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Carrier's father and grandfather both played zydeco music, and his cousins recorded under the name The Carrier Brothers.He was taught to play accordion by his father, Roy Carrier Sr., and played with his father's band at age 12, first on accordion and then on drums.
Rosie Ledet (born Mary Roszela Bellard; October 25, 1971), also known as Rosie Bellard, [2] is an American Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer. [3] [4] [5] [6]Her songs are known for their sultry and suggestive lyrics.
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 ...
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), [1] [2] was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences.
WBMA-LD (channel 58) is a low-power television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with ABC.It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate WABM (channel 68) and Homewood-licensed CW affiliate WTTO (channel 21); Sinclair also operates Bessemer-licensed WDBB (channel 17), which serves as a full satellite station of WTTO, under a local marketing ...
Keith Frank (born 1972) is an American zydeco musician from Soileau, Louisiana, United States. [1] Frank started his band, The Soileau Zydeco Band , in 1990 and is active as of 2023. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is the son of accordion player Preston Frank , [ 4 ] and got his start playing for his father's bands, called the Soileau Playboys ( Arhoolie ...
While in his teens, he taught himself to play accordion and formed his first band Terrance Simien & The Mallet Playboys, and began to play the regional zydeco club and church hall circuit. In the early 1980s, Simien was a youth in his early 20s and one of only two (Sam Brothers was the other) emerging zydeco artists leading a band and ...
Force headquarters and now a police station from 2016, since Steelhouse Lane police station closed in early 2017. Refurbished in 2015-16. Lloyd House, Birmingham More images: Longbridge police station Bristol Road South, Northfield