You Used to Call Me
39th Gathering Featured Artists
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Geno and the band have got your number with this zydeco number. Geno Delafose + French Rockin' Boogie perform "You Used to Call Me" during the "Western Jukebox" show at the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Geno Delafose + French Rockin' Boogie
Eunice, LA
Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie are a zydeco band from southwest Louisiana, deep in Louisiana’s bayou country. Geno relies on his traditional Creole sensibility for guidance in his music. He divides his time between touring with his band and operating his Double D Ranch, outside of Eunice, where he breeds cattle and raises American Quarter Horses. Geno’s CD Le Creole Cowboy was nominated for a Grammy Award. French Rockin’ Boogie includes Popp Esprite (bass), Germaine Jack (guitar), Dale Stelley (drums), and Demetric Thomas (rubboard).
"You Used to Call Me" words + music by Clifton Chenier
Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center's Laurena Moren Theater on Jan. 30, 2019.
This show was made possible by Blach Distributing Company and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org
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