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Articles Published December 30, 1999

• Zydekats On New Years Eve Worldwide TV Broadcast|
• Willis Prudhomme Rocks Portland
• Francis X. Pavy -- Cybershow
• Zydeco Treat On The West Coast|
• Four Reviews by Dan Willging
       * Waylon Thibodeaux - "In Jackson Square"
       * Waylon Thibodeaux - "Tu Me Fais Crier!"
       * Bruce Daigrepont - "Paradis"
       * David Doucet - "1957" (Solo Cajun Guitar)
• Huli's 2000 Calendar Is Now Available
• For Bands Looking For Gigs In Tennessee & The Carolinas
• Cajun/Zydeco Articles On The Internet
• Joe Simien Video
• ZydE-Magic WEB Site Into The 21st Century

• "Sauce Piquante" -- Lynn August
• Early Announcement for Springtime Cajun Dance Festival, NY
• Gary Hayman Sued by Zydeco Dancers
• Vic Sadot's "Planete Folle" Band
• Louisiana Rock And Reel On PBS
• Zydeco Cruisen' Forever
• Future King
• Bay Area Zydeco Extravaganza Was The Best
• Florida Zydeco Travels
• Jon Lee, We Will Miss You
• Jon Lee Touched Our Lives
• Dan Willging Reviews
       * Various Zydeco Artists - "Santa Claus Wants Some Zydeco"
       * Filé - "Hang on to your Chapeau"

• Zydeco Cruise '99 -- A Shipshape Event
• Reviews by Dan Willging
       * ZigaZag - "Desperately Seeking Boudin"
       * Zydeco Warriors featuring T-Broussard - Party Time
• CD-ROM Guide to Cajun Music, Zydeco & So. Louisiana
• Review: "Allons en Louisiane -- The Rounder Records
       Guide to Cajun Music, Zydeco and South Louisiana"
• Rock 'N' Bowl Zydeco Fest - Quick Take
• Zach Huval's New Direction
• Courville Benefit Dance At Whiskey River
• "Squeeze Zydeco" Magazine
• Hackberry Ramblers To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut
• "Kevin Naquin and The Ossun Playboys"
• Five Reviews by Johnson
       * Matthew Courville, "Avec Un Coeur Pour Mon Papa"
       * Waylon Thibodeaux, "Tu Me Fais Crier!"
       * "In Jackson Square"
       * Rod Bernard, "A Louisiana Tradition"
       * "Cajun Blue (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)"
• Louisiana Music Tour
• Dance Vortex IV Photos
• Sign The Guest Book - Please
• Going To The Fais-do-do

• Geno's October 30th Party
• Not A Bad Way To Spend A Halloween Weekend
• Zydeco Trash
• Let's Get Cajun/Zydeco to Richmond
• Rub This!
• The 10th Annual Upriver Fais Do-Do
• Whom Do You Recommend To Play In Iowa?
• In New Orleans, the Thrill of Discovering an Unheard Sound
• Dan Willging Reviews
        * Keith Frank, "Live At Slim's Y-Ki-Ki
        * Keith Frank, "Zydeco Hound"
        * Ben Sandmel & Rick Oliver, "ZYDECO!" -- the book
• Dance Vortex IV Reflections & Musings
• 3rd Annual Danceathon at the Ashkenaz
• Zydeco Video Auditions

• Zydeco Festival Headed For The U.S. Library Of Congress
• Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival Historical Overview
• West Coast Cajun/Zydeco Dance Camp Report
• One Small Step For Zydeco....
• Dance Vortex Storm Warnings
• Dan Willging Reviews
       * Murphy Richard, "Doin' The Zydeco"
       * Thomas 'Big Hat' Fields, "Louisiana Zydeco Man"
       * Jr. Melancon and the Come Down Playboys, "Havin' Fun"
• SqueezeBox Boogaloo
• Pinch Me. I Woke Up Thinking I Was in Louisiana This Weekend
• Body May Not Be As Willing, But Spirit Still Cajun
• Christine Balfa National Public Radio Interview
• NPRs Tribute to Beau Jocque
• Separate But Equal
• Last Minute Zydeco Cruise '99 Passengers
• Zydeco Workshop On Nov 6th At The Rock 'N' Bowl

