Zydeco (/ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ, -diː-/ ZY-dih-koh, -⁠dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole...

Zydeco Force was an American Creole zydeco band from Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Zydeco Force is best known for its tracks "Hey Madeline" and...

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...

The Baton Rouge Zydeco are a professional hockey team located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, playing at the Raising Cane's River Center Arena. They are a member...

Zydeco Scream was a steel roller coaster located at the now defunct Six Flags New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Manufactured by Vekoma, the Boomerang...

1925 – December 12, 1987), 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...

The Zydeco Spice is a team in the Women's Football Alliance. The team began playing in the 2010 season as the Acadiana Zydeco and returned for the 2021...

Zydeco (/ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ/ ZY-dih-koh or /ˈzaɪdiˌkoʊ/ ZY-dee-koh, French: Zarico) as a dance style has its roots in a form of folk dance that corresponds to...

March 24, 1963) is an American zydeco accordionist, singer and songwriter. He established his band Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas in 1985. Williams grew...

Rockin' Zydeco is the second studio album by Australian rock band The Black Sorrows. The album was released in March 1985 and consisted of most cover versions...

Jeffery Broussard (born March 10, 1967) is an American zydeco musician. Broussard was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Ethel and Delton Broussard...

Louisiana. Landreth is known as "the King of Slydeco" and plays with a strong zydeco influence. Guitarist Eric Clapton has said that Landreth is one of the most...

divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana...

Boogie Woogie Zydeco is an album by the American band Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, released in 1991. The album was part of the zydeco revival of...

Connecticut Cajun and Zydeco Music & Arts Festival, The Blast From The Bayou Cajun and Zydeco Festival, also in California the Cajun/Zydeco Festival; Bay Area...

Zydeco Junkie is an album by the Zydeco band Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, released in 2010. It received the 2010 Grammy award for Best Zydeco...

25, 1998), known professionally as Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing...

"Zydeco Sont Pas Sale" was written by Clifton Chenier. "Ya Ya" is a cover of the song made famous by Lee Dorsey. Noting the two styles of zydeco, double-clutching...

Dopsie, is an American Zydeco musician. He is the accordionist and vocalist for his New Orleans-based band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers. Dwayne...

In October 1984, he included the tune on his third album, My Zydeco Shoes Got the Zydeco Blues, recording the entire album at his home studio in Lake...

Maison de Soul is a Louisiana-based Zydeco and blues record label. It was founded in 1974 in Ville Platte, Louisiana by Floyd Soileau and remains under...

in the 1950s. It incorporates influences from other genres, particularly zydeco and Cajun. Its most successful proponents include Slim Harpo and Lightnin'...

weren't so much pepper sauce." The Journal News deemed it "first class zydeco," writing that Chenier "sings with more gusto and his band sounds tighter"...

A vest frottoir or rubboard is a percussion instrument used in zydeco music similar to a washboard. It is usually made from pressed, corrugated stainless...

How Great Is Your Love is a 2009 zydeco album by Sean Ardoin and his "Christian zydeco" band R.O.G.K. The band's name is an acronym that means Reflections...

well known and historically significant zydeco venue. By the late 1990s, the club was regarded as "zydeco's answer to the Grand Ole Opry." The building...

cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used in jazz, zydeco, skiffle, jug band, and old-time music, the washboard remained in its wooden...

is an American Zydeco singer and accordionist. Walker began his career in the wake of Clifton Chenier, and became the star of Zydeco of the late 20th...

Lindy basic in lindy hop Mambo basic in mambo Salsa basic in salsa Zydeco basic in zydeco Links to videos showing these dance steps can be found in the references...

performed as Rockin' Dopsie (sometimes Rockin' Dupsee), was an American zydeco singer and accordion player who had success first in Europe and later in...