Editing Boozoo Chavis (section)

==Legacy==
Chavis had completed the recording of what would be his final album only a few weeks before his death. Tentatively titled ''I'm Still Blinkin' ''<ref name="nyt"/> the album was released on Rounder Records later in 2001 under the title ''Down Home On Dog Hill.'' AllMusic wrote of the album: "Chavis may have been at the peak of his musical form when this album was recorded….[It] is a worthy legacy for a sorely missed star of Louisiana music."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/down-home-on-dog-hill-mw0000015407 |title=Down Home On Dog Hill: AllMusic Review |last=Anderson |first=Rick |website=www.allmusic.com |access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>

After his father's death, his son Charles took on the role of bandleader for the Magic Sounds. However, Charles died of a heart attack at age 45, only eight months after his father's death. Charles is buried in the same Lake Charles cemetery as his father.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Son of Zydeco Pioneer Dies After Heart Attack |work=The Advocate |location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana |date=December 17, 2001 |page=News Section, 7 BS}}</ref>

Following Charles' death, Poncho Chavis kept the Magic Sounds band going, including a tribute performance to his father at the 2002 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival,<ref>{{cite news |last=Basin |first=Count |date=April 23, 2002 |title=Get Your Fest: Count Basin Weighs In On All The Performers of the First Week of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |url=https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/get-your-fest/Content?oid=1240207 |work=Gambit |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> just four months after his brother's death and less than a year after his father's passing. Photos of both Boozoo and Charles graced the stage at the Jazz Fest show.<ref>{{cite news |last=Basin |first=Count |date=May 14, 2002 |title=Hot Spot: Count Basin Looks Back at the 2002 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |url=https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/hot-spot/Content?oid=1240287 |work=Gambit |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Poncho Chavis and the Magic Sounds continued to perform at festivals until at least 2008.<ref name="fest2">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=BooZoo's Labor Day Festival Continues Family Tradition |work=American Press |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana |date=August 29, 2008 |page=News section, E3}}</ref>

In 2005, five of Boozoo Chavis' grandsons started a band named The Dog Hill Stompers, partly to keep their grandfather's legacy alive. They released their debut album ''Keeping the Tradition'' in 2007, and also performed for the first time at Boozoo's Labor Day Festival in 2007.<ref name="Arceneaux">{{cite news |last=Arceneaux |first=Warren |date=August 31, 2007 |title=Keeping the Tradition |work=American Press |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana |page=News section, E001}}</ref> As of 2017,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Don't miss these concerts in south Louisiana |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_e85b1eec-f46a-11e6-af57-b7dd159524a3.html |work=The Acadiana Advocate |location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana |date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> the Dog Hill Stompers continue to play clubs and festivals in Louisiana as well as around the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Andy |date=September 6, 2015 |title=Rhythm & Roots Festival: A musical jambalaya spiced with foot-stompin' soul |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150906/NEWS/150909520 |work=Providence Journal |location=Providence, Rhode Island |page=RI News section, 4 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>

Chavis founded the "Labor Day Dog Hill Festival" in 1989<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Labors of Love for Big Names in Zydeco |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |date=August 30, 1996 |page=Lagniappe section, L6}}</ref> as a fan appreciation party,<ref name="prweb">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=BooZoo's 2016 Labor Day Festival |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/boozoo_s_2016_labor_day_festival/prweb13589302.htm |work=PRWeb |location=USA |date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> but also to showcase zydeco musicians and to keep the zydeco tradition alive.<ref name="fest"/> Originally held in a field near the Chavis family home, the popularity and growth of the festival required a move to larger venues, with the festival location varying between the [[Knights of Columbus]] Hall in [[Iowa, Louisiana]] and the [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles Civic Center]]. The event was always a family-friendly affair, with Leona cooking Creole dishes for the crowds, ranging from red beans and rice to crawfish [[étouffée]].<ref name="prweb"/>

After Boozoo's death, the festival was renamed as Boozoo's Labor Day Festival to celebrate his legacy and love of zydeco music.<ref name="sts">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=BooZoo Labor Day Festival named as STS Top 20 Event |work=Southwest Daily News |location=Sulphur, Louisiana |date=August 26, 2015 |page=News section, 14}}</ref> His widow Leona managed the festival until her death in 2009, after which their children have been determined to continue the tradition in honor of their father, with daughter Margaret acting as festival promoter.<ref name="fest"/><ref name="fest2"/> In 2015 the [[Southeast Tourism Society]], which has 12 states as members, named Boozoo's Labor Day Festival a "Top 20 Event".<ref name="sts"/> The festival celebrated its thirty-second anniversary in 2016.<ref name="prweb"/>

Other musicians have acknowledged Chavis's influence and legacy by writing songs about him. Rock band [[NRBQ]] included a tribute song titled "Boozoo, That's Who" on their 1989 album ''Wild Weekend'', on which both Boozoo and Charles Chavis also performed. In the song, Chavis is described as "the king of zydeco".<ref name="Silverman"/> Younger zydeco musician Jo Jo Reed released a song he wrote titled "Got It From Boo"<ref name="nyt"/> on his 1995 album ''Funky Zydeco''.

Several zydeco, Cajun, and musicians from other genres appeared on a tribute album titled ''Boozoo Hoodoo!: The Songs of Boozoo Chavis'' released in 2003 on the [[Fuel 2000]] record label.