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American zydeco musician (1930–2001)

Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (pronounced CHAY viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Louisiana Creole and blues music developed in southwest Louisiana.

Chavis was born to parents Arthur and Marceline Chavis in Church Point, Louisiana. When he was young, his parents moved to a Cajun Creole settlement called Pied des Chiens (Dog Hill), in Lake Charles, Louisiana. although the origin of the nickname is unknown. When asked by a reporter about his nickname, Chavis replied "Man, I hate that question". Accounts vary as to when and how Chavis obtained his first accordion. A Living Blues magazine story says that at age 9, he traded a small riding horse for his first accordion, a little single row model, and taught himself to play. An article in OffBeat Magazine claims that Chavis bought his first accordion with money earned from riding in a horse race when he was a teenager; similarly, Sing Out! claims that he bought the accordion at 13 with horse race bet winnings.

Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam. Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large. The song, sung in both French and English, was originally released on the Folk Star label, a subsidiary of Goldband, before being reissued by Imperial Records. This recording was among the first commercially released zydeco songs and a regional hit, and was subsequently acknowledged as a zydeco standard. Chavis denied this widely shared anecdote. Chavis was convinced that the recording was more successful than the record companies claimed, later saying: "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. I love to play, but, when I get to thinking about 1955 They stole my record. They said that it only sold 150,000 copies. But, my cousin, who used to live in Boston, checked it out. It sold over a million copies. I was supposed to have a gold record." He found difficulty booking gigs without steady record releases. devoting most of his time to farming and raising racehorses Many of his songs have become standards of the zydeco repertoire, in spite of, or perhaps because of, their generally idiosyncratic and quirky construction and subject matter. "If it's wrong, do it wrong, with me," he would tell his band. "If I'm wrong, you wrong, too!"

Chavis was inducted into the Zydeco Hall of Fame in 1998. Boozoo and Leona had six children, Wilson Jr. ("Poncho"), Margaret ("Do Right"), Louann, Charles, Licia, and Rellis Chavis, as well as 21 grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. After his father's death, his son Charles took on the role of bandleader for the Magic Sounds. However, Charles died of a heart attack at age 45, only eight months after his father's death. Charles is buried in the same Lake Charles cemetery as his father. Following Charles' death, Poncho Chavis kept the Magic Sounds band going, including a tribute performance to his father at the 2002 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, just four months after his brother's death and less than a year after his father's passing. Photos of both Boozoo and Charles graced the stage at the Jazz Fest show. Poncho Chavis and the Magic Sounds continued to perform at festivals until at least 2008. In 2005, five of Boozoo Chavis' grandsons started a band named The Dog Hill Stompers, partly to keep their grandfather's legacy alive. They released their debut album Keeping the Tradition in 2007, and also performed for the first time at Boozoo's Labor Day Festival in 2007. As of 2017, the Dog Hill Stompers continue to play clubs and festivals in Louisiana as well as around the United States. Chavis founded the "Labor Day Dog Hill Festival" in 1989 as a fan appreciation party, but also to showcase zydeco musicians and to keep the zydeco tradition alive. His widow Leona managed the festival until her death in 2009, after which their children have been determined to continue the tradition in honor of their father, with daughter Margaret acting as festival promoter. In 2015 the Southeast Tourism Society, which has 12 states as members, named Boozoo's Labor Day Festival a "Top 20 Event". The festival celebrated its thirty second anniversary in 2016. Other musicians have acknowledged Chavis's influence and legacy by writing songs about him. Rock band NRBQ included a tribute song titled "Boozoo, That's Who" on their 1989 album Wild Weekend, on which both Boozoo and Charles Chavis also performed. In the song, Chavis is described as "the king of zydeco". Younger zydeco musician Jo Jo Reed released a song he wrote titled "Got It From Boo" on his 1995 album Funky Zydeco. Several zydeco, Cajun, and musicians from other genres appeared on a tribute album titled Boozoo Hoodoo! : The Songs of Boozoo Chavis released in 2003 on the Fuel 2000 record label.

