Forty years ago, a talented musician from the farming community of Lebeau, Louisiana released a song that defied easy categorization. "My Toot Toot," by Rockin' Sidney Simien, would go on to become an ...

“Zydeco” may be an exotic term, but any normal pair of feet will develop an immediate affinity for this irresistibly danceable Louisiana music. “It’s a mixture of blues, country, boogie-woogie, soul ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Hamilton's Place, a zydeco music landmark since 1956 where Grammy winners Clifton Chenier and Rockin' Sidney regularly played, will close because of dwindling crowds and the ...

Back in the 1980s, zydeco musician Rockin' Sidney Simien earned enough money to buy KAOK, a radio station in Lake Charles. Record publisher Floyd Soileau purchased a motor home with the license plate, ...

An empty field lies on 231 Parish Road 60-4-1 in the St. Landry Parish hamlet of Lawtell. There’s no evidence that the property once held the Offshore Lounge, a rickety dancehall where more rain ...

For nearly 35 years, Sidney S. Rockin served up Jewish fare at Rocky’s Restaurant, 1417 1/2 W. Morse Ave., Chicago, where people came for the brisket and potato pancakes just as much as they did for ...