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Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), [1] [2] better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success.
Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010 included BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet for Alligator Purse, Buckwheat Zydeco (stage name for Stanley Dural, Jr.) for Lay Your Burden Down, The Magnolia Sisters for Stripped Down, Pine Leaf Boys for Live at 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole for L ...
The Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 as the Gramophone Awards, [1] to recording artists for releasing albums in the regionally based traditional American music, including Hawaiian, Native American, polka, zydeco and Cajun music genres.
The album features the Buckwheat Zydeco and The Ils Sont Partis Band, usually shortened to just Buckwheat Zydeco. In the album, this band included: Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. on accordion, Hammond B3 organ, synth keyboard, lead vocals & backing vocals; [4] Sir Reginald Master Dural on rubboard, backing vocals; Michael Melchione on guitar;
Dwayne Dopsie (son of Rockin' Dopsie) and his band, the Zydeco Hellraisers, [25] were nominated for best Regional Roots Album in the 2017 Grammy Awards. [26] In 2024 at the 66th annual Grammy Awards Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. (son of the late Buckwheat Zydeco) and the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band took home the Grammy Award for best regional roots ...
One for the Road is Buckwheat Zydeco's debut album, credited to his band at the time, Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band. [1] Ils Sont Partis is French for 'They're Off!', used by horse race announcers at the start of a race. [2] It was released on J.D. Miller's Blues Unlimited label [1] in 1979. [2]
Where There's Smoke There's Fire is an album by the American musician Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 1990. [1] [2] Zydeco and his band, Ils Sont Partis, supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album peaked at No. 140 on the Billboard 200. [4]
Five Card Stud is an album by the American musician Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 1994. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 14 on Billboard ' s World Albums chart. [3] Zydeco supported the album with a North American tour. [4] Five Card Stud was released around the same time as Zydeco's children's album, Choo Choo Boogaloo. [5]