Editing Boozoo Chavis

{{Short description|American zydeco musician (1930–2001)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Boozoo Chavis
| alias             = 
| image             = Boozoochavis.jpg
| alt               = Boozoo Chavis at the 2000 Original Southwest Zydeco Festival
| caption           = Chavis at the 2000 Original Southwest Zydeco Festival
| image_size        = 
| birth_name        = Wilson Anthony Chavis
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1930|10|23}}
| birth_place       = [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2001|05|05|1930|10|23}}
| death_place       = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| instrument        = [[Cajun accordion]], vocals
| genre             = [[Zydeco]]
| occupation        = Musician, [[accordionist]], singer, songwriter
| years_active      = 1954–2001
| label             = [[Goldband Records|Goldband]], [[Maison de Soul]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[Rounder Records|Rounder]], [[Sonet Records|Sonet]]
}}
'''Wilson Anthony''' "'''Boozoo'''" '''Chavis''' (pronounced CHAY-viss)<ref name="Hoekstra">{{cite news |last=Hoekstra |first=Dave |date=November 1, 1991 |title=Fame Late for 61-Year-Old Cajun Singer Boozoo Chavis |work=Chicago Sun-Times |location=Chicago, Illinois |edition=Five Star Sports Final |page=Weekend Plus section, 12}}</ref> (October 23, 1930 &ndash; May 5, 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boozoo-Chavis |title=Wilson Anthony Chavis |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="bare">{{cite book |first1=Bob |last1=Eagle |first2=Eric S. |last2=LeBlanc |year=2013 |title=Blues: A Regional Experience |publisher=Praeger |location=Santa Barbara, California |pages=382 |isbn=978-0313344237 |oclc=820450820}}</ref> was an American [[accordion]] player, singer, songwriter and bandleader.  He was one of the pioneers of [[zydeco]], the fusion of Louisiana Creole and [[blues]] music developed in southwest [[Louisiana]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/boozoo-chavis-mn0000088100/biography |title=Boozoo Chavis: Artist Biography |last=Harris |first=Craig |website=www.allmusic.com |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chavis was born to parents Arthur and Marceline Chavis in a [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]] settlement called Pied des Chiens (Dog Hill), in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=":0" /> He was the son of tenant farmers, and acquired the nickname "Boozoo" in his childhood,<ref name="Tisserand">{{cite web |url=https://www.offbeat.com/articles/boozoo-chavis-dog-hill-afternoon/ |title=Boozoo Chavis: Dog Hill Afternoon |last=Tisserand |first=Michael |date=January 1, 1993 |website=www.offbeat.com |publisher=OffBeat Magazine |access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref> although the origin of the nickname is unknown.<ref name="wapost">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 7, 2001 |title=Zydeco Musician Wilson Chavis Dies |newspaper=The Washington Post |edition=Final |location=Washington, D.C. |page=Metro Section, B06}}</ref> When asked by a reporter about his nickname, Chavis replied "Man, I hate that question".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Christopher |date=April 25, 1996 |title=Moniker Mania: How They Got Those Nicknames |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |page=Living Section, E1}}</ref>

Accounts vary as to when and how Chavis obtained his first accordion. A ''[[Living Blues]]'' magazine story says that at age 9, he traded a small riding horse for his first accordion, a little single-row model, and taught himself to play.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite magazine |last=Silverman |first=Edward R. |date=July–August 1991 |title=Boozoo Chavis: Beyond the Crawfish Circuit |magazine=Living Blues |location=Oxford, Mississippi |publisher=Center for the Study of Southern Culture |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=17–19 |issn=0024-5232}}</ref> An article in ''[[OffBeat (music magazine)|OffBeat Magazine]]'' claims that Chavis bought his first accordion with money earned from riding in a horse race when he was a teenager; similarly, ''[[Sing Out!]]'' claims that he bought the accordion at 13 with horse race bet winnings.<ref name="Tisserand"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Snyder |first=Jared |date=1999 |title=Boozoo Chavis: His Own Kind of Zydeco Man |journal=[[Sing Out!]] |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=34–41 |via=ProQuest Music Periodicals Database}}</ref> He was exposed to music within his family; his father, some uncles and cousins all played accordion. His great uncle was Sidney Babineaux, a popular accordionist from [[Rayne, Louisiana|Rayne]] who played in the [[La la (music)|"La La" style]].<ref name=":1" /> Boozoo played [[Washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]] and [[harmonica]] prior to obtaining his first accordion, and his father taught him early accordion lessons.<ref name=":1" /> Chavis credits his mother as being especially enterprising, as she took on cleaning jobs and selling barbeque at informal horse races to raise extra money, with which she bought three acres of land. When he was 14, the Chavis family moved "across the highway".<ref name="Tisserand"/>

