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Dural, Buckwheat, 1947-2016


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  • Variants

    • Dural, Stanley, 1947-2016
    • Buckwheat, 1947-2016
    • Buckwheat Zydeco, 1947-2016
    • Zydeco, Buckwheat, 1947-2016
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1947-11-14
    • Death Date

        2016-09-24
    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers (Musical group)
        • Organization: Tomorrow Recordings (Firm)
    • Birth Place

        Lafayette (La.)
    • Associated Language

        Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other)
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Field of Activity

      Zydeco music


    • Occupation

      Zydeco musicians

      Accordionists

      Singers

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  • Sources

    • found: Buckwheat Zydeco "Ils Sont Partis" Band. Turning point [SR] p1984:container (Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural; Buckwheat; b. 11/14/47 in Lafayette, La.)
    • found: Nelson, W. Singin' with Willie [SR] p2004:container (Buckwheat Zydeco) insert (b. Stanley Dural, Jr., Lafayette, La.)
    • found: All music guide WWW site, Apr. 19, 2006(Buckwheat Zydeco; Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural; b. Nov. 14, 1947, Lafayette, LA)
    • found: Int. ww in pop. mus., 7th ed.(Dural, Stanley "Buckwheat", Jr.; b. Nov. 14, 1947, Lafayette, LA; musician (zydeco, accordion))
    • found: African American National Biography, accessed April 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Zydeco, Buckwheat; Stanley Joseph Dural Jr.; zydeco musician; born 14 November, 1947 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; learned to play piano and organ, played gigs, local jukes (1957); formed the band Buckwheat & the Hitchhikers (1971-1977); played zydeco music (1977); played keyboard, accordion and formed his own band (1978); recorded albums Turning Point (1983), Waitin' for My Ya Ya (1985), On a Night Like This (1987), were nominated for Grammy awards; toured with Eric Clapton (1988); appeared at Newport Folk and Montreaux Jazz festivals; formed recording company Tomorrow Recordings (1998); recorded (1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009); released an album to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina)
    • found: New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 26, 2016(in obituary published Sept. 24: Stanley Dural Jr., better known as Buckwheat; b. Stanley Joseph Dural Jr., Nov. 14, 1947, Lafayette, La.; d. there Saturday [Sept. 24, 2016], aged 68; accordionist whose band carried zydeco music from the Louisiana bayous to a worldwide audience; sang in French Creole and in English)
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  • Change Notes

    • 1986-02-27: new
    • 2016-09-26: revised
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