Boozoo Chavis

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
The zydeco giant, now in his sixties, and his swamp syncopators don't take a shine to the New Orleans recording studio hired out by the major record company from faraway climes. They strain a bit, apparently cautious of the pressure to stay in tune and otherwise measure up to musical standards not enforced out Mamou way. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Tracks:

Do It All Night
Suzy Q
Motor Dude Special
Grand Mary's Two Step
Tee Black
Johnnie Billie Goat
Tell Me What's The Matter
Boozoo's Breakdown
Paper In My Shoe
Boozoo, That's Who
Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo
Don't Worry About Boozoo
Worried Life

Customer Reviews:

zydeco bands are best experienced live........2006-01-13

zydeco bands are best experienced live.
well they are REALLY best if you are there and dancing.
you can certainly dance to this.
oh my god.
boozoo and the boys were on fire.
it was actually part of a 'zydeco showdown' between boozoo
and his real life friend beau jocque.
[beau's side was also released as 'give him cornbread - live'.
boo and beau are both gone now, sadly...]
anyway, boozoo was stomping, the band was burning, this
is simply a great dance record, a great summary
of modern old-fashioned zydeco.
[this is largely NOT blues based, it;s based on
older, french tune, influences from the past]
anyway, essential boozoo.

wle.

This Music Gets Me Through the Day.......2001-05-08

Boozoo's music is really lively and keeps me going through the day. This CD is for people who REALLY like all types of music. There's a little bit of everything here: James Brown, Tina Turner, Miles Davis, Charley Pride, with a bit of gospel and reggae. I like all of the songs on the CD, but my favorites are: "Johnnie Billy Goat," "Grand Mary's Two Step" and "Tee Black."

Average customer rating:

great summary of boozoo's early modern career

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Boozoo Chavis
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I Want To Play With Your Poodle
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Black Gal
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Uncle Bud
Paper In My Shoe
Motor Dude Special
Blues All Around My Bed
Leona Had A Party
Dance All Night
Dog Hill
Boozoo's Theme Song

Customer Reviews:

great summary of boozoo's early modern career.......2006-01-13

this is a great summary of boozoo's early modern career
[early 80s right after his comeback from not recording for
like 27 years!]
it;s all the dance hall hits.

wle.

Average customer rating:

He's a baaaaaad man
Light the BBQ pit, Move the furniture and have at it!

Who Stole My Monkey
Boozoo Chavis
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ASIN: B00000I5KA
Release Date: 1999-03-02

Tracks:

Dance All Night
Who Stole My Monkey?
Marksville Slide
I'm Going Away To Stay
I Went To The Dance
Oh Yeah
I Want To Go Home
Lucille
Ay, Cayenne
Baby Please Don't Go
Valse De Derniere Fois
Sock It To Me
Bottle Up And Go
Allons A Lafayette
Uncle Bud
Deacon Jones

Customer Reviews:

He's a baaaaaad man.......2005-11-06

I've always heard about his x-rated records that they used to sell from underneath the counter at the record stores. Now I get to hear them. I'm not sure anyone but Boozoo could have pulled it off. Kinda raw, but in fun. After hearing the sanitized versions for so many years, its sort of like "hey, he can't say that on a cd". Maybe I need to get out more.

Boozoo's timing is ephemeral. Lots of stories about people having a hard time following him when playing with him. It shows more so in this particular cd than others I have by him, but, he makes it work, and he always does.

I'm not sure anyone but Boozoo could pull it off.

Light the BBQ pit, Move the furniture and have at it!.......2000-07-12

If you are looking for the kind of CD that has you "car dancing" like an idiot, this is the one to buy. This is one of the best examples of button accordian around, by one of the two most influental men in Zydeco (clifton Chernier being the other. From the opening song, "Dance All Night," your body starts to move on it's own-there is no need to look for the beat. All the way through, Boozo's hard edge voice drives to your very soul, and makes you want to howl right along with him. Be sure to send the kids away, then turn the volume all the way up for the X-rated songs "Uncle Bud" and "Deacon Jones," both long time Bar favorites by the master and now availible for home use. This disk will get the party jumpin' and the Spirits flying. By far, thisis the one disk I pull out for every party.

