Boozoo Chavis

Boozoo Chavis

Boozoo Chavis

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Top Songs

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Dog Hill
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Zydeco Hee Haw
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Boozoo's Theme Song
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Uncle Bud [Radio Version]
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Paper In My Shoe

Albums

  • Boozoo Chavis

    Nov 2005 • 13 songs

  • Down Home On Dog Hill

    Oct 2001 • 13 songs

  • Hey Do Right

    Feb 2001 • 14 songs

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Boozoo Chavis

Biography

Boozoo Chavis (born Wilson Anthony Chavis) was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the Cajun and blues hybrid originating in southwest Louisiana. Although his self-composed 1954 single, "Paper in My Shoes," was the first zydeco hit, Chavis was distrustful of the music industry and refused to perform publicly or record again until 1984. In an interview featured in the 1990 book, The New Folk Music, Chavis explained, "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. I love to play, but, when I get to thinking about 1955... They stole my record. They said that it only sold ...
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