Blueskalender: 14.11. Part Two Buckwheat Zydeco, Judy Rudin *

Montag, 14. November 2016

14.11. Part Two Buckwheat Zydeco, Judy Rudin *

1905 John Henry Barbee*

1931 Eddie Mapp+ *1910
1936 Carey Bell*
1942 Rockie Charles*
1947 Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Joseph Dural, Jr.)*
1951 Judy Rudin*
1952 Johnny A.*
1954 Anson Funderburgh*
1959 Valerie Wellington*
1961 Ernest Lawlars (Little Son Joe)+
1961 Gwyn Ashton*
1969 Rubin "Rube" Lacey+
1976 Aynsley Lister*
Mick Simpson*

Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Joseph Dural, Jr.) *14.11.1947

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Buckwheat Zydeco (eigentlich Stanley Joseph Dural, Jr., * 14. November 1947 in Lafayette, Louisiana; † 24. September 2016 ebenda[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Zydeco-Akkordeonist.

Leben

Stanley Joseph Dural wuchs als viertes Kind einer 13-köpfigen Familie auf, die in der Umgebung von Lafayette eine Farm führte.[2] Mit zehn Jahren hatte er seine ersten Auftritte am Klavier.

1971 gründete er die Funk-Band Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers, die er fünf Jahre leitete. Danach wechselte er zum Zydeco, obwohl er in seiner Jugend diesen Musikstil abgelehnt hatte.[2] Als Hammond-Organist spielte er zuerst zwei Jahre in der Red Hot Louisiana Band des Zydeco-King Clifton Chenier. 1978 lernte er Akkordeon spielen und 1979 gründete er Buckwheat Zydeco and the Ils Sont Partis Band, mit der er zwei Alben aufnahm (One For The Road, 1979; 100% Fortified Zydeco, 1983). Nachdem er zu Rounder Records gewechselt hatte, wurde für mit Turning Point (1983) und Waitin’ for My Ya-Ya (1986) für den Grammy Award nominiert.

Als erster Zydeco-Musiker konnte er 1986 einen Vertrag mit einem Major-Label – Island Records – abschließen. Im Album On a Night Like This (1987) coverte er Rocksongs und mixte traditionellen Zydeco mit R ’n’ B und Pop. Dieses Album verkaufte sich sehr gut und machte zusammen mit dem zur gleichen Zeit veröffentlichten Soundtrack zum Film The Big Easy – Der große Leichtsinn Buckwheat Zydeco weit bekannt.

Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards 2010 für „Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album“ mit Lay Your Burden Down (2009)

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco was the stage name of Stanley Dural, Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), 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[citation needed], but they often performed as merely Buckwheat Zydeco.

The New York Times said,: “Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances.”[1] USA Today called him “a zydeco trailblazer.”[2] Buckwheat Zydeco performed with a large number of famous musicians from Eric Clapton (with whom he also recorded) and U2 to the Boston Pops. The band performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics to a worldwide audience of three billion people. Buckwheat performed for President Clinton twice, celebrating both of his inaugurations. The band appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, CNN, The Today Show, MTV, NBC News, CBS Morning News, National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition.

Early life

Dural was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He acquired his nickname as a youth, because, with his braided hair, he looked like the character Buckwheat from Our Gang/The Little Rascals movies. His father, a farmer, was an accomplished amateur traditional Creole accordion player, but young Dural preferred listening to and playing rhythm and blues.

Career

Dural became proficient at the organ, and by the late 1950s he was backing Joe Tex, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and many others.[3]

In 1971, he founded Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers, a funk band that he led for five years before switching to zydeco. They were a local sensation and found success with the single, “It’s Hard To Get,” recorded for a local Louisiana-based label.[3]

He began backing Clifton Chenier, one of the most legendary zydeco performers. Though not a traditional zydeco fan when growing up, Buckwheat accepted an invitation in 1976 to join Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band as organist. He quickly discovered the popularity of zydeco music, and marveled at the effect the music had on the audience. “Everywhere, people young and old just loved zydeco music,” Dural says. “I had so much fun playing that first night with Clifton. We played for four hours and I wasn’t ready to quit.”[citation needed]

Dural's relationship with the legendary Chenier led him to take up the accordion in 1978. After practicing for a year, he felt ready to start his own band under the name Buckwheat Zydeco. They debuted with One for the Road in 1979 on the Blues Unlimited label and then recorded for New Orleans’ Black Top label. In 1983, they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Turning Point and in 1985 for Waitin’ For My Ya Ya after switching to the Rounder Records label. The band then signed to Island Records, becoming the first zydeco act on a major label, and released On a Night Like This, a critically acclaimed album that was nominated for a Grammy as well. The band appeared in the movie The Big Easy in 1987.

In 1988, Eric Clapton invited the band to open his North American tour as well as his 12-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall. As even more doors opened, Buckwheat found himself sharing stages and/or recording with Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo, Dwight Yoakam, Paul Simon, Ry Cooder, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies and many others, including indie music stalwarts Yo La Tengo on the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan bio-pic, I'm Not There. His music has been featured in films including The Waterboy, The Big Easy, Fletch Lives and Hard Target. BET’s show Comic View, used his live version of “What You Gonna Do?” as theme music for the program’s 10th anniversary “Pardi Gras” season. He also wrote and performed the theme music for the PBS television series Pierre Franey’s Cooking In America. Buckwheat won an Emmy for his music in the CBS TV movie, Pistol Pete: The Life And Times Of Pete Maravich.

Buckwheat Zydeco has played many major music festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (numerous times), Newport Folk Festival, Summerfest, San Diego Street Scene, Bumbershoot, Montreux Jazz Festival, the Voodoo Experience, and countless others.

During the 1990s and early 2000s Buckwheat recorded for his own Tomorrow Recordings label and maintained an extensive touring schedule. Buckwheat Zydeco's latest album, Lay Your Burden Down, was released on May 5, 2009 on the Alligator Records label. It was produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and included guest appearances by guitarists Warren Haynes and Sonny Landreth, Trombone Shorty, JJ Grey and Berlin himself. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award. Sonicboomers.com says, “The CD is a vastly entertaining and appealingly diverse package. Bandleader Dural remains an ever-engaging vocalist and a whiz on any keyboard he touches. So, for Buckwheat Zydeco fans, Lay Your Burden Down finds the maestro and his group near the top of their form. For listeners with less interest in the ol' accordion get-down, the collection supplies enough interesting wrinkles to get the good times rolling."[4]

Buckwheat’s especially powerful and haunting version of the classic "Cryin' in the Streets" appears on the benefit album for Hurricane Katrina recovery, Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast.

Buckwheat's version of Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy's "When the Levee Breaks" appeared on 2011's Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. It originally appeared on the 2009 Buckwheat Zydeco album Lay Your Burden Down.

Death

Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. died on September 24, 2016, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Dural, who had lung cancer, was 68.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Zydeco

Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. of Carencro, leader of the Grammy- and Emmy-winning band Buckwheat Zydeco, died at 1:32 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Dural, who had lung cancer, was 68.

Funeral services are pending.

For more than 35 years, Dural exposed zydeco to more people on the planet than any other artist. His band’s music has been heard by millions, from high-profile gigs that included the Olympics, presidential inaugurations, national TV shows and hit movies, like “The Big Easy,” “Fletch Lives” and “The Waterboy.”

Ted Fox, Buckwheat Zydeco's personal manager and frequent producer and collaborator since 1986, said Dural's native music from southwest Louisiana had a global impact.

"Many people in Louisiana know that Buck was a musical legend and the preeminent ambassador of zydeco music," said Fox. "For others around the world, if they got into zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30-plus years, it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco.

"Whether performing on the final episode of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' or on the Letterman show many times, or in the closing ceremonies of the Atlanta Olympics, or at President Clinton’s inaugurals, or with Eric Clapton, Paul Simon or Willie Nelson, Stanley Dural Jr.’s musical genius and genuine warm, welcoming personality carried the banner for zydeco and Southwest Louisiana’s Creole community.

"I am deeply saddened and grieving for my best friend and colleague of more than 30 years. But, as this great road warrior once said: ‘Life is a tour, and it’s all about how you decide to get where you’re going…I don’t want to ignore the bad things in life, but I want to emphasize the good things.’ Buck made everything and everyone he touched better and happier."

Since 1979, Buckwheat Zydeco has been one of the most celebrated bands to come out of Louisiana. The group has shared the stage and studio with Eric Clapton, U2, the Boston Pops Orchestra, B.B. King and other renowned names.

Dural and band performed in the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, which reached a TV audience of 3 billion people. They played at both inaugurations for former President Bill Clinton and countless commercials and TV shows, such as "The Late Show with David Letterman" and the last episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."

Last November, Dural and band members were part of an all-star tribute to country music legend Willie Nelson, who received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The TV special aired on PBS stations across the country.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/09/24/dural-leader-buckwheat-zydeco-passes-away/90910752/

Buckwheat Zydeco at the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHlHt7Djcg0

Buckwheat Zydeco - Walking to New Orleans (Harvest the Music, Nov. 2, 2011)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0q8XemtSU

Judy Rudin *14.11.1951

https://www.facebook.com/judy.rudin/photos_albums

Judy Rudin has been playing harp for 45 years, recording with such diverse acts as the multi-platinum band, 4 Non-Blondes, Michelle Shocked, Nils Lofgrin with Crazy Horse, T. Lavitz, Brian Auger, Dean Parks and Deana Carter. She has performed with Jimmy Buffett, The Doobie Brothers, Spirit, Kinky Friedman, Orleans, Commander Cody, Delbert Mcclinton and Ivan Neville, to name just a few. She's opened for countless acts including Alice Cooper, John Mellencamp, Johnny Winter, Edgar WInter, Poco, Jerry Jeff Walker and Mitch Ryder. An avid dog lover, Judy runs the famous SuperShmuttle doggie day care business in Los Angeles, California.

https://www.facebook.com/frontporchbandLA/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&ref=page_internal

Judy Rudin (harmonica and vocals) leads the band with a natural stage presence as the band plays with vibrancy that only seasoned musicians can attain. Joel Wachbrit (guitar and vocals), Bob Bernstein (pedal steel and dobro) and Tom Corbett (mandolin) play with subtle flair. Spero Anthony and Michael Monagan comprise the thumping rhythm section. Brantley Kearns plays a mean fiddle. Together, the band played old favorites as well as some very nifty originals.

http://tolucantimes.info/theatre_review/front-porch-band/