Buckwheat Zydeco
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Active: 1979 - 2016
Biography
Louisiana zydeco band led by accordionist Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. of Lafayette, formally Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis Band. Formed in 1979 after Dural's apprenticeship with *Clifton Chenier*, the band took zydeco to a mainstream audience as the first zydeco act on a major label, with 'On a Night Like This' (1987) for #Island Records#, and won a Grammy for 'Lay Your Burden Down' (2009). The band's run ended with Dural's death in 2016.
Buckwheat Zydeco Discography
- On a Night Like This (1987) - Album - rated 3.39/5
- Taking It Home (1988) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- Where There's Smoke There's Fire (1990) - Album - rated 3.8/5
Members
- Stanley Dural Jr. - accordion, Hammond organ, vocals (1979 - 2016)
- Lee Allen Zeno - bass (1979 - 2016)
- Patrick Landry - rubboard (1988 - 2016)
- Kevin Menard - drums (1994 - 2016)
- Michael Melchione - guitar (1994 - 2016)
- Curtis Watson - trumpet (1994 - 2016)
- Sir Reginald Master Dural - rubboard, vocals (2005 - 2016)