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Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success.
26 de jul. de 2019 · On A Night Like This was Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural’s major label debut, but he released seven albums on smaller labels in the eight years prior to ’87.
The first major label Buckwheat Zydeco album, “On a Night Like This” (Island), from 1987, was nominated for a Grammy.
Playing “On a Night Like This” from Buckwheat Zydeco’s first Island Records album of the same name, super fan Jimmy Fallon performed alongside Buckwheat Zydeco and The Roots. The show opened “cold” without any announcement except a tight close-up of “Buckwheat” spelled out in jeweled letters on Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural’s ...
22 de jul. de 2021 · Shortly after Dural notched up the first major label zydeco album (the 1987 Island Records' recording On A Night Like This), he began making a regular trek to Mountain Stage to share...
24 de sept. de 2016 · In 1987, when Island Records, the home of U2, released the Buckwheat Zydeco album On A Night Like This, Dural became the first zydeco artist on a major label. This was just one milestone...
24 de sept. de 2016 · Under the stage name of Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanley Dural Jr. played a major part in making zydeco, the stomping swamp music of Louisiana, a worldwide phenomenon. Mr. Dural, who won a Grammy...
