What living figure most inspires you? Wayne Toups. I've been a Wayniac since way back (1989). Also, Elvis and Tupac. Elon Musk intrigues me. That guy is doing some interesting things. You can't forget ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 18, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United ...

Son of zydeco legend Jude Taylor, Curley Taylor has accordion music in his blood. But Taylor also has R&B, blues and even reggae, flowing in his veins. Late last year, Taylor released a zydeco cover ...

Musician Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through his namesake band Buckwheat Zydeco, has died. He was ...

Born Stanley Dural, Jr. (1947-2016), the artist known as Buckwheat Zydeco cut his musical teeth in the 1970s performing as an organist with zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier. Dural would spend the next ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — A day filled with rhythm, dance, and deep cultural roots took over the Blackham Coliseum for the 38th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza—a staple event celebrating the rich Creole heritage ...

The international ambassador for Louisiana roots music died early Saturday morning of lung cancer. Buckwheat Zydeco's Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. Dies At 68 Hear Andrew Limbong's remembrance of ...

Each year the Zydeco Extravaganza draws in hundreds of people from all over, to watch some of the greatest zydeco musicians. People broke out their hats and dancing boots, and two-stepped the night ...

The unveiling of the official artwork for the 33 rd Annual Zydeco Extravaganza takes place this afternoon at the Studio Downtown. The unveiling of this year’s painting, created by local artist, Bryant ...

When someone says “with all due respect,” brace yourself. An insult is about to follow. But I don’t mean it as a putdown when I say to zydeco accordion players, with all due respect, you are no ...

The modest, cream-colored '50s-era chapel that's home to St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Houston looks like many other places of worship you might find in urban America. The first clue to a ...

In 1965, Mick Jagger first saw zydeco legend Clifton Chenier perform, which left a lasting impression on the then 22-year-old singer. Zydeco was different from the Chicago and Delta Blues that the ...