Average customer rating:

a great compilation from a great american icon.
Hard-stompin' zydeco fais-do-do music.

Johnnie Billy Goat
Boozoo Chavis
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Tracks:

Dance All Night
Dog Hill
Goin' To La Maison
Oh Yeah
Motor Dude Special
Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo
I'm Going To The Country To Get Me A Mojo Hand
Lucille
I Want To Go Home
Tee Black
Big Leg Woman
Who Stole My Monkey?
Boozoo, That's Who!
I Went To The Dance
Paper In My Shoe
41 Days
Oh Black Gal
Grand Mary's Two Step
Valse De Derniere Fois
Oh Bye Mon Neg
Johnnie Billy Goat
I'm Going Away To Stay

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Boozoo Chavis is one of the originators of zydeco, that spicy blend of blues, Cajun, and Creole music. He made his first records in the 1950s, but after failing to make a living playing music, he quit to become a successful horse trainer. He was coaxed back into the music business in the mid-'80s and became one of the most popular zydeco artists in Louisiana. Johnnie Billy Goat, a 22-song collection taken from the three albums Chavis recorded for Rounder Records in the early '90s, is an excellent introduction to his earthy but compelling brand of accordion music. Chavis has an eccentric way of accenting the beat, a peculiar sense of pitch, and a disconcerting way of switching from French to English. But on songs like the rare Creole waltz "Valse de Derniere Fois," the raucous warning song "Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo," and "Paper in My Shoe," a live recording of his 1955 hit, his idiosyncrasies fuse into a gloriously cohesive sound. The music of Boozoo Chavis may be quirky, but the joy he brings to his playing gives it a charm that transcends its eccentricity. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

a great compilation from a great american icon........2006-01-13

i agree with the first review
it;s a great compilation from a great american icon.
wle.

Hard-stompin' zydeco fais-do-do music........2002-02-18

This is Louisiana Zydeco music. Not as good as hearing it live (impossible now that Boozoo is playin' with the saints), but it will do. All life and liberty and joie de vive, this is truly what the Cajun/Creole Zydeco is supposed to be.

Average customer rating:

Boozoo going out in style

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Tracks:

Tell We What You Want
Keep Your Dress Tail Down
Negre Est Pas La (You Act Sick When I'm Around)
I'm Still Blinkin'
Sugar Bee
Rock Me Mama
Crying Blues
'Tite Fille
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The Twist
La Poule Pend P'us (The Hen Won't Lay)
Broke And Hungry
Henry Martin Two Step

Customer Reviews:

Boozoo going out in style.......2002-01-05

Once again age doesn't matter. Boozoo has mastered the art of Zydeco and has earned his title as the "King of Zydeco". I am still dancing to his music and enjoying ever minute of it. Sadly, I miss Boozoo, he may be gone, but his music lives on.

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Boozoo That's Who!
Boozoo Chavis and the Majic Sounds
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Boozoo's Payback
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Grand Mary's Two Step
You Used To Call Me
Boozoo, That's Who
Oh Bye Mon Neg
Billy Goat Number Three
Oh Black Gal
Oh Bye Bye
Went To New York
Big Leg Woman
Oh Ya Oh Ya My Foot Hurts
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As the man who originally fused Creole-Cajun music and R&B into a new form of music, Clifton Chenier deserved the title "King of Zydeco." When Chenier died in 1987, Rockin' Dopsie assumed the crown, and when Dopsie died in 1993, the question was, who would next take the throne? Boozoo, That's Who! is the answer, as this Lake Charles, Louisiana, veteran boils down the zydeco sound to a hypnotic accordion riff, a sing-along chant, and a stomping two-step beat. --Geoffrey Himes

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Average customer rating:

a lot weird.

