This weekend's musical treat

[TwoTankAmin]

Sorry i am a bit late again. I will make it up to you al by making this a double post to fit in all the songs. The topic of the music has t be a holiday theme.

Warning---> Most of the vids below will continue to play more vids unless you stop it. You may find songs you want to play.

So, to be fair let's do this one first
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And away we go, (dancing will be allowed).
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And now for the more traditional.
Barenaked Ladies - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings" Feat. Sarah McLachlan
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[TwoTankAmin]

And now a Caribbean Christmas

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There is rasberry, there is blueberry, there is strawberry but for Xmas how about some chuckberry.

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Some people like to say let George do it.

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"The Little Drummer Boy - one of the best versions"

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Keb played us in so I figured B.B. should play us out.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BE A GOOD ONE FOR US ALL

(edited to fix the dulplication of the Little Drummer Boy)}

 

[fishorama]

We enjoyed several of those. Here's husband's fav https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...473881815F859ACFFD65473881815F859&FORM=VAMGZC

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

A couple of my Christmas favorites. It's ok to have the blues for Christmas.








Why can't it remain?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

There were a loy of Christmas music I could have posted but I figured I had to leave a lot more out than I could include.

But the question is would ask today is, "Do you know Zydeco?" There are many bands playing this music but the teo most well known ones are where I will mostly concentrate, I may need two replies to cover the bare minimum. First this from Wiki:

"Zydeco music is typically played in an uptempo, syncopated manner with a strong rhythmic core,[3] and often incorporates elements of blues, rock and roll, soul music, R&B, and early Creole music. Zydeco music is centered on the accordion, which leads the rest of the band, and a specialized washboard, called a vest frottoir, as a prominent percussive instrument. Other common instruments in zydeco are the electric guitar, bass, keyboard, and drum set.[4] If there are accompanying lyrics, they are typically sung in English or French.[5] Many zydeco performers create original zydeco compositions, though it is also common for musicians to adapt blues standards, R&B hits, and traditional Cajun tunes into the zydeco style."

The first name to know is:

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. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983.[1] Chenier was known as the King of Zydeco,[3] and also billed as the King of the South

Clifton Chenier "'Zydeco sant pas sale'' 1969
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Clifton Chenier Title: Choo Choo Ch'BoogieBroadcast date: 11-12-1976
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And then there is:

Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016),[1][2] 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[3] ("Ils Sont Partis" being French for "They have left," or a race announcer's "And they're off!"[4]), but they often performed as merely Buckwheat Zydeco.

The Midnight Special - Buckwheat Zydeco
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Buckwheat Zydeco Rock Me Baby (That is Ry Cooder on his right)
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Buckwheat Zydeco: "Hot Tamale Baby" - Buckwheat's World #14
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See next post for more...

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Don't Mess With My Toot Toot Rockin' Sidney Live
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Cajun Country Revival - You Won't Be Satisfied (Live at Pickathon)
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Zydeco dancing at its best!
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The Rolling Stones and Steve Riley - Zydeco Sont Pas Salés [Official Audio]
Zydeco Sont Pas Salés, featuring The Rolling Stones and Steve Riley, is the third single from the Clifton Chenier tribute album out on Valcour Records, A Tribute to the King of Zydeco.
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Paul Simon on Austin City Limits "That Was Your Mother (Zydeco)"
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[fishorama]

What? No Queen Ida?!? We saw her years ago in DE opera house. Buckwheat Zydeco opened. A cool show!

I'll have to catch up on your music later, you know it's a football day!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Because of my great respect for fishorama I give you:

Queen Ida (Ida Guillory): A groundbreaking accordionist and bandleader, she was the first woman to front a zydeco band, bringing Creole sounds to a wider audience and blending R&B and Caribbean influences.

Jambalaya​

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Rosie Ledet: Dubbed the "Zydeco Sweetheart," she's famous for her catchy, suggestive lyrics, powerful accordion playing, and pioneering role as a female artist in the genre.

Let the Sky Cry​

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Donna Angelle: Known as the "Zydeco Diva," she's a versatile musician and vocalist, leading her own band and celebrated for her contributions to zydeco and R&B.

Chicken in My Yard​

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[fishorama]

Thanks TTA! I think Jambalaya must be an old standard My mom knew it but not Queen Ida's version.

 

[GaryE]

Ah, zydeco. I love it!

I live very close to Acadie, from where the Acadiens mutated into Cajuns after the British expelled them from their homes and sent them to 'Louisianne'. A big name around here in the seventies was Zachary Richard, a Cajun who wandered up and fit right in. Some of his stuff is zydeco influenced, although recently he's been a bit cheesy/country/middle of the road. This version of 'travailler c'est trop dur' isn't his best, but it goes back to the 70s for better ones.

 

[fishorama]

That was fun TTA, with some history too! We liked the up tempo 1s more than the slow dirgy 1's. @GaryE, my fellow punk fan, I thought yours would be faster not my kind of dancing music, lol.

