CBS Sunday Morning Interview with Beau Jocque

Accession No.: 
LE3-028

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Roots of Zydeco a mix of European, African, and American cultures;
Taking old song and redoing them in a new way;
Mama's Little Baby Loves Shortening Bread--Cornbread;
Beau Jocque--getting a feel of what the crowd wants to hear;
First learning Cajun music and speaking Cajun French;
How he came to get the nickname 'Beau Jacques';
Growing up on a farm and welding;
Picking up the accordion seven years ago whenever he had an accident at work, He couldn't do what he used to do;
Wilbert Guillory--Zydeco Festival to bring back the Creole culture and no lose it;
12th Zydeco Festival;
Transformation of Zydeco and risk of losing it? Exceeding the boundary;

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
A.J. LeBlanc Video Collection
Subject: 
Louisiana; Zydeco; Creoles; Folk music; Accordions;
Creator: 
A. J. LeBlanc
Informants: 
Terrence Smith, Beau Jocque, Barry Ancelet;
Recording date: 
Sunday, January 1, 1995
Coverage Spatial: 
Opelousas, LA
Publisher: 
CBS
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
9:26
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Original Format: 
VHS Tape
Digital Format: 
MOV File
Storage Location: 
ULL Special Collections