Grammy Winner Buckwheat Zydeco Battling Cancer; Friends Set Up Fund
A GoFundMe Page Set Up To Help With Medical Expenses.
August 18, 2016
by Melinda Morris
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Buckwheat Zydeco, who has won both Grammy and Emmy awards, is battling lung cancer, and his friends and family have set up a gofundme account to help him pay for treatments, according to a press release from his publicist. Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, 68, has been unable to perform several tour dates over the past several months.
Organizers wrote on the gofundme page: "So when the Friends of Buckwheat, a small but mighty group of zydeco artists and close family friends heard he was ill and in need, we didn't miss a beat to mobilize and become part of this important effort in concert with his family.
"Over the years, Buckwheat has given of himself so generously to many in his own community, to a countless number of individuals in need as well as to charities and non-profit organizations. If Buck got wind of someone struggling, without request, he was there to lend a helping hand; buy groceries, pay a bill or put gas in someone's vehicle. He's also lent his talent to countless causes, performing at events around the country without compensation,'' according to the gofundme page.
"He's mentored several generations of zydeco artists to ensure that the Creole culture and thriving zydeco music community he helped build, lives on. It stands to reason that we'd want to give back to him for all that he's given to us, right?"
In 2010, the Lafayette musician received a Grammy for his album titled "Lay Your Burden Down.'' In 2002, Buckwheat, along with Brian Keane, won the Sports Emmy award in the category of Outstanding Music Composition for "Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich.''
He has performed with Eric Clapton, U2, Los Lobos, Trombone Shorty, Dwight Yoakum and Willie Nelson. His band performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics, and Buckwheat Zydeco performed at both of President Clinton's inaugurals. He was recently profiled in a ten minute feature by Scott Simon, on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition Saturday." The band has appeared on "The Letterman Show" and has appeared on CNN, "The Today Show," MTV, NBC News and CBS Morning News.
Buckwheat was scheduled to perform at Bayou Boogaloo 2016 in May, but canceled after breaking his wrist.
Find the gofundme page here. Visit his webpage, www.buckwheatzydeco.com.
A GoFundMe Page Set Up To Help With Medical Expenses.
August 18, 2016
by Melinda Morris
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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| Buckwheat Zydeco - The Zydeco Nation's Proudest Creole Man has been fighting lung cancer and needs our help! You can make a donation to his gofundme page. |
Organizers wrote on the gofundme page: "So when the Friends of Buckwheat, a small but mighty group of zydeco artists and close family friends heard he was ill and in need, we didn't miss a beat to mobilize and become part of this important effort in concert with his family.
"Over the years, Buckwheat has given of himself so generously to many in his own community, to a countless number of individuals in need as well as to charities and non-profit organizations. If Buck got wind of someone struggling, without request, he was there to lend a helping hand; buy groceries, pay a bill or put gas in someone's vehicle. He's also lent his talent to countless causes, performing at events around the country without compensation,'' according to the gofundme page.
"He's mentored several generations of zydeco artists to ensure that the Creole culture and thriving zydeco music community he helped build, lives on. It stands to reason that we'd want to give back to him for all that he's given to us, right?"
In 2010, the Lafayette musician received a Grammy for his album titled "Lay Your Burden Down.'' In 2002, Buckwheat, along with Brian Keane, won the Sports Emmy award in the category of Outstanding Music Composition for "Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich.''
He has performed with Eric Clapton, U2, Los Lobos, Trombone Shorty, Dwight Yoakum and Willie Nelson. His band performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics, and Buckwheat Zydeco performed at both of President Clinton's inaugurals. He was recently profiled in a ten minute feature by Scott Simon, on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition Saturday." The band has appeared on "The Letterman Show" and has appeared on CNN, "The Today Show," MTV, NBC News and CBS Morning News.
Buckwheat was scheduled to perform at Bayou Boogaloo 2016 in May, but canceled after breaking his wrist.
Find the gofundme page here. Visit his webpage, www.buckwheatzydeco.com.
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