• My First Zydeco Cruise!
• Rock 'N' Bowl Zydeco Festival and Workshop
• Lisa Haley On Holland TV
• Zydeco Joe Fired Up About Music
• Music: Guardian Of The Language
• Dance Vortex IV - October 1-3, 1999
• What A ZydeKool Weekend
• Zydeco Shape Up
• SqueezeBox Boogaloo -- Australian Zydeco
• REAL CZ - Photo-Story Displays
• Three Dan Willging Reviews
       * Bruce Daigrepont - "Paradis"
       * Matthew Courville - "Avec Un Coeur Pour Mon Pa Pa"
       * Ray Landry and the Basile Cajun Band with Nonc Allie Young Play Traditional Style Cajun Music

• Sleeping Giant - Remembering Beau Jocque
• The Zydeco Excursion On Labor Day
• Cascade Zydeco’s Excellent Adventure: Our Trip to the Labor Day Weekend SW Louisiana
       Zydeco Festival in Louisiana
• "Cajun and Creole Music Makers" (Musiciens Cadiens et Creoles)
• Festival Acadiens 1999: Too Much Fun (Not)!
• The Zydeco Show! St. Augustine Radio
• Chris Hall (Cajun Accordion) On The New Paul McCartney Album
• Four Reviews by Johnson
       * Moïse and Alida Viator, "Mo Belle Créole"
       * Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers, "Zydeco Giant"
       * Cedric Benoit and the Cajuns, "If It Feels Good, Play It!!!"
       * "Congrès Mondial Acadien Souvenir Album"
• Thoughts On The Rhode Island Snap Bean Festival
• Laura In The City -- New York's Zydeco Quake
• Ashkenaz Looking For Program Manager

SPECIAL TRIBUTE ISSUE TO BEAU JOCQUE

• -- Sad Day
• -- Au Revoir Beau Jocque
• -- Zydeco World Mourns Beau Jocque Loss
• -- Zydeco Cat
• -- Readers' Tributes To Beau Jocque

• Hamilton's Club -- A Zydeco Institution
• I'm Going Back To Dance Vortex
• "Zydeco Giant" - Beau Jocque
• Six Dan Willging Reviews
        * "Sunpie" - Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots
        * "Squeezebox Boogie" - Clifton Chenier
        * "La Bande Feufollet" - La Bande Feufollet
        * "The Buckwheat Zydeco Story - A 20-Year Party" Buckwheat Zydeco
        * "Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers" - Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers
        * "Master Trak" - Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys
• Cajun/Zydeco On The WEB
        * ENTREVUE AVEC HADLEY
        * Buckwheat Introduces Zydeco To World
• Ft. Lauderdale Cajun Zydeco Crawfish Festival
• Florida's Porchdogs Have New WEB Site & CD
• Excited about Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Roadrunners
• Zydeco/Cajun Artist -- Roslyn Primeaux Fouin
• The Patsy Report - What's Happening In Louisiana
• The Rhode Island Tete-a-Tete

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• Lil Porter & The Zydeco Hustlers
• Four Reviews by Johnson
       * Jambalaya Cajun Band, "Lessons Learned"
       * Warren Storm, " Live And In The Studio"
       * La Bande Feufollet, "La Bande Feufollet"
       * Willis Prudhomme, "Call Me Jackhammer"
• The Hackberry Ramblers - "Deep Water"
• Zydeco and Cajun Night In Holland
• Bay Area Dance Camp October 15-17
• Two Reviews by Willging
       * Rosie Ledet - "I'm A Woman"
       * Boozoo Chavis - "Who Stole My Monkey?"
• Zydecosis Spreading In Holland!!
• Buckwheat Zydeco's 20-Year Party
• Southern California Dance Blues
• Response To California Dance Blues

