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Beau Jocque
Beau Jocque, born Andrus Espre, revitalized zydeco's commercial popularity in the 1990s by incorporating heavier funk, blues-rock, and even rap-influenced rhythmic elements into the genre, building a sound that appealed to younger audiences beyond zydeco's traditional listener base. His 1992 breakthrough hit "Give Him Cornbread" became one of the most popular zydeco recordings of the decade, and his band's driving, bass-heavy sound helped establish a harder-edged subgenre sometimes referred to as "nouveau zydeco" that several subsequent artists continued building on. Jocque's relatively brief career, cut short by his death in 1999 at just 45 years old, nonetheless left a significant mark on zydeco's 1990s commercial resurgence, and his heavier, more contemporary sound directly influenced the genre's subsequent stylistic direction. His combination of "Give Him Cornbread's" major commercial breakthrough and his role modernizing zydeco's sound for a new generation has made Beau Jocque one of the most influential figures in the genre's 1990s revival.
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Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat Zydeco, the stage name of accordionist Stanley Dural Jr., became the artist most responsible for bringing zydeco to mainstream national and international audiences following his commercial breakthrough in the 1980s, well beyond the genre's traditional Louisiana Creole base. His background performing in touring rhythm and blues bands before switching to accordion and forming his own zydeco band gave his music a particularly strong soul and funk influence, distinguishing his sound from more traditionally rooted zydeco contemporaries. Buckwheat Zydeco's numerous high-profile collaborations and television appearances, including performing at presidential inaugurations and major American cultural events, gave zydeco a level of mainstream national visibility that few other artists in the genre achieved during the same period. His combination of his mainstream commercial breakthrough and his role bringing zydeco to national audiences well beyond Louisiana has made Buckwheat Zydeco one of the most significant ambassadors in the genre's modern history.
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