Later, Chavis bought a [[Diatonic button accordion|button accordion]] and began performing regularly at a dance club that his mother opened, often sitting in on performances with [[Clifton Chenier]], his father, Morris Chenier, and brother, Cleveland Chenier. Chavis also played music as a side job at house dances on weekends and evenings.<ref name="Tisserand"/> As well as developing the playing style that came to be known as [[zydeco]], Chavis worked as a farmer, jockey, and [[horse trainer]].<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="nyt">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/arts/boozoo-chavis-70-accordionist-who-spread-the-zydeco-sound.html |title=Boozoo Chavis, 70, Accordionist Who Spread the Zydeco Sound |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=May 7, 2001 |work=The New York Times |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

==Career==

=== First era: 1950s ===
Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Tomko |first=Gene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZKzDwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel |publisher=Louisiana State University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780807169322 |location=Baton Rouge |pages=69–70}}</ref> Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large.<ref name="Kevin">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/chavis-boozoo |title=Boozoo Chavis, Singer, accordionist |last=O'Sullivan |first=Kevin |date=2004 |website=www.encyclopedia.com |publisher=Gale |access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> The song, sung in both French and English,<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |last=Thurber |first=Jon |date=May 7, 2001 |title=Boozoo Chavis, Leader in Zydeco Music Scene |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-07-me-60429-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> was originally released on the Folk-Star label, a subsidiary of [[Goldband Records|Goldband]], before being reissued by [[Imperial Records]]. This recording was among the first commercially released zydeco songs and a regional hit, and was subsequently acknowledged as a zydeco standard.<ref name="nyt"/> The song was recorded at the instigation of local entrepreneur [[Eddie Shuler]], who teamed Chavis up with a rhythm and blues band named Classie Ballou's Tempo Kings. The first recording session was not successful, so Shuler brought whiskey in for subsequent takes, and the band lost their inhibitions. An inebriated Chavis fell off of his chair at the end of the released version of "Paper in My Shoe", so the song fades out, which was one of the first records to use that technique.<ref name="Leigh">{{cite news |last=Leigh |first=Spencer |date=May 8, 2001 |title=Obituary: Boozoo Chavis |work=The Independent |location=London, England |page=Obituaries section, 6}}</ref> Chavis denied this widely shared anecdote.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Billington |first1=Scott |title=Making tracks: a record producer's Southern roots music journey |last2=Guralnick |first2=Peter |date=2022 |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |isbn=978-1-4968-3915-2 |series=American made music series |location=Jackson}}</ref>

Chavis was convinced that the recording was more successful than the record companies claimed, later saying: "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. I love to play, but, when I get to thinking about 1955... They stole my record. They said that it only sold 150,000 copies. But, my cousin, who used to live in Boston, checked it out. It sold over a million copies. I was supposed to have a gold record."<ref name="allmusic"/> As a result, Chavis lost trust in the music business,<ref name="nyt"/> and over the next thirty years only released three more singles: "Forty-One Day's" (Folk-Star 1201, 1955), "Hamburger's & Popcorn" (Goldband 1161, 1965), and "Mama! Can I Come Home" ([[Huey P. Meaux|Crazy Cajun]] 813, 1974 [credited to the Dog Hill Playhouse Band]).<ref name="wangdangdula">{{cite web |url=http://wdd.mbnet.fi/boozoochavis.htm |title=Boozoo Chavis |last=Hoppula |first=Pete |date=May 2, 2009 |website=www.wangdangula.com |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> He found difficulty booking gigs without steady record releases.<ref name=":1" />

