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X-WR-CALNAME:BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO in Charlotte at Visulite Theatre - Event
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SUMMARY:BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
DESCRIPTION: Visulite Theatre ¤ Show Starts: 9:30 ¤ Doors Open: 8:00 ¤
	 $15 Advanced ¤ $17 Day of Show ¤ "Buckwheat leads one of the best par
	ty bands in America\; he can pump out zydeco two-beats or shift into r
	olling 12-bar blues\, steaming all the way." - The New York Times - BU
	CKWHEAT ZYDECO HITS THE JACKPOT! Buck’s First Studio Disc in Eight Y
	ears "With (Jackpot!) the first studio recording in eight years\, the 
	long wait has been rewarded. Buck has never sounded better\, a brillia
	ntly dexterous musician belting it out with a terrific set of pipes wh
	ile exuding consummate showmanship. From beginning to end\, Buck throw
	s it down and slams it sideways\, delivering the ultimate nonstop part
	y ride..." - OFFBEAT MAGAZINE (NEW ORLEANS) - Contemporary zydeco’s 
	most popular performer\, accordionist Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural wa
	s the natural successor to the throne vacated by the death of his ment
	or Clifton Chenier\; infusing his propulsive party music with strains 
	of rock and R&B\, his urbanized sound — complete with touches of syn
	thesizer and trumpet — married traditional and contemporary zydeco w
	ith uncommon flair\, in the process reaching a wider mainstream audien
	ce than any artist before him. Dural was born in Lafayette\, Louisiana
	 on November 14\, 1947\; with his braided hair\, he soon acquired the 
	nickname “Buckwheat” (an homage to the Our Gang character)\, and b
	y the age of four was already touted as a piano prodigy. Although ofte
	n exposed to traditional zydeco as a child\, he preferred R&B\, and by
	 the mid-1950s was playing professionally with Lynn August\; Dural’s
	 notoriety as a keyboardist quickly spread\, and he also backed notabl
	es including Joe Tex and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. In 1971\, Dur
	al founded Buckwheat and the Hitchhikers\, a 16-piece funk band which 
	he led for the next half-decade\; however\, in 1976 he finally fell un
	der zydeco’s sway when recruited to back Chenier — a friend of his
	 father — on tour. Originally brought on as an organist\, Dural pick
	ed up the accordion within two years and began learning from the maste
	r himself\; rechristening himself Buckwheat Zydeco\, he formed his own
	 combo by 1979\, the Ils Sont Partis Band (translated as “They’re 
	off!\, ” so named in honor of the cry heard at the beginning of each
	 horse race at the Lafayette track). 
LOCATION:Visulite Theatre @ 1615 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, North Ca
	rolina 28204 United States
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