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My Love Just For You
Pallet On The Floor
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Bye Bye Catin
Brand New Mojo
Telephone Won't Ring
Tee Black
Bottle Up and Go
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Lost The Paper In My Shoe

Customer Reviews:

a lot weird........2006-01-13

this one is a little weird.
no, a lot weird.
i;d say, only get this if you have EVERY other record
boozoo made.
it;s not the modern sound.
there are a lot of reasons why.
but see my other reviews..

wle

Average customer rating:

essential zydeco history.
Perhaps the best place to start exploring zydeco
two greats for the price of one !!
two greats for the price of one !!

Zydeco Live!, Vol. 1
Various Artists , and Boozoo Chavis and the Magic Sounds
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ASIN: B0000002XE
Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

Everybody Calls Me Crazy - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Come On Home - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Louisiana Waltz - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Stomp Down Zydeco - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Hungry Man Blues - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Bye Bye My Little Momma - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Dog Hill - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
Jolie Catin - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
I'm Driftin' - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
Make It To Me - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
Boozoo On Boozoo - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
Gone A La Maison - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds
Deacon John - Boozoo Chavis And The Magic Sounds

Customer Reviews:

essential zydeco history........2006-01-13

this is a good cd.
zydeco is best live.
both bands are hot.
boozoo at the peak of his early modern career,
when he was largely unknown outside SW LA, but a major
deity 'back home'.
nathan was just 'coming up' as they say down there,
he had something to prove.
boozoo just had to show he had it as usual.
both bands are very good on this.
boozoo especially was very energetic on this recording.
get it.
it;s essential zydeco history.
there is another double record like this featuring
willis prudhomme and john delafose, get that one too,
they are a 2 volume set really.
boozoo and john are both gone now, sadly.

wle.

Perhaps the best place to start exploring zydeco.......2003-05-15

Like many regional folk music genres, zydeco's energy and charm can get lost in formal studio sessions. And even the best performers are prone to repetition--no problem when you're at a live, rump-shaking dance marathon, but an issue when you're listening in your car or living room. This CD solves both of those problems: it's a live recording split between two zydeco masters with distinct styles. The elder (and now late) Chavis is muscular, growly and rough; while younger Nathan delivers a faster, flashier zydeco, featuring Nathan's strange, sweet, nasally voice. The live recording puts you right in the middle of the Richard Club--you'll feel like you're sucking down a longneck and sweating on a hot Louisiana night.
Later in the '90s, the upstart Beau Jocque would give zydeco a strong stylistic kick in the pants, sparking a rap-style war with Chavis, and CDs from that period are worth checking out. But if you're new to zydeco, you should probably start here.

two greats for the price of one !!.......2002-07-24

on a sunday night in lawtell,la. at richard's club,nathan williams and boozoo chavis brought down the house.i often wish i had been there but listening to this cd is the next best thing. the young gun,nathan williams,comes out blazing on "everybody calls me crazy" and proceeds to lay down the zydeco that keeps the listener dancing and not caring who's watching.then the old master,boozoo chavis,takes up the challenge and shows why he was one of the kings of zydeco.buy this cd.put this cd on your player.turn it up loud.if your feet don't move,then it's time for the reading of your last will and testament.

two greats for the price of one !!.......2002-07-24

on a sunday night in lawtell,la. at richard's club,nathan williams and boozoo chavis brought down the house.i often wish i had been there but listening to this cd is the next best thing. the young gun,nathan williams,comes out blazing on "people call me crazy" and proceeds to lay down the zydeco that keeps the listener dancing and not caring who's watching.then the old master,boozoo chavis,takes up the challenge and shows why he was one of the kings of zydeco.buy this cd.put this cd on your player.turn it up loud.if your feet don't move,then it's time for the reading of your last will and testament.