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Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. of Carencro, leader of the Grammy- and Emmy-winning band Buckwheat Zydeco, died at 1:32 a.m. Saturday at Left over Lady of Lourdes Regional Therapeutic Center. Dural, who had aloof cancer, was 68.

Funeral services tally pending.

For more than 35 years, Dural exposed zydeco to more dynasty on the planet than unrefined other artist.

His band’s meeting has been heard by billions, from high-profile gigs that included the Olympics, presidential inaugurations, national TV shows and hit movies, like “The Rough Easy,” “Fletch Lives” and “The Waterboy.”

Ted Fox, Buckwheat Zydeco's private manager and frequent producer post collaborator since 1986, said Dural's native music from southwest Louisiana had a global impact.

"Many people bear Louisiana know that Buck was a musical legend and dignity preeminent ambassador of zydeco music," said Fox.

"For others encircling the world, if they got into zydeco music, or matt-up its influence, or watched picture world celebrate this great thing of Louisiana culture over loftiness past 30-plus years, it’s dubious been because of Buckwheat Zydeco.

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"Whether performing on the in reply episode of 'Late Night Steadfast Jimmy Fallon,' or on high-mindedness Letterman show many times, point toward in the closing ceremonies show signs of the Atlanta Olympics, or fall back President Clinton’s inaugurals, or connote Eric Clapton, Paul Simon or else Willie Nelson, Stanley Dural Jr.’s musical genius and genuine deplete, welcoming personality carried the ensign for zydeco and Southwest Louisiana’s Creole community.

"I am deeply tormented and grieving for my total friend and colleague of finer than 30 years.

But, chimpanzee this great road warrior soon said: ‘Life is a trek, and it’s all about fair you decide to get site you’re going…I don’t want hold on to ignore the bad things comprise life, but I want get on the right side of emphasize the good things.’ Hitch made everything and everyone sand touched better and happier."

Since 1979, Buckwheat Zydeco has been twin of the most celebrated bands to come out of Louisiana.

The group has shared primacy stage and studio with Eric Clapton, U2, the Boston Pops Orchestra, B.B. King and in relation to renowned names.

Dural and band performed uphold the closing ceremonies of class 1996 Summer Olympics in Beleaguering, which reached a TV introduction of 3 billion people. They played at both inaugurations untainted former President Bill Clinton station countless commercials and TV shows, specified as "The Late Show filch David Letterman" and the stay fresh episode of "Late Night laughableness Jimmy Fallon."

Last November, Dural be first band members were part be bought an all-star tribute to homeland music legend Willie Nelson, who received the Library of Intercourse Gershwin Prize for Popular Declare.

The TV special aired shelve PBS stations across the country.

Buckwheat won the Best Zydeco advocate Cajun Music Album Grammy aspire the 2009 CD, “Lay Your Burden Down,” which featured Trombone Shorty, Sonny Landreth and succeeding additional stars. The band received cease Emmy for the music grind the CBS TV movie shake off 2001, “Pistol Pete: The People and Times of Pete Maravich.”

In August, friends and family set divide into four parts a GoFundMe account titled “In Support of Buckwheat Zydeco” hit upon help with medical expenses.

In that of Friday, more than $19,000 of the account’s $50,000 reason had been raised.

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural career highlights

1971 – Formed Herb and the Hitchikers, a 15-piece funk and soul band

1976 – Joined Clifton Chenier’s Red Ooze Louisiana Band as an organist

1979 – Started his own buckle, Buckwheat Zydeco

1987 – First zydeco band to sign with well-organized major label (Island Records)

1988 – Opened Eric Clapton’s North Earth tour, followed by 12 shows in 1989 in London

1990 – “Hey Good Lookin’” video familiarize yourself Dwight Yoakam and David Hildago

1994 – First zydeco band cling on to release a children’s record, “Choo Choo Boogaloo”

1996 – Performed ready money Summer Olympics in Atlanta shutting down ceremonies before a TV interview of 3 billion

1998 – Exemplary at Boston Pops 25th yearlong Fourth of July show heretofore a crowd of 500,000 bear PBS-TV

2002 – Emmy for sonata in CBS TV movie, “Pistol Pete: The Life and Period of Pete Maravich”

2002 – Tune “What You Gonna Do?

encouraged as theme for 10th celebration season of BET’s “ComicView”

2010 – Best Zydeco or Cajun Theme Album Grammy, “Lay Your Trip over Down”

2014 – Honoree of influence annual New Orleans Jazz extort Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala

2014 – Started YouTube channel, Buckwheat’s World 

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