Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album | |
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Awarded for | Quality National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 2008 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists at the
Beginning in 2001, advocates began lobbying for a Grammy category specifically for cajun and zydeco music. Award recipients, in chronological order, included
In 2011, the Academy announced the retirement of the award category. Beginning in 2012, zydeco or cajun recordings were eligible for the Best Regional Roots Music Album category.
Background
According to Cody Daigle of
Recipients
Year | Winner(s) | Title | Nominees | Ref. |
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2008
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Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience | Live! Worldwide |
|
[9] |
2009
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BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet | Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
|
[10] |
2010
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Buckwheat Zydeco | Lay Your Burden Down |
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[11] |
2011
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Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band | Zydeco Junkie |
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[12] |
For the
Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010 included BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet for Alligator Purse, Buckwheat Zydeco (stage name for Stanley Dural, Jr.) for Lay Your Burden Down, The Magnolia Sisters for Stripped Down, Pine Leaf Boys for Live at 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole for L'Ésprit Créole. Alligator Purse included guest appearances by Garth Hudson of The Band, Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs, Roswell Rudd, and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful.[21][23] Lay Your Burden Down reunited Dural with producer Steve Berlin and contained versions of Captain Beefheart's "Too Much Time", Jimmy Cliff's "Let Your Yeah Be Yeah", Gov't Mule's "Lay Your Burden Down", Memphis Minnie's "When the Levee Breaks", and Bruce Springsteen's "Back in Your Arms".[24] Members of The Magnolia Sisters, an all-female cajun group of multi-instrumentalists, included Anya Burgess, Ann Savoy, Lisa Trahan and Jane Vidrine.[25] The award was presented to Buckwheat Zydeco, members of which included Reginald Dural, Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Michael Melchione, Kevin Menard, Olivier Scoazec, Curtis Watson, and Lee Allen Zeno. David Farrell and Steven Maxwell Berlin were also honored as the engineer/mixer and producer of the album, respectively.
For the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011), the nominees were Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band for Zydeco Junkie, Feufollet for En Couleurs, D. L. Menard for Happy Go Lucky, the Pine Leaf Boys for Back Home, and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole for Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon. 2011 marked the fourth consecutive nomination for the Pine Leaf Boys.[26] Group member Wilson Savoy was unable to attend the award ceremony, but admitted the nominations have "acted as vindication" of their "new-traditionalist sound".[26] Zydeco Junkie, released through Carrier's own record label Swampadelic Records, featured his "trademark party songs" and an "accordion-flavored" cover of "Movin' On Up", the theme song for the television series The Jeffersons.[27] Geno Delafose and Jamie Bergeron made guest appearances on the album.[27] The award was presented to Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.[28]
Category retirement
In 2011, the category Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album was eliminated along with thirty others due to a major overhaul by the Recording Academy.[29] Four additional categories in the American Roots Music field were eliminated (Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Hawaiian Music Album, Best Native American Music Album, Best Traditional Folk Album).[3][30] Zydeco and cajun works became eligible for the Best Regional Roots Music Album category.[30] Chubby Carrier was reportedly "broken-hearted" by the news, and concerned that the category's elimination would not give the music genre the attention deserved.[3][31] Carrier stated: "This category inspired musicians to fight for the music. It strengthened us. I'd say to all the young zydeco musicians out there; don't give up this fight."[3] Simien also expressed sadness and called the elimination "a disappointment for local music". Showing signs of optimism, Terrance Simien said: "The category might be gone today, but we'll get it back."[3]
See also
- Cajun French Music Association
- History of Cajun music
- List of people related to Cajun music
- Music of Louisiana
- Zydeco (dance)
References
General
- "Past Winners Search: American Roots". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
Specific
- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archivedfrom the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Gannett Company. Archived from the originalon July 18, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Fuselier, Herman (February 11, 2008). "And the Grammy goes to... Terrance Simien; see photos from Los Angeles". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c Shaer, Matthew (February 8, 2008). "At Grammys, zydeco music gets a spark of renewal". The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Publishing Society. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana: Advance Publications. Archivedfrom the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- A. H. Belo. February 19, 2004. Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "50th Grammy® Award Nominations". DigitalHub. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "51st Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHub. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "52nd Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHub. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "53rd Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHub. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Beaubien, Jason. "Pine Leaf Boys: Keeping Cajun Music Alive". NPR. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ Montgomery, Darla (February 7, 2008). "Road to the Grammy's". Lafayette, Louisiana: KLFY-TV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Fuselier, Herman (February 2, 2008). "Grammy nominee Geno Delafose: Tried and true success; experience Acadiana music in The Rhythm Section". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Rick. "Blues de Musicien". Allmusic. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- Community Newspaper Holdings. Archivedfrom the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Hahn, Roger. "BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "From Now On". Allmusic. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c Himes, Geoffrey (February 27, 2009). "BeauSoleil Dishes Up Musical 'Gumbo'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Montoya, Maria C. (July 7, 2009). "Loyola alum Woods Drinkwater wins Grammy". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana: Advance Publications. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Alligator Purse". Allmusic. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Lay Your Burden Down". Allmusic. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Stripped Down". Allmusic. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ a b Massimo, Rick (February 8, 2011). "'Afternoon Grammys' often ignored but not by the nominees". The Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island: A. H. Belo. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Thornton, Latricia (February 14, 2011). "Chubby Carrier achieves a lifelong dream, a Grammy award!". Lafayette, Louisiana: KADN-TV. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- Daily News. New York City, New York. February 13, 2011. p. 3. Archivedfrom the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Cajun/Zydeco and Other Grammy Awards Eliminated". OffBeat Magazine. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Grammy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Album Goes to Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band". Burlington, Vermont: WFFF-TV. 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Daigle, Cody (April 6, 2011). "Grammys eliminate Cajun/Zydeco category". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 16, 2011. [dead link]
External links
- ZydecoAndCajunMusic.org – the official site for the Grammy category
- Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band accept the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album – 53rd GRAMMY Pre-Telecast on YouTube