Having appeared on stage and occasionally recorded with the likes of Eric
Clapton, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, U2, Robert Plant, Willie Nelson and Ry
Cooder, Stanley Dural Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco, can be credited with promoting
the regional Creole music known as zydeco and putting it on the world stage.
Originally an organ player, Dural led a funk band known as Buckwheat And The
Hitchhikers until in 1976 he appeared as a sideman on keyboards for the
legendary Clifton Chenier, one of Louisiana's most successful zydeco performers.
Dural was captivated by the audience's enthusiast...