LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - What started off as a way to pass the time by scraping paint off of walls has turned into a worldwide music trend known as Zydeco. This Labor Day, tons of folks from all ...

Zydeco pioneer Boozoo Chavis died Saturday in Austin, Texas, six days after suffering both a heart attack and stroke. He was 70. Born Wilson Anthony Chavis, the artist scored what is considered the… ...

Boozoo Chavis` conversation is like his music. Earthy, intense and proud, thoroughly honest, stubbornly individualistic and, in a completely charming way, quite cranky. Chavis, who made some of the ...

There was a ceremony in the early '90s at the Acadian Village in Lafayette Parish where Boozoo Chavis was crowned the King of Zydeco. It was part of a convoluted Louisiana royalty ritual as replete ...

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 ...

Boozoo Chavis, an accordionist, singer and bandleader who was a patriarch of Louisiana zydeco music, died on Saturday after a heart attack and a stroke in Austin, Texas, said Jack Reich, his manager.

You can depend on the Bayou Boogaloo – Norfolk’s annual celebration of Louisiana-style music and food – to deliver a few delicious surprises. This year, the kicks come courtesy of 68-year-old zydeco ...

Wilson “Boozoo” Chavis is such a gracious performer, you might have thought he was just being effusive out of courtliness. But the conditions were so perfect for his riverboat performance Sunday ...

Accordionist Leon Chavis plays the Rock n'Bowl Thursday, December 6. (Photo by ) The young accordionist Leon Chavis, a former trumpeter in the famous Southern University Jaguars marching band, has ...

Boozoo Chavis, an accordionist, singer and bandleader who was a patriarch of Louisiana zydeco music, died Saturday after a heart attack and a stroke in Austin, Texas, said Jack Reich, his manager. He ...