• Recipe For A Zydeco Dance - A Poem
• New Voice Feature On ZydE-Magic WEB Site
• Dan Willging Reviews.....
     * Karlo Broussard & Standard Time - "Bon Temps Toul Temps"
     * The Rough Guide - "Cajun and Zydeco"
     * Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots - "Sunpie"
     * La Bande Feufollet
• The CZ Dual/Duel In Rhode Island
• Gumbo Ya Ya in Rock Island, Illinois
• Reporting European CZ Happenings
• Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers - A Short Story
• The Most Fun You Can Have Standing Up
• NetRadio.com - Zydeco
• Johnnie On The Cajun/Zydeco Spot - Reno NV
• Get Set, Get Ready - Leroy Thomas Hits The Mile High
• Update From Grand Coteau
• Louisiana Stomp

• Leroy Thomas -- "I’m A Bad Sucka For Ya"
• Rhode Island Festival Conflict Hurts Fans
• New Creole Cookbook --
     "Mais Oui, Marie.. Life and Flavor In The Creole Tradition"
• Is it Exploitation or Just an Oversight?
• Lots of Near Term Cajun Music Activities in Lafayette
     "Opening Ceremonies" - Congres Mondail Acadien
     "Cri du Bayou" - Closing Concert of Congres Mondail Acadien
     "Le Cajun" Festival & Awards Show
• Cajun/Zydeco Reading On-Line
• REAL CZ Photos Going Strong

• Lady Dancing At St. Albert's - A Poem
• Zydeco Hall of Fame and Clifton Chenier
       Zydeco Music Awards October 1 & 2
• Four Reviews by Johnson
       Manual Family Band, "Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler"
       Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers, "It Won't Be Long"
       Lawrence "Black" Ardoin, "Tradition Creole"
       Wayne Foret and Rockin 50's, "Through the Years"
• Three Day Oregon Dance Fest Camp October 1 - 3
• Dance Vortex Beckons From Beyond the Humidity October 1 - 3
• Jazz & Cajun Cruises on the St. Laurence River
• Zydeco Extravaganza Weekend
• The Krewe de Walleye (MCZMDA)
• Recent Zydeco In Oregon
• "Mo Bell Creole" - Moise and Alida Viator
• Seattle's Fremont Fair A Winner
• Accordion Kings Camp & Festival
• The Live Oak Festival
• Roy Carrier & The Night Rockers In Europe
• Back Beat Music; UK Source For Cajun Zydeco Supplies
• WEB Cajun/Zydeco Articles

• Buckwheat Zydeco Announces 20-Year Retrospective CD
• Hotlanta JazzFest Alternative
• Rodney Thibodeau & Tout Les Soir Cajun Band - "Danse Tout Les Soir"
• Note From Germany (German CZ Discussion Group)
• Mouton Noir - "Take It As It Comes"
• Vitamin Z
• Tabasco WEB Site Featuring Rosie Ledet
• Lynn August - "Creole People"
• Keith Frank - "Live at Slim's Y-Ki-Ki"
• BeauSoleil - "Cajunization"
• Lisa Haley & The Zydekats Back From Europe
• Notes From Belgium (Enjoyed Lisa & Roy) + Denmark + Norway
• 1999 Rhythm & Roots Festival In New Location
• Escoheag Snap Bean Music Festival '99
• Peter Schwarz of Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys Will Be On Sabbatical
• Interested in Cajun History and Culture?
• "Kick Up Some Heat!" with Zydeblue

• Zydeco At The Rainbow Lagoon - A Poem
• The Fort Lauderdale Cajun/Zydeco Festival
• Going Single To Zydeco Cruise '99?
• Lisa Haley & The Zydekats Taking Zydecosis To New Markets
• Mamou Prairie Band (Charivari)
• Puget Sound Dance Camp - Big Event In The Northwest
• Frank Nana and The Zydecats
• The Bone Tones To Release CD Then Take A Sabbatical
• The Cajun and Creole Planet
     Louisiana’s Cajun and Zydeco Music Covers the Globe
          Frog Legs
          Miss Freida and the Cajun Fusiliers
          Zydeco Flames
          Zydeco Zippers
• Zydeco Lesson (Intermediate & Advanced)
     Butterflies & Frogs