Album title Record label Stock number Release yearLouisiana Zydeco MusicMaison de SoulMdS 10171986Boozoo ZydecoMaison de SoulLP 10211987Paper In My ShoeAce (U. K.)CHD 2141987Zydeco HomebrewMaison de SoulLP 10281989The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb (Original Goldband Recordings)RounderCD 20971990Zydeco Trail RideMaison de SoulMdS 1034 21990Boozoo ChavisElektra Nonesuch9 61146 21991Boozoo's BreakdownSonetSNTCD 10421991Zydeco Hee HawSonetSNTCD 10431991Boozoo, That's WhoRounder SelectROUCD 21261993Live! At the Habibi Temple, Lake Charles, LouisianaRounder SelectROUCD 21301994Hey Do Right!Antone's747071996Who Stole My Monkey?Rounder 11661 2156 21999Johnnie Billy GoatRounderRRCD 115942000Down Home on Dog HillRounder11661 2166 22001Festival Stage 1989: Festival Acadiens et CréolesValcourVAL CD 00222013

Song title(s) Album title Record label Stock number Release year Note(s)"Boozoo Stomp" / "Paper In My Shoe"<not applicable>Folk StarGF 1197195510", 78 RPM"Deacon Jones" / "La. Women Love Uncle Bud"<unknown>Kom A Day45 30419877", 45 RPM"Hamburger's & Popcorn" / "Tee Black"<unknown>GoldbandG 1161<unknown>7", 45 RPM"Make Up Your Mind" / "Dancin' The Sassy One Step"Boozoo ZydecoMaison de Soul45 10441987?7", 45 RPM"Monkey And The Baboon" / "Boozoo's Blue Balls Rap" <unknown>Kom A Day45 306<unknown>7", 45 RPM"Paper In My Shoe" / "Boozoo Stomp"<not applicable>Imperial5374195510", 78 RPM"Paper In My Shoe" / "Leona Had A Party"Louisiana Zydeco MusicMaison de Soul45 103619867", 45 RPM

