Wayne Toups & Zydecajun - Blast From The Bayou

Artist:

Toups, Wayne

UPC:

042283651821

See Also:

Ardoin, Chris Richard, Zachary Chavis, Boozoo Chenier, C.J. Steve Riley/Wayne Toups/Wilson Savoy - Band Courtbouillon [11/15]

Description:

Personnel: Wayne Toups (vocals, accordion); Wade Richard (electric guitar, background vocals); Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack D. Hale, Sr. (horns); Rick Lagneaux (piano, organ, background vocals); Mark Miller (bass) Troy Gaspard (drums).
Recorded at Master Trak Enterprises, Crowley, Louisiana and Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel: Wayne Toups (vocals, accordion); Wade Richard (electric guitar, background vocals); Jack D. Hale, Jim Horn, Michael Haynes (horns); Rick Lagneaux (piano, background vocals); Marcus Miller (bass guitar); Troy Gaspard (drums).
Audio Remixers: Andy Johnston; Tom Flye.
Recording information: Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN; Master Trak Enterprises; Studios A&B, Crowley, LA.
Illustrator: Michael Klotz.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Troy Gaspard; Jim Horn; Rick Lagneaux; Wayne Toups.
Arranger: Wayne Toups.
Wayne Toups aspires to a sound that combines the two traditions of Louisiana French music, as is indicated by the name of his band. And indeed, it is a fusion of the more tradional Cajun style and the more African-American, rhythm & blues-oriented zydeco sound. The band uses a Hammond B3 organ in addition to the accordion (like Buckwheat Zydeco and the Ils Sont Partis band.) The songs are mostly sung in English, with a smattering of French to keep the disc authentic. But Wayne Toups is definitely reaching out to a broader audience than most zydeco or Cajun artists. Toups attempts a couple of covers--a version of "Tell It Like It Is," and Van Morrison`s "Tupelo Honey." He gives these a new spin, and they are quite successful versions. A fun "Johnny Ne Peut Pas Danser"--or, more familiarly, "Johnny Can`t Dance," written by Wayne Toups and Michael Doucet, gives an example of this band`s unique sound.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Sweet Joline
2. Tell It Like It Is
3. Johnnie Can`t Dance (Johnnie Peut Pas Dancer)
4. Tupelo Honey
5. Zydecajun Train
6. Two Step Mamou
7. Let`s Fall in Love (All over Again)
8. Sugar Bee
9. Secret Love, A
10. Going Back to Big Mamou

Album Information

Release Date:

01/23/1989

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Cajun

Label:

Universal Distribution

Producer:

Bob Johnston

Catalog Number:

AA8365182

Original Release Year:

1988

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

34 : 54

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