TMP285 WAYNE TOUPS: ZYDECAJUN POWER
- Author
- René and Manny
- Published
- Tue 20 Aug 2024
- Episode Link
- https://troubledmenpodcast.castos.com/episodes/tmp285-wayne-toups-zydecajun-power
The Grammy Award-winning singer, accordion player, and songwriter started his career as a teenager playing dances in his hometown of Crowley, La. Recordings with legendary producer Jay Miller led to a deal with Mercury Records and international acclaim as a powerhouse performer combining Cajun, Zydeco, and Southern rock. Wayne’s music has taken him around the world and back. Tonight he makes it big with the Troubled Men.
Topics include bananas, an old girlfriend, a boil water order, a police car crash, coming indictments, a campaign pledge, White Linen Night, Will Smith, Anthony DelRosario, Turducken Productions, John Madden, Olympic track and field, Edwin Edwards, David Duke, a fais do-do, Michael and David Doucet, Amédé Ardoin, Milton Adams, Walter Mouton, oilfield work, Clifton Chenier, touring with Carole King, Jazz Fest, Sonny Landreth, Brian Brigand, Denmark, cultural exchange tours, Slash, Jeff Porcaro, Huey Lewis, hunting, Paris, fine wines, the Band Courtbouillon, Dr. John, and much more.
Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break Music: "Johnnie Can't Dance" from "Blast From the Bayou" by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun
Outro Music: "Les Flammes de l'Enfer" from "The Band Courtbouillon featuring Wayne Toups, Steve Riley, and Wilson Savoy
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