Rosie Ledet
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Rosie Ledet, also known as Rosie Bellard, is an American Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.
Ledet at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2004
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
Rosie Ledet
…fascinated with zydeco music when she was 16 years old. She attended a zydeco dance at Richard's Club, a famous zydeco club in Lawtell, Louisiana, and saw Boozoo Chavis play, which inspired her to start learning to play zydeco. At this dance, she also met Morris Ledet, her husband-to-be. She learned the accordion…
Chavis at the 2000 Original Southwest Zydeco Festival