A blog about world and global music from a guy who co-hosts the KUNM Global Music Show, 89.9 FM Albuquerque/Santa Fe, http://www.kunm.org. I post one song a day, with reflections on the music, life, and whatever else comes into my mind.
Showing posts with label Zydecajun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zydecajun. Show all posts
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Love Hurts: Wayne Toups and Zydecajun with "True Love (Don't Leave Me Blue)"
Today's nice random tune is a waltz by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is a well-known Cajun musician from Crowley, Louisiana. He started playing accordion at 13 and soon was winning local contests. He later began to combine Cajun music, zydeco, R&B and rock into a genre he labeled Zydecajun. Though he released his first album in the 1970s, his first album with the Zydecajun sound was 1986's Zydecajun. Besides releasing 16 albums and providing soundtracks for movies such as Steel Magnolias, Toups has also collaborated with such artists as Mark Chestnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Alan Jackson, George Jones and Garth Brooks. This song, True Love (Don't Leave Me Blue), is from his 1991 album Fish Out of Water.
Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Toups; http://www.waynetoups.com/
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cajun,
Don't Leave Me Blue,
global,
KUNM,
Louisiana,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
music,
radio,
True Love,
Wayne Toups,
world,
Zydecajun,
zydeco
Sunday, January 15, 2017
I'm Getting Up There: Wayne Toups and Zydecajun with "Late in Life"
Today's tune, Late in Life, is by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is one of the most successful Cajun musicians in America. He was born in Crowley, Louisiana and started playing accordion at 13. He was soon winning local contests, and later began to combine Cajun music, zydeco, R&B and rock into a genre he labeled Zydecajun. Though he released his first album in the 1970s, his first album with the Zydecajun sound was 1986's Zydecajun. Besides releasing 16 albums and providing soundtracks for movies such as Steel Magnolias, Toups has also collaborated with such artists as Mark Chestnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Alan Jackson, George Jones and Garth Brooks. Late in Life is from his 1991 album Fish Out of Water.
Labels:
cajun,
global,
KUNM,
Late in Life,
Louisiana,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
music,
Please Explain,
radio,
Wayne Toups,
world,
Zydecajun,
zydeco
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Yes, Please Do: Wayne Toups and Zydecajun with "Please Explain"
Today's tune, Please Explain, is by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is one of the most successful Cajun musicians in America. He was born in Crowley, Louisiana and started playing accordion at 13. He was soon winning local contests, and later began to combine Cajun music, zydeco, R&B and rock into a genre he labeled Zydecajun. Though he released his first album in the 1970s, his first album with the Zydecajun sound was 1986's Zydecajun. Besides releasing 16 albums and providing soundtracks for movies such as Steel Magnolias, Toups has also collaborated with such artists as Mark Chestnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Alan Jackson, George Jones and Garth Brooks. Please Explain is from his 1991 album Fish Out of Water.
Labels:
cajun,
Fish Out of Water,
global,
KUNM,
Louisiana,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
music,
Please Explain,
radio,
Wayne Toups,
world,
Zydecajun,
zydeco
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Ready to Take Her Home: Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun with "Ooh La La"
Today's tune, Ooh La La, is by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is one of the most successful Cajun musicians in America. He was born in Crowley, Louisiana and started playing accordion at 13. He was soon winning local contests, and later began to combine Cajun music, zydeco, R&B and rock into a genre he labeled ZydeCajun. Though he released his first album in the 1970s, his first album with the ZydeCajun sound was 1986's ZydeCajun. Besides releasing 16 albums and providing soundtracks for movies such as Steel Magnolias, Toups has also collaborated with such artists as Mark Chestnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Alan Jackson, George Jones and Garth Brooks. Ooh La La is from his 1991 album Fish Out of Water.
Labels:
cajun,
Fish Out of Water,
global,
KUNM,
Louisiana,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
music,
Ooh La La,
radio,
Wayne Toups,
world,
Zydecajun,
zydeco
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Hopefully At Least Once a Week: Wayne Toups and Zydecajun with "Lovin' When They Can"
You are really going to be dancing to today's random tune! Lovin' When They Can is by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is one of the most successful Cajun musicians in America. He was born in Crowley, Louisiana and started playing accordion at 13. He was soon winning local contests, and later began to combine Cajun music, zydeco, R&B and rock into a genre he labeled Zydecajun. Though he released his first album in the 1970s, his first album with the Zydecajun sound was 1986's Zydecajun. Besides releasing 16 albums and providing soundtracks for movies such as Steel Magnolias, Toups has also collaborated with such artists as Mark Chestnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Alan Jackson, George Jones and Garth Brooks. Loving When They Can is from his 1991 album Fish Out of Water. I dare you not to dance to this one!
Labels:
cajun,
Fish Out of Water,
global,
KUNM,
Louisiana,
Lovin' When They Can,
Megan Kamerick,
Michael Hess,
music,
R&B,
radio,
rock,
Wayne Toups,
world,
Zydecajun,
zydeco
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