Name: Git It, Beau Jocque!
Brand: Rounder / Pgd
SKU: 18457
Price: 17.59 SGD
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Performer Notes

Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers: Beau Jocque (vocals, accordion), Ray Johnson (guitar, background vocals), Joseph "Cookie" Chavis (guitar), Chuck Bush (bass, background vocals), Steve "Skeeta" Charlot (drums, background vocals), Wilfred "Caveman" Pierre (rubboard).
Recorded live at Harry's Lounge, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Lounge, Opelousas, Louisiana on September 23-24, 1994. Includes liner notes by Ben Sandmel.
Personnel: Beau Jocque (vocals, accordion); Chuck Bush (vocals, background vocals); Ray Johnson (guitar, background vocals); Joseph "Cookie" Chavis (guitar); Steve "Skeeta" Charlot (drums, background vocals); Wilfred Pierre (rub-board).
Audio Mixer: David Farrell .
Liner Note Author: Ben Sandmel.
Recording information: Harry's Lounge, Breaux Bridge Louisiana Big Mo Mobile R (09/23/1994-09/24/1994); Louisiana Opelousas (09/23/1994-09/24/1994); Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Lounge (09/23/1994-09/24/1994).
Photographer: Jean Hangarter.
Git It, Beau Jocque! is the first major live release from the new era zydeco legend, released at the peak of his career in 1995. The joint is thoroughly jumpin' as the Zydeco Hi-Rollers plunge from dance to dance. The songs are largely originals, with a few exceptions sprinkled here and there. The band opens with Boozoo Chavis' "Motor Dude Special," then goes into the title track and the lengthy "Beau Jocque Boogie." "Sack O' Woe" is a little more blues-based, and the "Beau Jocque Run" picks up the tempo quite a bit. Reminding the listener that it's a live album, the band turns the recitation of the night's winning raffle ticket number into a short-lived zydeco tour-de-force in "0394413," and, after the only piece sung fully in French, moves into an old Lightnin' Hopkins number. A two-step later, Beau's singing "Happy Birthday" in his own way, followed by another reminder of the live status as he harangues someone whose car is blocking the club driveway. A Neville Brothers piece brings in a bit of the exotic soul, and the album closes with "Give Him Cornbread," which soon became a decent-sized hit for Jocque. Every Beau Jocque album has some fire in it, and this one's no exception. Pick Up on This might be the first recommendation to new listeners, but this one's excellent, too, and has a couple of interesting little rarities for hardcore fans and collectors. ~ Adam Greenberg

Album: Git It, Beau Jocque!
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Motor Dude Special
2)	Git It, Beau Jocque!
3)	Beau Jocque Boogie
4)	Sack O' Woe
5)	Beau Jocque Run
6)	0394413
7)	Couch‚ Dehors Hier au Soir
8)	Mr. Charlie
9)	Shaggy Dog Two Step
10)	This Night Is for You
11)	Move Your Car
12)	Yellow Moon
13)	Give Him Cornbread

Album: Git It, Beau Jocque!
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Motor Dude Special
2)	Git It, Beau Jocque!
3)	Beau Jocque Boogie
4)	Sack O' Woe
5)	Beau Jocque Run
6)	0394413
7)	Couch‚ Dehors Hier au Soir
8)	Mr. Charlie
9)	Shaggy Dog Two Step
10)	This Night Is for You
11)	Move Your Car
12)	Yellow Moon
13)	Give Him Cornbread