Brought back memories of seeing Queen Ida & Buckwheat Zydeco in the 1980s. Husband's coworker was as surprised to see us as we to see him. He was a classical clarinet player & jazz pianist. Kind shy, but he was dancing in the aisle!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

@fishorama

I picked Jambalaya for just that reason. More people were likely to have heard that song than had heard Queen Ida perform. I really enjoyed the Stones tune especially the animated dancing couple

I started this thread for two reasons. First, Being in my late 70s meant that I have lived through more music than most members here. Additionally, I spent a good part of the 1970s in the music industry. First I was a part sponsor of a band and the sound man and "booking agent." When the band broke up my partner and I had a load of sound equipment and smaller roll-back truck like UPS uses but not that big. We sort of fell into morphing that into a sound company. So I worked for a number of years doing sound at an assortment of concerts. These covered a lot of different styles of music.

Secondly, I wanted to share some of the styles of of music with which younger members here may not be familiar. One cannot learn to like something have never heard. This also applies the some of the musicians and/or groups they do knot know. Finally, even when a person knows and likes a given musician and/or group, there may be a song or two they have never heard or a live performance they do not know exists. The is also an ulterior motive as i am sharing what I like.

I will never do opera, classical, bubblegum, heavy metal or rap. This is pretty much my thread so I get to make the choice each weekend. I hunt down the vids I post. Sometimes this is easy and some times I spend a couple of hours, But you know this from the Music from my generation thread on AquariaCentral.

The thing here is that the longer I keep this thread up, the harder it gets to avoid repeating things. But the nice side of that is I have discovered new artists that I like. I really wish I found Jimmy Buffet sooner because we lost him before I was able to make it to one of his shows. I never liked Margaritaville, but it made him a billionaire. I like the stuff that came after that song made him famous.

My first weekend for this tread was Mar. 1. When I posted the Zydeco reply it was the 42nd weekend of the year. To make it to the end of 2026 means 52 themes and/or artists. My hope is that members have at least listen to the songs I post. For some that may lead to further listening beyond my posts which would be great. At the very least I hope I am entertaining the folks who do listen.

Klezmer, Ragtime, Soul, Big Band, Beatles, Country, Rock, Gospel, Zydeco, Bluegrass, Soul, Show Tunes, R&B, A capella, the Same Song by Different artists, the Same Song performed over long term intervals, One-hit wonders, Songs and Dancing
I have many more options but it is starting to make my eyes spin.

As for folks who may be reading/listening/viewing this thread, the mods or site management if any or all of these ask me to stop posting, I would do that.

 

[GaryE]

Zydeco has the roots thing behind it, so slow or fast, it's basic and real. That's the appeal of punk to me too, unadorned, basic, simple and passionate music.
There are brilliant artists in rootsy genres, but they don't have to have technical brilliance to make it happen. You have to have a feeling for the music.
The Zachary Richard song is all lyrics, a problem given his minority language. He wasn't/isn't great on the fast ones. He's sort of a crossing point between Louisiana music and Quebecois music.

As the thread has branched out, it's interesting. Little Feat were a gap filled. Some day, I'll get around to listening to the Allman Brothers, another old US southern band that were always mentioned but rarely heard. There are lots of sixties to eighties artists of interest here, as well as ones I can't stand (the Beach Boys, Queen, the Beatles). But who cares what I can stand? I gave them a listen here to see if my tastes had changed, realized they hadn't and moved on.

There's a lot of great music being made now, but it isn't near the mainstream and takes some looking for. In the sixties, people were receptive and the equivalent artists became stars and household names. Now we're all closed down and corporate, and easily steered to listening to AI sludge or formula country. In the 70s and 80s of my musical youth, some of the best bands I saw and heard never even recorded. In the 90s, I was child raising and fell out of all scenes but 'baby beluga', but friends have steered me to great bands of that era (and not so great ones). As a punk fan, I come from before the American scene developed. I had some fun learning to do.

We may not like the same music, but we like music.

 

[fishorama]

TTA & Gary, I'm sorry my comments seemed to bug you guys. That was not my intent. I get have my opinions too, even when poorly expressed, misunderstood or just different.

TTA & I have shared music for many years now. I like some of his choices, but not all. He likes fewer of mine & that's ok too. That's the point of listening to new or different music, you never know what may catch your or my fancy. A lot depends on my mood in the moment. I think I said that I prefer up tempo music most times, some guitar licks, etc. You guys can have different criteria for what makes music "good" to you & I can have mine.

 

[GaryE]

Nothing bugged me. I like talking fish, and music.

I go for all tempos, but not all at once. I just loaded a thumb drive for an upcoming long drive, and it's all very up tempo, with different tempos being up. Slower, quieter music gets played in the house. The fishroom bubbling makes it a loud stuff room. Old roots reggae era dub works really well out there.