AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27313240_ITM" title="Facts and information about The Best of Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers.">The Best of Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers.</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Sensible Sound are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
The Best of Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers.
(Rounder 1166-11603-2)
Long-time readers may recall that I have given enthusiastic reviews to several previous releases by the late "Zydeco Giant," Beau Jocque. Sadly, we will have no more new music from Andrus Espre, but this greatest-hits collection brings together some good cuts from his Rounder catalog plus a couple of live-performance bonus cuts that were previously unreleased. If you have never encountered this ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers: Zydeco Giant (Mardi Gras Records MG...
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Nehring, Karl W. February 1, 2000 700+ words
Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers: Zydeco...last recording by a true zydeco giant, Beau Jocque (real name, Andrus Espre), a large...was really hitting its stride, and Beau Jocque sounded more self-assured in what...
- Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers: Check It Out, Lock It In, Crank It Up!...
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Nehring, Karl W. April 1, 1999 700+ words
Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers: Check...have not yet checked out the music of Beau Jocque (whose real name is Andrus Espre...s who! -- but it is fun to hear Beau Jocque growl and grin his way through these...
- Beau Jocque's Merry Zydeco
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mike Joyce December 6, 1996 700+ words
WHILE BEAU JOCQUE and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers recorded their new album "Gonna Take You...dance mix" of "Make It Stank." Someone should bottle the stuff. BEAU JOCQUE AND THE HI-ROLLERS -- "Gonna Take You Downtown" (Rounder...
- APPRECIATION; Beau Jocque re-energized zydeco music.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Lozaw, Tristram September 14, 1999 700+ words
Andrus Espre, better known as Beau Jocque and considered king of modern zydeco music, died early Friday of an apparent heart attack in his home in Kinder, La. Known for...
- Buckwheat Zydeco, Classics, (Rounder 2177). Beau Jocque and the Zydeco...
- Magazine article from: Sing Out! Tearson, Michael March 22, 2004 700+ words
A pair of 10 song introductions to a pair of great zydeco artists. All selections come from the artists' Rounder albums. More for neophytes than devotees who likely already have the selections. Want to kick a party into high gear? These are two ways to do it. Big fun.
- Wolf Trap right place to see Dr. John: Swamp Romp rolls into town with sound of...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Lane, Raymond M. June 3, 1999 700+ words
...dear life. The likes of Dr. John, Beau Jocque, Charlie Musselwhite, Flatfoot Sam...Boogie. Not to mention the unforgettable Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers - and...until you check out this original. Beau Jocque's "Check It Out, Lock It Up" is...
- Swamp Showdown
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Eve Zibart June 24, 1994 700+ words
...hoopla surrounding the Boozoo Chavis-Beau Jocque concert at Carter Barron Friday...roots in them thar Lake Charles chops. Beau Jocque, being billed as a zydeco "upstart...and press 8117. For a Sound Bite from Beau Jocque, press 8118. Elsewhere: FRIDAY PRINCIPATORAMA...
- Zydeco Crayz's Funky `Shake' Up
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mike Joyce September 22, 1995 700+ words
...including Clifton Chenier, Roy Carrier, Boozoo Chavis, Beau Jocque, John Delafose and Canray Fontenot. But those names merely...own crayz quilt of zydeco, Cajun and Creole music. Like Beau Jocque, the band isn't averse to throwing rock, funk and blues...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Best of Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers.