Steamy: Lawrence Ardoin and "Hot House Zydeco"

Hot House Zydeco is the name of our random tune today. The performer, Lawrence "Black" Ardoin, is the son of Creole accordion legend Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin and he joined his father and two brothers in the Ardoin Brothers Band as drummer, later taking over the accordion when his brother Gustave was killed in a car accident in 1974. Feeling stifled by traditional Creole music, he started a new band in the 1980s called the French Zydeco Band which branched out into Cajun and swamp pop. He also formed another band, Lagniappe, which included his son Chris on accordion. Hot House Zydeco can be found on the compilation CD Louisiana's Best Cajun and Zydeco Music.