where

Cajun/creole/zydeco music can be enjoyed …..and there is a link to Texas clubs (tout ce qui se passe en “live” en

Louisiane – liens vers les clubs du Texas)

www.zydecoevents.com (Houston,…)

More web sites worth a visit http://cajunzydeco.net http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/zydeco www.zydeco.org (link www.LouisianaTravel.com )

http://web.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/history.htm http://www.cwu.edu/~geograph/myzydeco.html

www.cajunradio.org (info+music guide) www.offbeat.com (magazine)

records : www.flattownmusic.com www.louisianamusicfactory.com

festival de Saulieu (France) www.bayouprod.com

WATCH  OUT :   Books    "Texas Zydeco"    by  Roger Wood , photos James Fraher (University of Texas Press, 2006)  www.utexaspress.com ( + DVD)

Down In Houston (Bayou City Blues) Roger WOOD/ James Fraher ( idem 2003) ( + DVD)

Zydeco ! Ben Sandmell , photos Rick Olivier University Press of Mississippi/Jackson, 1999) www.upress.state.ms.us

FROM    MAGAZINES :          

ENCYCLOPEDIA

New Orleans music Louisiana Cajun/Creole/zydeco Writers (fiction)

Le Bounce/ Les origines du rap à N.O.  SB 193 (Dec.2008) 34-3 5

Ladies of Zydeco Juke blues 61 (s.2006), 22-23

Louisiana Swamp Blues     ABS 6 (2004), 10-17

The  World of  Zydeco   Living Blues 185, July - August 2006 special issue:   The State of Zydeco today / Buckwheat Zydeco/ C.J. Chenier / Nathan Williams / Rosie Ledet / Zydeco's next generation (Cedric Watson, Corey Ledet, J.Paul, Curley Taylor,Lil Nathan, Travis Matte) / The Legends of Zydeco Guitars ( Harry Hypolite, Raymond Randall, Paul 'Lil' Buck' Sinegal, Carlton Guitar Thomas / Record reviews

Southern Roots  & Zydeco  :  regular colum(s) in Juke Blues ; articles, Fais do do stages, Louisiana clubs/towns ; record reviews    

Virus de Zydeco :  regular column (in French) in  Virus de Blues    http://virusdeblues.free.fr  ; record reviews

Zydeco Land  : regular column (in French, by Philippe Sauret) in Soul Bag    www.soulbag.presse.fr ; articles and record reviews ; Phil has his own website: http://zydecoland.jimdo.com

SB 193 (Dec.2008), 47 ; SB 194 ( Mars 2009), 39 (special videos) ; SB 196(hiver 2009) , 76 ; SB 197 (Print.2010), 70 ; .SB 198(Avril-Juin 2010), 73 ; SB 199, 61 

L’actualité Zydeco , SB 196 (hiver 2009),10 + 76 Bayou News , SB 200,9

Crawfish & Chitlin’ Circuit SB 200 (Oct-Dec 2010) ,60-61

CHRISTIAN ZYDECO SB 197 , 54-55 au Texas www.diogh.org/aroundthediocese.htm ( Texas Catholic Health) et www.zydecoevents.com/churches.html ( Our Mother of Mercy + St François d’ Assises) en Louisiane : www.lebeauchurch.com/events.asp

MTE Records / Zydeco de père en fils ( Mark Miller) SB 199, 54-55 ( www.mterecords.com )

MUSIC VENUES / CLUBS ( mostly closed by now) Peppermint Lounge/The Four Aces JB 69, 50 Tee’s Connection (St Martinville) / Homer’s Bar (Eunice) JB 66,23

still open : The Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette : http://bluemoonpresents.com/site/
The Whiskey River in Henderson : http://www.whiskeyriverlanding.net
Restaurant Randol's in Lafayette : http://www.randols.com ; JB 67,19
Le café des amis in Breaux Bridge : http://www.cafedesamis.com/
The Music Market in Opelousas : http://www.cityofopelousas.com/music-market/
The Richard's Club now the Zydeco Hall of Fame : http://www.thezydecohalloffame.com/ Prejean’s JB 67, 19

FESTIVALS Zydeco City, Raamsdonksweer (Holland) , 18^th Intern. Cajun & Zydeco Fest., June 2010, Block 152 ( summer 2010), 25 ( Corey Ledet, …)