• Lucky 13 for Zydeco Extravaganza
• Ft. Lauderdale - Major Cajun/Zydeco Festival For Dancers
• More On Shoes For Dancers
• North Cornwall (at Bude) Cajun & Zydeco Festival
• At And Around The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
• J.Paul Ages Fast & Which Foot Is Right? (Corrections)
• A Rosie Cure For What Ails You
• "Zydeco!" - A Review
• The Zydeco Show in St. Augustine
• More Radio CZ Air Play -- South Carolina
• Zydeco Goes Prime Time!
• The Music Of Joe Simien
• Scottish Cajun Recording
• Cajun/Zydeco Music & Dance Photo Humor

• Zydeco Street Dance -- A Poem
• Healing Power Of Dancing
• Terrance Simien - "Positively Beadhead"
• Good Vibrations: Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie Rocks the SF Bay Area
• The Mississippi River of Song
• Louisiana Benefit for Legendary Cajun Musician, Dick Richard
• Cajun Youth Program At Augusta
• The Creole Zydeco Farmers "On The Road"
• Phoenix Rising?
• Castille Activities
• Zydeco Dance Lesson - Basic Beginning

• Zydeco Cruise '99 Instructors Set
• The Kingdom of Zydeco (a review)
• A Tribute to Jimmy Domengeaux Fest
• Cajun Music Review
       Bayou Brethren - Mardi Gras Jig
       Acadian Ramblers - Ghost Dance
       Musique Cajun - On Est Aprés Rouler!
• It's Festival Time
• Big Easy Festival - Reno, Nevada
• April Fool Replies
• Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
• Mardi Gras Lagniappe Discoveries
• Zydeco In Branson
• A Great Weekend to Dance: Leo and Leroy Thomas and the Benefit for Dick Richard
• ZYDECO! Book Signings During Jazz Fest
• Aldus Roger Gone
• The Last 100 Or So REAL CZ

• Interview With Christine Balfa
• Listen to RealAudio Radio -- Win Prizes
• Free Zydeco Screen Saver
• Waiting To Dance -- A Poem
• Jody Rudnick Cajun/Zydeco Dance Instructor
• Disturbing Court Case For Zydeco Band Leader
• Cajun In Denmark
• Attention AOL and JHU Subscribers
• m_c_cajun Band From The UK
• Tribute To Joe Simien/Live Recording
• Another Accolade For "ZYDECO!"
• Beau Jocque -- "Zydeco Giant"
• Four Reviews by Johnson
       "Back Again" -- Lil Bob and the Lolipops
       "I Believe In My Soul" -- Willie T
       "Going Out Two-Stepping" -- Jackie
       "Le Holiday" -- Mamou Prairie Band
• My 10 "faves" of All The Rest
• Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse
• C .J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
• Texas Zydeco Run
• Dwayne Dopsie Wins Search For The Hottest Accordionist
       The Accordionist For The Millennium

• Need More For April Fool Edition
• The American Fiddle Tunes
• ZYDECO! -- A New Book
• Mad Murphy's Music & Art Festival '99
• Donna Angelle & The Zydeco Posse' Is Looking For Some Zydeco Lovers
• Joe Simien Memorial Page
• Boozoo Chavis in the Spotlight
• Fiddlin' With Friends
• Mojo And The Bayou Gypsies
• Louisiana's French-speaking Culture, Once Derided, Now Is The Spice Of Life
• Zydeco Cruise '99 Coming Along
• Suzie's Excellent USA Adventures
• Merriam-Webster Does Zydeco
• Alligator Bytes
• Zydeco Screensaver
• Leo Soileau
• RootsWorld's Offer to ZydE-Zine Readers
• Alabama's "Bama Bayou Boogie Dance Weekend"
• Leesburg Florida Cajun Event
• Buckwheat Zydeco Out Of Trouble
• Buckwheat Zydeco In 'Trouble' - Again

