
Moonhanger Presents
Buckwheat Zydeco
Mudcat
Tue, March 17, 2015
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Cox Capitol Theatre
Macon, GA
$15.00 - $20.00
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Buckwheat Zydeco

American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. (a.k.a. Buckwheat Zydeco ) is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana’s zydeco music.
If you’ve gotten into zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30+ years it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco. Many millions witnessed the excitement when Jimmy Fallon chose him to open the final episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: The show opened “cold” with a tight close up of Buck’s accordion, then – joined by Fallon on guitar and backed by the Roots – they kicked off a rousing rendition of “On A Night Like This.”
That song was the title track of Buckwheat Zydeco’s groundbreaking first Island Records album and was responsible for bringing the unique sound of zydeco into the musical mainstream in 1987. It was also the first major label zydeco record, and a Grammy nominee. No other zydeco artist has come close to selling as many records or exposing the music to more people around the world. The band claims the three largest selling zydeco albums of all time.
Moving in yet another new direction for zydeco music, Buckwheat Zydeco will be featured in their own YouTube series, Buckwheat’s World. The series will showcase musical performances, and present slices-of-life footage of Buck, the band and friends doing what they do in everyday life in Southwest Louisiana. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Buckwheat’s World is in production, helmed by Peabody-Award-winning film makers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker, and longtime collaborator, Ted Fox.
The Big News in the Big Easy is Buckwheat Zydeco was named the honoree at the 2014 Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala. Past headliners at this event have included Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Fats Domino, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, and Little Richard. "Zydeco and All That Jazz: A Lifetime Tribute to Buckwheat Zydeco," also boasts an array of zydeco stars including Terrance Simien, C.J. Chenier, Nathan Williams, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Rosie Ledet and Li'l Buck Sinegal paying tribute to the honoree. In 2013 Buck graced The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s 2013 Congo Square Poster – Buckwheat’s Zydeco: A Congo Square Tribute to the Spirit of Southwest Louisiana. Over the years, the Congo Square Posters have become highly sought after collectibles.
Buckwheat Zydeco also started a new sideline as a blogger for the Huffington Post posting with Ted Fox. His first post called, “Mardi Gras Is The Flip Side of the Blues,” was published in March 2014.
If you’ve gotten into zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30+ years it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco. Many millions witnessed the excitement when Jimmy Fallon chose him to open the final episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: The show opened “cold” with a tight close up of Buck’s accordion, then – joined by Fallon on guitar and backed by the Roots – they kicked off a rousing rendition of “On A Night Like This.”
That song was the title track of Buckwheat Zydeco’s groundbreaking first Island Records album and was responsible for bringing the unique sound of zydeco into the musical mainstream in 1987. It was also the first major label zydeco record, and a Grammy nominee. No other zydeco artist has come close to selling as many records or exposing the music to more people around the world. The band claims the three largest selling zydeco albums of all time.
Moving in yet another new direction for zydeco music, Buckwheat Zydeco will be featured in their own YouTube series, Buckwheat’s World. The series will showcase musical performances, and present slices-of-life footage of Buck, the band and friends doing what they do in everyday life in Southwest Louisiana. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Buckwheat’s World is in production, helmed by Peabody-Award-winning film makers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker, and longtime collaborator, Ted Fox.
The Big News in the Big Easy is Buckwheat Zydeco was named the honoree at the 2014 Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala. Past headliners at this event have included Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Fats Domino, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, and Little Richard. "Zydeco and All That Jazz: A Lifetime Tribute to Buckwheat Zydeco," also boasts an array of zydeco stars including Terrance Simien, C.J. Chenier, Nathan Williams, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Rosie Ledet and Li'l Buck Sinegal paying tribute to the honoree. In 2013 Buck graced The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s 2013 Congo Square Poster – Buckwheat’s Zydeco: A Congo Square Tribute to the Spirit of Southwest Louisiana. Over the years, the Congo Square Posters have become highly sought after collectibles.
Buckwheat Zydeco also started a new sideline as a blogger for the Huffington Post posting with Ted Fox. His first post called, “Mardi Gras Is The Flip Side of the Blues,” was published in March 2014.
Mudcat

Born in St. Paul on the banks of the Mississippi River and raised on Tybee Island, Georgia, Mudcat began engaging audiences while traveling and busking on the sidewalks and at fairs throughout the US. Mudcat has apprenticed under many American musical pioneers, including Frank Edwards, Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Neal Pattman, Dickey Betts, and Taj Mahal.
“The blues is a universal feeling that transcends languages, social status and the constraints of musical genre. Danny "Mudcat" Dudeck knows that feeling intimately. He travels the globe spreading his version of the blues gospel and regularly works with a number of international blues-preservation organizations. Whether performing solo, leading a smokin' band or a tight, one-off jam session with a founding father or a group of novices, his soulful and emotive delivery evokes images of the hard times that fed the early blues pioneers. And Mudcat's Bayou-baked, chicken-party revues can make even the most jaded music fan happy to be blue.” - Creative Loafing Atlanta
“The blues is a universal feeling that transcends languages, social status and the constraints of musical genre. Danny "Mudcat" Dudeck knows that feeling intimately. He travels the globe spreading his version of the blues gospel and regularly works with a number of international blues-preservation organizations. Whether performing solo, leading a smokin' band or a tight, one-off jam session with a founding father or a group of novices, his soulful and emotive delivery evokes images of the hard times that fed the early blues pioneers. And Mudcat's Bayou-baked, chicken-party revues can make even the most jaded music fan happy to be blue.” - Creative Loafing Atlanta
Venue Information:
Cox Capitol Theatre
382 Second Street
Macon, GA, 31201
https://coxcapitoltheatre.com/
Cox Capitol Theatre
382 Second Street
Macon, GA, 31201
https://coxcapitoltheatre.com/