Boozoo, That's Who
Boozoo Chavis
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Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo | Boozoo Chavis | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Boozoo's Payback | Boozoo Chavis | 2:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'm Going to the Country to Get Me a Mojo Hand | Boozoo Chavis | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Grand Mary's Two Step | Boozoo Chavis | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Used to Call Me | Boozoo Chavis | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Boozoo, That's Who | Boozoo Chavis | 2:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Bye Mon Neg | Boozoo Chavis | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Billy Goat Number Three | Boozoo Chavis | 2:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Black Gal | Boozoo Chavis | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Bye Bye | Boozoo Chavis | 1:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Went to New York | Boozoo Chavis | 2:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Big Leg Woman | Boozoo Chavis | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Ya Oh Ya My Foot Hurts | Boozoo Chavis | 2:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Boozoo's Shuffle | Boozoo Chavis | 2:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Boozoo Chavis was singing zydeco long before it got widespread exposure outside Louisiana. He's never bothered to try and tap into trends or vie for crossover dollars. The 14 cuts on this release are primarily vintage zydeco numbers, though he also does an occasional novelty song like "Billy Goat Number Three." These are sizzling two-step pieces, waltzes, and driving zydeco numbers, with Chavis' aging but still effective vocals leading the way.
Biography
Born: October 23, 1930 in Lake Charles, LA
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Boozoo Chavis (born Wilson Anthony Chavis) was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the Cajun and blues hybrid originating in southwest Louisiana. Although his self-composed 1954 single, "Paper in My Shoes," was the first zydeco hit, Chavis was distrustful of the music industry and refused to perform publicly or record again until 1984. In an interview featured in the 1990 book, The New Folk Music, Chavis explained, "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. I love to play, but, when...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Boozoo Chavis
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Paper in My Shoe | The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb | 2:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who Stole My Monkey? | Rounder Heritage: Boozoo Chavis - Johnnie Billy Goat | 2:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Zydeco Mardi Gras | Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Paper In My Shoe | Zydeco Trail Ride | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Suzy Q | Live at the Habibi Temple | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Big Leg Woman | Boozoo, That's Who | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dog Hill (LP Version) | Boozoo Chavis | 2:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dance All Night | Rounder Heritage: Boozoo Chavis - Johnnie Billy Goat | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost the Paper in My Shoe | The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb | 2:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Uncle Bud | Zydeco Trail Ride | 2:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Music, World, Zydeco, Cajun
- Released: Dec 15, 1993
- ℗ 1993 Rounder
