Buckwheat Zydeco
By Chris • Updated Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: Chicago Events
Buckwheat Zydeco will play at Chicago’s House of Blues on February 8, 2008 (Click Here to Buy Tickets). Buckwheat Zydeco is known for playing accordion and zydeco and has made many appearances at the Chicago Blues Festival. An ever popular performer, Buckwheat Zydeco is sure to put on a show that Chicago will remember.
Buckwheat Zydeco
Wikipedia : In 1971, he founded Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers, a funk band that he led for five years before switching to zydeco. He began backing Clifton Chenier, one of the most legendary zydeco performers. He set out on his own with The Ils Sont Partis Band; they debuted with One for the Road in 1979 and were nominated for a Grammy Award for “Turning Point” and “Waitin’ for My Ya Ya” (1985) after switching to the Rounder Records label. He soon signed to Island Records, the first zydeco act on a major label, and released On a Night Like This, a critically acclaimed album that was nominated for a Grammy as well. The band soon appeared in The Big Easy.
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Saw Buckwheat last Friday. A band called Lubriphonic opened for them. It was a real good time.