Boozoo Chavis, one of the leading performers in zydeco--the musical mixture of Cajun, Celtic and rhythm and blues--has died. He was 70. Chavis died Saturday at a hospital in Austin, Texas, of ...

NEW ORLEANS - Boozoo Chavis, one of the creators of the Louisiana Creole accordion music known as Zydeco, died Saturday at an Austin, Texas, hospital after a heart attack and stroke. He was 70. Chavis ...

The grandsons of legendary zydeco player Boozoo Chavis have always had a passion to play music just as he did. "They're pretty amazing," said proud father, Rellis Chavis Sr., who is a well-known ...

The late Zydeco great, Boozoo Chavis, is receiving national recognition for his contributions to the traditional Louisiana music. Chavis passed away at the age of 70 in May. Monday, Congressman Chris ...

Chavis, who died Saturday following a heart attack, was a pioneer of zydeco whose influence on younger musicians helped advance the music. His 1955 single, "Paper in My Shoe," is considered to be the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Today marks 35 years of spending Labor Day the zydeco way in Iowa. The family and friends of the late Boozoo Chavis continue his tradition of bringing the whole community ...

Tributes to zydeco legend Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis by his grandsons and their bands, RJ Chavis and Creole Sounds and Justin Chavis and the Dog Hill Stompers, lead off the 10th annual Louisiana ...

August 12, 2009 • It's no secret that Cajun and zydeco music is all about sweat. So you can go to Louisiana for a summertime steambath, or you can bring a bit of the heat to you. Here are five songs ...

Southwest Louisiana comes to New Orleans this weekend for the 10th annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival in Armstrong Park. As in New Orleans, indigenous music is very much a family affair along the ...