Buckwheat Zydeco News

Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin will perform at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, along with Pearl Jam, Lionel Richie and actor Steve Martin, who plays banjo in his bluegrass group the Steep Canyon Rangers.

Zydeco music continues to blaze new trails. Already an Emmy winner, Buckwheat Zydeco, led by Stanley Dural Jr.

Since early November, Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. of Carencro has been under doctor's orders to keep quiet.

Name a fall event that can bring a Grammy winner, an Emmy winner, a member of the first family of Baton Rouge blues and dozens of touring musicians to Lafayette.

Accordionist Stanley 'Buckwheat Zydeco' Dural Jr. plays 50 percent to the older generation and 50 percent to the younger generation.

The big white tent that will be the main venue for the P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival starting in Charlottetown today is moved into place along Queen Street Wednesday.

Stanley a oeBuckwheata Dural Jr. and his band Buckwheat Zydeco perform songs from their latest album Lay Your Burden Down, featuring original songs and covers from artists like Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen, during a concert at the Queena s Sunday .

In Section: Music Blog >> Posted By: Jamie Gadette Got the Post-Labor-Day Blues? Surely one of these shows will offer some respite and/or catharsis: BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO When Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural sings, his voice sounds like it's smiling.

Bill Miller performs at 12:40 p.m. Sunday at Copper Country. Schedule of Events*: TODAY: 5-9 p.m., CB Grille lobster boil.

LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN Buckwheat Zydeco Accordion-wielding Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr.

Since the 1960s, generations of fans have adopted outdoor festivals as the ideal place to experience live musical performances.

This Saturday evening, the Brew House, an artist collective in the South Side, will be open for the annual Brew House Member Exhibition and Open Studio Tour .

11)Swamp Dog "Please Step Back" from the CD single "Please Step Back" S.D.E.G. Records 12)PPP "Smoking Mirrors" from the CD "Abundance" Ubiquity Records 13)Chocolate Milk "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" from the CD "The Greatest Grooves Of Chocolate Milk" Sony Music 14)Brooklyn Funk Essentials "The Park" from the CD "Watcha Playin'" Peace Bisquit ...

11)Swamp Dog "Please Step Back" from the CD single "Please Step Back" S.D.E.G. Records 12)PPP "Smoking Mirrors" from the CD "Abundance" Ubiquity Records 13)Chocolate Milk "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" from the CD "The Greatest Grooves Of Chocolate Milk" Sony Music 14)Brooklyn Funk Essentials "The Park" from the CD "Watcha Playin'" Peace Bisquit ...

The band comes from a land of rich cultures and heady influences, and they've taken their music to an unprecedented and ever-expanding number of international venues.

Louisiana's own Buckwheat Zydeco will return to An Appalachian Summer Festival this Saturday, July 11, with a performance at Farthing Auditorium.

Not only does Laureen Harper ride around town in a motorcycle, Canadians may also be surprised to learn the prime minister's wife is a talented amateur disc jockey.

Stanley Dural Jr. used to hate zydeco music. He hated its featured instrument, the accordion.

According to a press release from Aligator Records; Living Blues magazine announced the nominees for their 2009 Living Blues Readers' Awards.

The zydeco legend made his first stop Friday night at Milwaukee's Summerfest, and follows that with festival and theater visits in 31 cities across the nation.