Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal Passes Away At The Age Of 75

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal Passes Away At The Age Of 75

Funeral Services for "Lil Buck Sinegal 
on Monday, June 17, 2019 @ 11:00 AM.

June 11, 2019

by Rod Sias
Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society
www.ZHPS.org

Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal
"Gentle Giant of Guitar"
January 14, 1944 - June 10, 2019 

Many in the Zydeco and Blues Nation were deeply sadden to learn that internationally known Blues and Zydeco guitarist, Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, died on Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home in Lafayette, Louisiana at the age of 75.

Paul Sinegal was given the nickname "Lil Buck" (short for Lil Buckwheat) due to his small frame and short stature, but among fellow musicians and those who heard him play, he was a Zydeco and Blues giant with over 300 credited musical recordings in his career.  

Over the years he was called the "Gentle Giant of the Guitar" by the late great Allen Toussaint and "Master of the Stratocaster" among his fellow musicians and bandmates. Eric Clapton once called him "the best blues guitarist alive."

Paul "Lil Buck: Sinegal, Lee Allen Zeno (center) & Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Dural) (right) at a Ponderosa Stomp Foundation event.

Lil Buck Sinegal recorded and toured with Blues and Zydeco legends like Slim Harpo, Carol Fran, Henry Grey, Big Mama Thornton, James "Thunderbird" Davis, Lee Dorsey, Joe Tex, Lazy Lester, Katie Webster, Camille "Lil Bob" Bob, Rockin' Dopsie, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Clifton Chenier.  In 1987, Lil Buck Sinegal contributed his musical talent to Paul Simon's  Grammy-winning album Graceland.

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal (left on top of trailer) played guitar on Clifton Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band's Zydeco Classic album "Bogalusa Bayou."

 "Lil Buck" Sinegal was best known for playing with Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco.  In 1976, "Lil Buck" Sinegal played guitar on Clifton Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band's album "Bogalusa Boogie," a Zydeco Classic that, in 2011, was into the Grammy Hall of Fame that included the Beatles, the Jackson 5, Willie Nelson, Prince, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington and other music icons.  In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed "Bogalusa Boogie" to be "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

He recorded his own blues songs like "Cat Scream" and "Monkey In The Sack" with his band Lil' Buck Sinegal & the Top Cats.

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal with Zydeco Musician and nephew Curley Taylor.

Lil' Buck Sinegal was an avid cook, gardener, and mentored the next generation of Zydeco musicians like Curley Taylor, Corey Ledet, Anthony Dopsie, Sir Reginald Dural, and Lil Nate. Musicians regularly stopped at his house for guitar lessons and he regularly participated in Blues jam sessions.

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal performing with Morris Ledet (center) and Corey Ledet (accordion).

In 1999,  Lil' Buck Sinegal released a full blues CD entitled "The Buck Stops Here" and appeared in the 2015 documentary "I Am The Blues." 

He was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1999.

Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal with Sir Reginald Dural & the Il Sont Partis Band

VISITATION & FUNERAL SCHEDULE FOR PAUL "LIL BUCK" SINEGAL

Visitation Services - Sunday, June 16, 2019

WHERE:  Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
                 818 12th St
                 Lafayette, LA 70571

TIME:      5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

*Rosary starts @ 7:00 PM.



Funeral Services - Monday, June 17, 2019 

WHERE:  Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
                 818 12th St
                 Lafayette, LA 70571

TIME:      11:00 AM

*Visitation starts @ 7:00 AM.

Syrie Funeral Home in Lafayette, Louisiana can be contacted for all  funeral arrangements.

Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal & the Zydeco Lady Lola Love at
 Creole Heritage Day at Vermilionville Historic Village in Lafayette, Louisiana.

             

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