Artists/ Musicians / WRITERS   / New Orleans      ( for more ,  see also PUBLICATIONS  -  selective index ) Fernest ARCENENAUX JB 57 (full story) ; obituary SB 193 (Dec.2008) , 38 ; JB 66,64 ; obit \FERNEST ARCENEAUX.doc Chris ARDOIN www.chrisardoin.com Marcus ARDOIN www.legendz4life.com BEAU JOCQUE     hommage    http://www.takeoff.to/beaujocque Jeffery BROUSSARD Zydecoland (Ph.Sauret) SB 195 ( Juin 2009),55 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO www.rhapsody.com/buckwheat-zydeco J.J. CAILLIER       www.jjcaillier.com ; Le producteur oublié, SB 197 (print.2010), 48-49 Chubby   CARRIER       www.chubbycarrier.comp Roy CARRIER obit. JB 69, 60; SB 199, 17 Bobby CHARLES obit JB 69, 59 Rockie CHARLES obit JB 69, 61 ; SB 199, 8 Boozoo CHAVIS                          art. LB 138, 36-47 ; obit. SB 163, 42-43; BR160,24                                                       obit. BTR 36, 30 ; Bl.Re 70, 77; BA 46, 65 Leon  CHAVIS      www.leonchavis.com Wilfred CHEVIS obit. SB 199, 55 C.J. CHENIER                             art. JB 47 ;  Portrait SB 156 , 10 ;                                                       BAS 02/2006; 04-05/2006;                LB 185(s.2006) Clifton  CHENIER                       JB 43, 42-47 ; retrospective JB 43 ; LB185 (Summer 2006) 24-27 Luderin DARBONE & Hackberry Ramblers JB 67 (Spr.Summer 2009),18-19 Dwayne DOPSIE              www.dwaynedopsie.com Edwin  DUHON  obit.      JB 61, 63 Ernest GAINES (writer) conference by R.Sacre \E.GAINES.R&T.doc Lisa  HALEY      lisa@bluefiddle.com JABO , Prince Texan SB 196 (hiver 2009), 3637 ; www.my space.com/jabo832 htpp://jabofm.com Wilfred LATOUR JB 69 Spring 2010, 46-49 Travis   MATTE      www.travismatte.com Zydeco Joe  MOUTON           SB 185, 30-31 ; www.zydecojoemouton.com J.PAUL Jr. & Zydeco Nubreeds www.nubreeds.com (Zydeco land:) Curley TAYLOR,  SoulBag 183,52 ;     www.curleytaylor.com Horace TRAHAN www.horacetrahan.com ZYDECO BROTHERS        http://www.zydecobrothers.com ZYDECO  FLAMES         http://cdbaby.com/cd/zydecoflames2

2005   TRAGEDY IN  LOUISIANA :                     KATRINA STORM KILLED (too) many PEOPLE       To get news of musicians/singers/artists/...   go to  www.gumbopages.com/looka new site (2010) www.nativeorleanian.com

NEWS      &     FESTIVALS  

  11th Annual Fort Lauderdale Cajun-Zydeco Crawfish Festival   ( www.ci.fort-lauderdale.fl.us/festivals )

Cajun & Zydeco Muziekfestival ( Raamsdonksveer , Holland)    (www.zydecocity.nl  info@zydecocity.nl)                                                                                                    

Festival Acadiens , Girard Park,  Lafayette, Louisiana,       www.lafayettetravel.com

Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, Plaisance, LA        www.zydeco.org

Concert Büro Rolf Schubert     www.new-orleans-music-festival.de

RAAMSDONKSVEER    2006  (Holland)

http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/zydecoland

NEW  ORLEANS   2006    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4604204.stm

www.ourneworleans.net/player.htm    (vidéo  / CD 'Our New orleans)

 News and videos (2006)   www.luckysun215.org/wst_page2.php   (then  click on DVD to be rerouted to  www.neptune.com  with more videos

Web Sites	Records , videos,...
http://www.cajunculture.com http://www.ikoiko.com http://users.erols.com/ghayman/articles.htm ghayman@erols.com  (zyde-zine             magazine; send e.mail request) cajun spotlight - Notes steps (click to check the january 2002 issue or  NotesSteps@aol.com www.bontonmickey.com www.funkyzydeco.com www.sameol2step.com www.zydecotrendsetters.com (Cedryll Ballou) www.zydecoevents.com/zydeco.pdf	Swallow Records/ Maison de Soul http://www.floydsrecords.com Red Hot Records http://www.redhot.com

