It was sometime in the late 70s or early 80s I first stumbled across a Clifton Chenier record. I had always had a soft spot for the accordion and I loved blues music. I thought, geez, this is something special. At some point in the 80s, Zyedeco musicians started coming up to Toronto. I saw Fernest and the Thunders and Queen Ida and a few other bands that played places like the Bamboo and the Horseshoe.

I didn’t care so much for the music I heard on the radio, and I guess I was looking for something else. It turned out there were all kinds of people playing this rocking accordion music. Boozoo Chavis quickly became a fave. ..