Comments for Cajun/Zydeco Grammy killed at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 18 May 2013 07:51:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16972 Another Grammy winner was Rockin' Sidney for "Toot Toot." Here is the full list as far as I know: Queen Ida (1982), Clifton Chenier (1984), Rockin' Sidney (1985), BeauSoleil (1997). The Cajun/zydeco Grammy category provided some external validation for French music here in Louisiana, as well as a venue for recognizing individual artists that transcended local politics. Even with some inherent problems with the Grammy process, it was better to have the category than not. I am sure the Simiens are beyond frustrated at this point. - Mark DeWitt Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:16:32 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16522 I would say that already this year these are three VERY Grammy-worthy releases in Cajun/Creole music: Amede Ardoin complete recordings on Tompkins Square, Jesse Lege-Joel Savoy and Country Revival on Valcour, and Acadian All-Star Special (French recordings by J.D. Miller) on Bear Family. One of them may even win the Grammy when pitted against the other genres we are now lumped together with. - Neal Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:33:31 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16449 Beausoleil, Queen Ida and Clifton Chenier all won Grammys in the broader folk category - monkeyman Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:08:08 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16414 Even rat feces has biological and ecological significance. The Grammy's have no significance. - roughbeast Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:07:21 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16380 I thought the whole zydeco-Cajun grammy award category was a bad idea anyway: As one other person in this thread noted, there simply aren't enough Grammy-quality Cajun/zydeco performers out there, and they certainly wouldn't give them to the workaday Cajun musicians who play down at the corner bar. Anyway, the Grammies are dumb to begin with, just like the Oscars. - Marmoset Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:05:48 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16368 Thanks, Joshua. It's fixed! - Walter Pierce Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:55:45 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16362 By the time our local favorites reach the grammys, most have already lost their local flavor and sound more like "world stage" groups, i.e. Terrance Semien and Beausoleil. And when they do perform locally, they don't sound anything like what they use to back when their stars were rising. - slackjoe Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:42:42 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16334 ... oh, and the number of awards was slimmed from 109 to 78, not 108. It's a substantial cut and all main category umbrellas took a hit. R&B actually took the worst blow, losing 50% of its awards. - Megan Romer Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:30:52 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16333 Quick correction: Queen Ida Guillory (CA-based, but certainly authentic Zydeco) won a Grammy once as well, in what was called the "Best Ethnic/Folk" category, and which encompassed basically all folk and world music. I certainly hate to see the C/Z category go, but at least the Regional Roots category isn't THAT big. - Megan Romer Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:29:19 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8087-cajunzydeco-grammy-killed#comment-16326 As much as I'm in favor of wider exposure for our local culture, the truth is there aren't award-worthy releases every year. When the field is populated by live releases from Jazz Fest, some no more than modern day field recordings by Munck Music (no disrespect intended), it doesn't represent anything well - our culture, our music scene, the artists, or the award. What I'm curious about is how the number of awards was thinned from 109 to 108 and our award ranks as "one" of the casualties. Typo? - Dave in Broussard Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:48:23 +0100