• Buckwheat Zydeco/Trouble
• Joe Simien - We'll Miss You!
• Zydeco Breakfast/Brunch New Trend?
• Do You Want Another April Fool ZydE-Zine Edition?
• Wayne's World (Wayne Toups)
• ATTENTION BANDS: Simi Valley Festival Wants Musicians
• Cajun/Zydeco On St. Louis Radio
• (The New) Lanor Records Inaugural Releases
• Memories of Dick Richard
• Benefit for Dick Richard in the SF Bay Area
• Zydeco-A-Go-Go At The Philadelphia Museum of Art
• A Main Maine Cajun Event
• Arn Enjoys Mardi Gras in Acadiana
• 'OffBeat's "Best of the Beat" Zydeco Awards
• Cajun/Zydeco Mardi Gras 1999
• Bad Band Experience
• More Zarkon Zydeco T-Shirts
• Lament Of A Zydeholic In The Mid-West
• Mardi Gras In Old Sacramento - Photos & Comments
• Wives - Husbands - Dancing
• Ft. Lauderdale Cajun Zydeco Festival Schedule
• Zydeco Steamy Swamp Dancing
• Stampede For The ZydE-Zine

• Dan Willging Talks With Cajun Accordionist Eddie LeJeune
• Bill Nevins Talks with Geno Delafose
• My Favorite CD's of 1998
       A Lagniappe Dozen of Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop Releases
• Randonnée Ecrevisse - Zydeco/Crawfish Bike Ride
• Turn Up The Zydeco - A Review
• "MoJo Gonna Get Ya!" Jumps to #11 In First Month
• French Zydeco
• Benefit for Legendary Cajun Musician Dick Richard
• Zydeco Hats
• Florida Cajun Connection Event
• La Gazette Cajun - French CZ Column
• Jazz & Heritage Festival Preliminary Line-up
• Donna Angelle And Her Zydeco Posse
• Lanor Records
• Guess Who Turned 70
• Attention Zydeco Bands
• "Desperately Seeking Boudin"
• Dance With Me
• 40th Anniversary of Slim's Y-Ki-Ki
• Baltimore Zydeco Elegance
• Special Congratulations and Thanks

• Tragic Death of Jimmy Domengeaux
• Augusta's "Cajun & Creole Week" Expands!
• They Have A Yen To Zydeco
• Does Zydeco Always Mean Zydeco Music?
• Willging "In Tune" Reviews
       Louisiana 2 - Live From the Mountain Stage
       Grand Texas
• The Joys of the Cajun Dirge
• Rosie Ledet & Creole Zydeco Farmers New Releases
• Four Reviews by Johnson
       "On the Way to the Top"
          - J.J. Callier and the Zydeco Knockouts
       "Fiddlin' With Friends"
          - Rufus and Tony Thibodeaux
       "Not Too Fast and Not Too Slow"
          - Mitch Landry and the Cajun Ramblers
       "The Essential Collection"
          - Randy and the Rockets
• Jazz Fest Lodging
• Jazz Fest Discount Airline Fares
• More Zydeco From Australia
• Mojo In Commercial
• Buckwheat Zydeco Webcasts
• Thibodeaux and Francofete '99
• Dusk's Jazz Fest Lodging Report
• Folklore Village Cajun Weekend
• 2nd Largest Mardi Gras In The US
• Colorado Friends WEB Site Back Up
• REAL CZ Photo Project Going Strong

• Buckwheat Zydeco Postpones Tour
• Buckwheat Zydeco's "Trouble" Listening Party
• Call For Articles
• Colorado Friends Server-less
• West Coast Mardi Gras Alternative
• Great 1999 Acadiana Mardi Gras Schedule
• Atlanta Swamp Opera at Fuzzy's
• The Cajun Accordion Story
• The Louisiana Way Of Life
• You Never Know Who Will Show Up
• Balling in Lafayette After the Zydeco Cruise
• Lisa Haley And The Zydekats In The UK
• A Cajun Legend, Johnny Janot
• The First Time
• Dance Story
• Church Dances in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Zydeco Dancing in Australia
• Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers

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