Even though TVD was on vacation last week, the music never stopped. Saturday night, the second installment of the “Sultans of Swamp,” C.C. Adcock and Lil’ Buck Sinegal’s Cowboy Stew Blues Revue, takes over Chickie Wah Wah with special guests Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and Papa Mali.
Adcock and Sinegal are two of south Louisiana’s foremost guitarists. Paul “Lil’ Buck” Sinegal is best known for his long tenure as a zydeco sideman principally with the legendary master and acknowledged “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier and currently with Buckwheat Zydeco.
The Cowboy Stew Blues Revue is a roll through the career of the 74-year-old Sinegal beginning with the smash hit, “I Got Loaded,” which was originally recorded in 1965 by Little Bob and the Lollipops and has since been covered by dozens of artists including Los Lobos and Tab Benoit. Adcock also adds his unique touch performing songs from Bobby Charles, the Lil’ Band of Gold, and other icons of swamp pop.
Drummer Greg Gordon and bassist Lee Allen Zeno back up the two guitarists. The two musicians are in Buckwheat Zydeco’s band and Zeno has been called “the architect of the Buckwheat sound.”
Sinegal is also known for his work as a blues guitarist. He worked as a session player for icons Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester. He is a regular at the popular Ponderosa Stomp music series and has recorded with numerous artists including Rockin’ Dopsie. He also played on Paul Simon’s groundbreaking album, Graceland.
C.C. Adcock is a well-respected guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader who counts Sinegal as one of his mentors. He is part of a generation of south Louisiana musicians who have been driving forces in keeping the local musical idioms, including swamp pop, alive.
He was a member of the formative, multi-generational group, the Lil’ Band of Gold and currently tours with his own band, the Lafayette Marquis. He is also an in-demand producer who has worked with a wide range of artists including Robert Plant, Florence + The Machine, Nick Cave, Neko Case, and Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys.