Encyclopedia of Cajun culture

www.cajunculture.com

Cajun & Zydeco culture Center	www.bayoubeat.com
radios  on   line :                     KBON    WWOZ  (jazz,blues,zydeco from New Orleans, LA)	http://www.warpradio.com/singlepage.asp?id=11834                                 go to    'click here to listen') http://www.broadcast.com/radio/jazz/wwoz
Baton Rouge        KLSU	www.klsu.fm
Parler  cajun.......	www.angelfire.com/ky/LeCorde/cajun.html
Floyd's Record Shop   50th Anniversary story	www.2theadvocate.com/news/2687931.html
interviews:	http://whatbayou.com/pastinterviews.html

French music,Cajun,Creole,Zydeco , revue "Civilisations" ed. Institut Sociologie de l' U.L.B. (vol.L.III,no.1-2)

www.ulb.ac.be/is/revciv.html         c/o     civilisations@ulb.ac.be

   MORE  WEB SITES  TO VISIT:

NEW  ORLEANS :  http://music.msn.com/music/neworleansjazz    (videos,interviews,...)

N.O. after Katrina :    http://musique.telerama.fr/edito.asp?art_airs=M0602131414020&srub=1 (texte)      http://musique.telerama.fr/edito.asp?art_airs=WEB1002356   (portfolio)

 N.O. Blues , record review (Fremeaux) \new orleans blues.rtf

Ben Sandmel - The Hot Biscuits Recording Co. 221 Metairie Ct.

Metairie, LA, 70001, USA

ph: 504 - 828-0461

fx: 504 - 828-0761

e-mail: hotbiscuits@att.net

Hackberry Ramblers,....

Classie BALLOU

Wild Bill PITRE     

Marcel  DUGAS 

 A chunk of good news from  BALFA TOUJOURS: ....

  J-P Bruneau just received this message from St Martinville, Louisiana

Dec 18, 2001   Dear Friends and Family: At 9:30 this morning we received the most wonderful blessing, our daughter  Amelia  Rose Powell. She's 8lbs. and 4ozs., very healthy, with rosy cheeks and a sweet little pout.

We're overjoyed to have brought her into our lives, which have been enriched by all of you. We feel blessed to overflowing, and now these blessings will spill into a new life and continue to thrive and grow on their own.

The best holiday season to you and all your families. Love,

Dirk,Christine

 BOO ..................         THE  BAD  NEWS.......

From: Scott Billington
 Monday, December 24, 2001 11:25 AM
 To: Mary Katherine Aldin
 Subject: Charles Chavis

 I'm sad to report that Boozoo Chavis's son Charles died of a heart attack
 on Saturday night. It's been a rough year for the Chavis family, and
 Charles was way too young (in his mid-forties). Charles was the rubboard
 player and frontman for Boozoo's band, The Magic Sounds. Condolences may
 be sent to:

 Leona Chavis
 115 Petah Ave.
 Lake Charles, LA 70605

Wendell Forman of the Zydeco Brothers wrote:

Lake Charles, La.: Zydeco musician Charles Chavis (Boozoo's son) died Saturday night, December 22, 2001 of a heart attack in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Charles was an original member of and the rubboard player / vocalist / MC of Boozoo's Magic Sounds band. He sang lead vocals on Boozoo's 1996 Zydeco Hit "What You Gonna Do (When Boozoo's Gone)".

Funeral arrangements are pending with Hixson's Funeral Home in Lake Charles.

The Chavis family has been hit hard during 2001. On May 5th Boozoo passed away. Boozoo's brother James Chavis died a few days earlier. Two days before Thanksgiving (this year), Poncho Chavis (Boozoo's son) was involved in a bad automobile accident and suffered serious injuries and was just recently released from the hospital.

"Charles truly loved Zydeco Music and was an excellent rubboard player and a very good MC. He was passionate about carrying on the traditional style Zydeco that his father helped create. He was especially proud of the bond he had with his father and of the music they recorded and performed. Charles was one of the good guys, he will be missed".

-- Wendell Foreman

You can see pictures of Charles on Jim Phillips' Crazygator WEB site at:

http://doghill.crazygator.com/charlesez.jpg

and

http://doghill.crazygator.com/Bros.html

-- Gary Hayman