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King of the Bayous
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King of the Bayous
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After gaining initial notoriety in the '50s and '60s on
and a variety of small Texas and Louisiana labels, Zydeco King
brought the blues-fueled Cajun music he practically invented to
's roots label
, subsequently recording a series of fine albums including 1970's
. Featuring brother and longtime partner
on rubboard,
on drums,
on bass and
on guitar,
includes
's standard blend of zydeco two-step, waltzes and blues, and provides an excellent taste of what the band no doubt played on countless one-niters along the Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast. Zydeco-brand blues predominates with
originals
and
in addition to a cover of the honky-tonk weeper
Offering a contrast to the blues and something for the dancers, the band lays down a lively two-step beat on
Throughout the varied set,
's irrepressible vocals and accordion playing stand out. A nice sample of bayou zydeco by one of its finest and most original practitioners. ~ Stephen Cook