Album title Record label Stock number Release year Song title(s) Rural Blues, Vol 2: Saturday Night FunctionImperialLM 940011968"Paper In My Shoe""Boozoo Stomp"Nothing But The BluesCBS (U. K.)662781970"Forty One Days"BluesvilleGoldbandGLP 77741976"Paper In My Shoe"American French Music From The Bayous of Louisiana, vol. 2GoldbandLP 77771978 (re released on CD in 1995)"Forty One Days"Zydeco BirthFolk StarGFCL 1031987"Calcasieu Zydeco Blues""Paper In My Shoe""Gonna Boogie""Forty One Days""Long Black Curly Hair""Oh! Babe""Bye Bye Catin"Zydeco FestivalMaison de SoulMdS CD 101; MdS LP 10241988"You Act Sick When Your Man Is Home""Deacon Jones"Kings of Zydeco: Black Creole Music from the Deep SouthTrikont (Germany)CD 0158 21989"Paper In My Shoe""Jealous Two Man Step""My Toot Toot"Zydeco Live! : Direct from Richard's Club, Lawtell LouisianaRounderCD 20691989"Dog Hill""Jolie Catin""I'm Driftin' ""Make It To Me""Boozoo on Boozoo""Gone a la Maison""Deacon John"Alligator Stomp: Cajun & Zydeco ClassicsRhinoR2 709461990"Uncle Bud""Paper In My Shoe"Best of Louisiana Cajun Classics, Vol. II: Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists Mardi Gras RecordsMG 10101990"Zydeco He Haw""Zydeco Homebrew"J'ai Eté au Bal (I Went to the Dance), Vol. 2ArhoolieCD 3321990"Johnny Ain't No Goat"101 Proof ZydecoMaison de SoulMdS 10301990"Zydeco Hee Haw""Do It All Night Long"Alligator Stomp, Vol. 2: Cajun & Zydeco ClassicsRhinoR2 707401991"Deacon Jones"American Explorer Series: Selections From Debut ReleasesElektra NonesuchPR83791991"Boozoo's Theme Song""Dog Hill"Swampland JewelsGoldbandGRLP 77631991"Paper In My Shoe"Cajun & Zydeco Mardi GrasMaison de SoulMdS CD 10441992"Zydeco Mardi Gras"Cajun Music and ZydecoRounderCD 115721992"Paper In My Shoe (Papier Dans Mon Soulier)"Highway 61: The SoundtrackIntrepid (Canada)N21S 00091992"Zydeco Heehaw"Kings of Cajun: 22 Stomps from the SwampsMusic Club (U. K.)MCTC 0661992"Zydeco Hee Haw""Jolie Catan"Stomp Down ZydecoRounder CD 115661992"Sugar Bee"Zydeco PartyAce (U. K.)CDCHD 4301992"Zydeco Hee Haw""Do It All Night Long""Deacon Jones"Zydeco PartyK Tel International605921992"Dog Hill"Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live Smithsonian FolkwaysSF 400471993"Jolie Catin"Kings of Cajun Vol II: 21 More Stomps From The SwampMusic Club (U. K.)MCCD 1161993"Uncle Bud""Deacon Jones"Kings of Cajun, Vol III: 25 More Stomps from the SwampsMusic Club (U. K.)MCCD 1711994"Paper In My Shoe"Rockin' Zydeco Party!Maison de SoulMdS 1049 21994"Boozoo's Trail Ride Breakdown"Best of Louisiana Music: SamplerMardi Gras RecordsMG 50151995"Zydeco Hee Haw"Legends of Zydeco: The Old School Strikes BackTrikont (Germany)US 02031995"Boozoo That's Who""Deacon Jones""Blues All Around My Bed""Leona Had A Party""Dog Hill""Big Leg Woman""Grand Mary's Two Step""Tell Me What's The Matter""Johnny Billy Goat"Louisiana Spice: 25 Years of Louisiana Music on Rounder RecordsRounderAN 18/191995"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"More Cajun Music and ZydecoRounderCD 115731995"Johnny Billy Goat"The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder RecordsRounderCD AN 251995"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"Cajun & Zydeco ClassicsFlashbackR2 728871996"Uncle Bud"Zydeco's Greatest HitsEasyDiscED CD 70251996"Uncle Bud"Louisiana Swamp Blues Capitol (Europe)7243 8 52046 2 3 1997"Boozoo Stomp""Paper In My Shoe"Zydeco Dance HallEasyDiscED CD 70351997"Motor Dude Special"Zydeco BarnyardEasyDisc3670701998"Johnnie Billy Goat""Sugar Bee""Billy Goat Number Three""Dog Hill"Zydeco Fever! : A Sizzling Hot Louisiana Combo of Cajun and R&BNascente (U. K.)NSCD 0291998"Paper In My Shoe""I'm Going To The Country To Get Me A Mojo Hand""Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"Zydeco PartyEasyDiscED CD 70451998"I'm Going to the Country to Get Me a Mojo Hand"Zydeco Stomp: All InstrumentalEasyDiscED CD 70651998"Boozoo's Shuffle"Absolutely The Best Cajun & ZydecoFuel 2000 ; Varèse SarabandeFLD10411999"Paper In My Shoe"Allons en Louisiane: The Rounder Records Guide to Cajun Music, Zydeco and South LouisianaRounder11661 6093 21999"Who Stole My Monkey? "Blues Routes: Heroes & TrickstersSmithsonian FolkwaysSFW CD 401181999"Uncle Bud"Hot Cajun & Zydeco Music From TabascoFlat Town Music Company11201 0346 21999"Motor Dude Special"Kings of Cajun: 15 Stomps from the SwampsMusic Collection International (U. K.)501051999"Paper In My Shoe"Zydeco EssentialsHip O Records401611999"Paper In My Shoe""Dance All Night (Stay a Little Longer)"Absolutely The Best Of Cajun & Zydeco, Vol. 2Fuel 2000 ; Varèse Sarabande0611142000"Uncle Bud"If It Ain't A Hit, I'll Eat My Baby! : The Dirtiest Of Them Dirty BluesZu Zazz (Germany)ZCD 20092000"Deacon Jones""L. A. Women Love Uncle Bud"Music from the Zydeco KingdomRounder SelectCD 115792000"Grand Mary's Two Step"Putumayo Presents ZydecoPutumayo World MusicPUT 160 22000"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"The Ultimate Anthology of Blues & Jazz: Volume Three, Louisiana/New OrleansWeltbild Edition (Germany)CR 66022000"Paper In My Shoe"Cajun & Zydeco: Alligator WalkARC Music (U. K.)EUCD 16572001"Zydeco Hee Haw"Roots Music: An American JourneyRounder11661 0501 22001"Oh Bye Mon Neg"The Blues Foundation Presents Blues Greats: Featuring Nominees from the W. C. Handy Awards, 2002BRG RecordsBRG01002002"Keep Your Dress Tail Down"Tornado13132002"Keep Your Dress Tail Down"Dat's Zydeco: The Best Old Skool ZydecoMaison de SoulMdS 10792002"Dog Hill""Johnnie Ma Cabri"Deep Blues StoryEMI Music Distribution53960122002"Paper In My Shoe"The Louisiana Party Collection: Cajun & Zydeco ClassicsTime Life MusicM188512002"Paper In My Shoe"The Louisiana Party Collection: 30 Cajun & Zydeco ClassicsTime Life MusicR154 362002"Uncle Bud""Paper In My Shoe"Southern Style: ZydecoSouthern Style (Netherlands)641920 2002"Make It To Me""Uncle Bud""Sugar Bee""Zydeco Homebrew"Zydeco: The Essential CollectionRounder1166 11605 22002"Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo""Keep Your Dress Tail Down"Zydeco Hot Tracks: Volume OneMaison de Soul/ValueDiscVMS 70062002"Make It To Me"The Best In Cajun & Zydeco HomebrewARC Music (U. K.)EUCD18142003"Zydeco Homebrew"Doctors, Professors, Kings, & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New OrleansShout! FactoryD4K 374412004"Dog Hill"Gulf Coast Beach BlastTexas Music Group/Antone'sTMG ANT 00622004"Hey Do Right"The Greatest Mardi Gras Concert Ever!Fuel 2000302 061 521 22005"Uncle Bud"Rough Guide to ZydecoWorld Music Network (U. K.)RGNET 1145 CD 2005"Johnnie Billy Goat"Eat To The Beat: The Dirtiest Of Them Dirty BluesBear Family Records (Germany)BCD 16816AS2006"L. A. Women Love Uncle Bud"Down Home Saturday NightSmithsonian FolkwaysSFW CD 401822006"Uncle Bud"American Routes with Nick Spitzer: Hugh Masekela & Joshua AllenPublic Radio InternationalAR 06 422008"Uncle Bud"The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2Chrome Dreams (U. K.)CDCD 50212008"Paper In My Shoes"Zydeco: The Essential Pulse SeriesMirana85022008"Zydeco Mardi Gras""Zydeco Hee Haw"Good Music, Good Times: Spicy Bon Temps Cajun and Zydeco Music from Opelousas, LouisianaSwallow; City of Opelousas Tourism<unknown>2009"Motor Dude Special"Radio Radio: Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2Mischief Music (Europe)MMLTDBOX22009"Paper In My Shoes"The Best Of Cajun & ZydecoNot Now Music (U. K.)NOT2CD3582010"Paper In My Shoe"Hypnotic Cajun & Obscure ZydecoMoi J'Connais Records (Switzerland)MJCR 0022010"Oh Oh She's Gone"Simply AmericaSimplySIMPLYCD 0942011"Paper In My Shoe"50 Classics of Louisiana Sounds, 1953 1960JasmineJASCD 1702012"Paper In My Shoe"Bluesin' By The BayouAce (U. K.)CDCHD 13682013"Forty One Days"The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 3, 1953 1955Rhythm & BluesRANDB 0292013"Forty One Days"Bluesin' By The Bayou: Rough 'n' ToughAce (U. K.)CDCHD 14032014"Paper In My Shoe""Got Me A Brand New Mojo Hand"Louisiana Swamp Blues (Remastered)JSP Records (U. K.)JSP771802014"Paper In My Shoe""Gonna Boogie""Bye Bye Catin""Calcasieu Zydeco Blues""Boozoo Stomp""Forty One Days""Long Black Curly Hair""Oh! Babe"Zydeco: Black Creole, French Music & Blues, 1929 1972Frémeaux & Associés (France)FA 56162015"Paper In My Shoe""Forty One Days""Bye Bye Catin"Bluesin' By The Bayou: I'm Not JivingAce (U. K.)CDCHD 14712016"Oh Yeah She's Gone""Bye Bye Catin"Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 2Flat Top (U. K.)FTB 069<unknown>"Deacon Jones"Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 3Flat Top (U. K.)FTB 070<unknown>"Jolie Catan"Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 4Flat Top (U. K.)FTB 1932<unknown>"Zydeco Hee Haw""Uncle Bud"

Album title Artist(s) Record label Stock number Release year RoleWild WeekendNRBQVirgin Records91291 21989AccordionZydeco Louisiana Stomp Clifton Chenier with Clarence GarlowJSPJSP42122009Accordion, vocalsAly Meets the Cajuns: Aly Bain [DVD and CD]Aly BainWhirlie (U. K.)DVDWHIRLIE 2012012Rubboard (frottoir), vocals