Paul Simon and Buckwheat Zydeco performed, “Man With the Blues, at the Gershwin Prize Award honoring recipient Willie Nelson in Washington D. C. last November
Buckwheat Zydeco, aka Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., died Sept. 24 of lung cancer in Lafayette, Louisiana, the town where was born and lived his whole life. He was 68.
In an interview a few years ago, he told his fans:
“Buckwheat’s coming to have a party with you! Bring two pairs of shoes. Let your hair down. We’re going to have fun.”