Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band "Turning Point" 1984

Stanley Dural, Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), 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. His music group was formally billed as Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis Band, but they often performed as merely Buckwheat Zydeco. R.I.P.

"Here is some early Buckwheat Zydeco. I don't think this album has made it to a CD release. I had the extreme luck and pleasure to see this band play at Tipitina's in New Orleans around Jazz Festival time in 1986 (I think that's the right year) The experience is one of my top musical moments." - Don K

Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band:

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural - Accordion, Organ, Piano, Vocals / Selwyn Cooper - Guitar / Calvin Landry - Trumpet / Lee Allen Zeno - Bass / Elijah Cudges - Rubboard / Nathaniel Jolivette - Drums

traxfromwax:

1. Turning Point 2. Buck's Boogie 3. Madame Pitre 4. Zydeco Boogaloo 5. Mon Papa 6. Zydeco La Louisianne 7. Help Me Understand You 8. I'm Just So Tired 9. Tutti Frutti 10. This Must Be Love

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle Massachusetts April 1983

…originally served by Don K...