Song:Zydeco
Album:C.T. Gator Presents A Zydeco Dance Party!!
Queen Ida Guillory is a legend of Zydeco music and was the first female accordion player in Louisiana. Despite that, she has always been a part time musician. She was born Jan. 15, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA and learned the accordion from her mom. Ida became a bus driver when she started her family but her friends kept wanting her to play. She started playing music festivals in the mid 70s and eventually signed with GNP Crescendo Records. Her brothers Al Rapone & Willie Lewis are musicians. Her husband is her road manager and her son Myrick "Freeze" Guillory also plays accordion. She even won a Grammy for her 1982 album Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band In New Orleans. This version of Clifton Chenier's song Zydeco is from her 1989 CD Cookin' With Queen Ida which is also the title of her cookbook. I know that the cover of this GNP Crescendo various artists comp looks cheesy but it has artists like Clifton Chenier & Rockin' Dopsie on it and it sells for $4.99US. So it's actually a good intro for beginners. Queen Ida last recorded in 1999 but still tours today. Here's Queen Ida performing Zydeco on the New York TV show FX.
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