Boozoo Chavis
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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 so
Chavis at the 2000 Original Southwest Zydeco Festival
Zydeco
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Zydeco is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by French-speaking African Americans of Creole heritage. It incorporates blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the L
Boozoo Chavis
…pronounced CHAY-viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) 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. Chavis was born to parents Arthur and Marceline Chavis in a Creole…
Buckwheat Zydeco with accordion
New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Fest, 2019
Early Creole musicians playing an accordion and a washboard in front of a store, near Opelousas, Louisiana (1938).
Chenier Brothers performing at Jay's Lounge and Cockpit, Cankton, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, 1975