Zydeco is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage. It blends blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles, such as la la and juré. Musicians use the French accordion and a Creole washboard instrument called the frottoir.
Sidney Simien, known professionally as Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing until his death. He is best known for his 1985 single "My Toot-Toot", which reached top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and earned him a Grammy Award.
The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French, New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. The music of the northern portion of the state starting at Baton Rouge and reaching Shreveport has similarities to that of the rest of the US South.
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based zydeco music. Both are from southwest Louisiana and share French and African origins. These French Louisiana sounds have influenced American popular music for many decades, especially country music, and have influenced pop culture through mass media, such as television commercials.
Zydeco Force was an American Creole zydeco band from Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Zydeco Force is best known for its tracks "Hey Madeline" and "B-Flat".
Maison de Soul is a Louisiana-based Zydeco and blues record label. It was founded in 1974 in Ville Platte, Louisiana by Floyd Soileau and remains under his ownership. It is one of four record labels under Soileau's Flat Town Music Company umbrella, and combined the Flat Town labels make up "the largest body of Cajun, zydeco, and swamp music in the world". Living Blues magazine has called Maison de Soul "the country's foremost zydeco label".
Donna the Buffalo is a band from Trumansburg, New York. It plays both original songs and cover versions.
Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Louisiana Creole and blues music developed in southwest Louisiana.
James Floyd Soileau is an American record producer.
Rosie Ledet, also known as Rosie Bellard, is an American Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.
What's His Name? is the debut album by Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band. It was released in 1994. The title track was a minor hit.
Only the Strong Survive is a studio album by the American zydeco musician Keith Frank. It was released in 1996.
Ready or Not is a studio album by Keith Frank released in 2000 on Shanachie records.
Cedric Watson is an American musician. He has been nominated four times for Grammy Awards.
Andre Thierry is an American Zydeco musician. He leads the band Andre Thierry Accordion Soul Music.
Sean Ardoin is an American Zydeco musician, singer and four-time Grammy Award nominee.
Lynn August is an American zydeco accordionist, keyboard player, singer and bandleader.
Joseph "Bébé" Carrière was an American fiddler who was an influential performer and teacher in the genres of Creole la-la music and Cajun music.
Preston Frank is an American zydeco musician.
Jeffery Broussard is an American zydeco musician.