He performed rarely during the 1960s and 1970s, except for friends and family events,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=Jared |title=The Accordion in the Americas: Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More! |publisher=University of Illinois Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-252-07871-2 |editor-last=Simonett |editor-first=Helena |chapter='Garde ici et 'garde lá-bas: Creole Accordion in Louisiana}}</ref> devoting most of his time to farming and raising racehorses<ref name="allmusic"/> on his property in Dog Hill, on the outskirts of [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]]. The area derived its name because it is where people traditionally went to dump unwanted pets.<ref name="Tisserand"/><ref name=":3" /> During those years, zydeco's popularity was limited mainly to Louisiana. By the early 1980s however, zydeco was gaining recognition outside of Louisiana in the United States, as well developing as a strong following in Europe, thanks largely to the popularity of artists such as [[Clifton Chenier]], [[Buckwheat Zydeco]], and [[Rockin' Dopsie]]. Those artists were performing as main attractions at music festivals, were included in magazine stories, and were getting the attention of major record labels.<ref name="Silverman"/>

=== Second era: 1984–2001 ===
In the early 1980s, Chavis was making a meager living with his race horses, and earned only a small amount of money performing at occasional house parties or dances. Chavis's family, and in particular his wife Leona, encouraged him to resume his music career.<ref name="Silverman" /> Chavis returned to performing music regularly in 1984 after discovering that another musician was impersonating him. He and his wife were driving to a horse race and heard an advertisement on the radio for a dance featuring Boozoo Chavis, after which he realized that there was enough name recognition for him to return to performing.<ref name="nyt" /> 

He signed a five-year contract<ref name="Silverman" /> with the [[Maison de Soul]] label,<ref name="allmusic" /> and released a locally successful single, "Dog Hill"<ref name="nyt" /> (on the ZBC label) and four albums: ''Louisiana Zydeco Music'' (1986), ''Boozoo Zydeco!'' (1987), ''Zydeco Homebrew'' (1989), and ''Zydeco Trail Ride'' (1990). ''Louisiana Zydeco Music'' included a re-recording of "Paper In My Shoe" that was included on many [[jukeboxes]] in Louisiana and became a regional hit for a second time.<ref name="Kevin" /> These four albums were frequently played on local zydeco radio shows.<ref name=":3" /> In addition, [[Rounder Records]] released a live album ''Zydeco Live!'' in 1989, and a compilation of his 1950s recordings, ''The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb'', in 1990.  He also recorded two albums for [[Sonet Records]] in the early 1990s.<ref name="wangdangdula" /> During this time period, many of his songs also appeared on compilation albums issued by labels in both the US and Europe that featured many of the most well-known zydeco performers.

Chavis earned the nickname "The Creole Cowboy" because of his background raising horses, as well as his habit of wearing a white Stetson hat during performances.<ref name="wapost" /><ref name="Kevin" /> In addition, the subject matter of some of his songs was explicitly rural, such as "Zydeco Hee Haw", "Johnnie Billy Goat", and "Motor Dude Special" named for his prized thoroughbred horse.<ref name="Hoekstra" /> Chavis also routinely wore an apron while on stage, to keep his sweat from damaging his accordion.<ref name="Silverman" /> Stylistically, Chavis provided a rural contrast, with fewer instruments and more repetitive (yet unpredictable and energetic) compositions, with [[La la (music)|la la]] roots, compared to the urban zydeco developed and popularized by Clifton Chenier, which featured a broad instrumental lineup, standardized compositions, and electric influences from [[Soul music|soul]] and [[Rock music|rock]].<ref name=":2" />

Chavis was a prolific writer of zydeco songs, some including references to his friends and acquaintances and others too raunchy to be sold openly.<ref name="nyt"/> The release of X-rated versions of his songs "Uncle Bud" and "Deacon Jones" on his 1999 album ''[[Who Stole My Monkey?]]'' resulted in a [[Parental Advisory|parental advisory sticker]], the first for a zydeco recording.<ref name="Leigh"/><ref name="Gettelman">{{cite news |last=Gettelman |first=Parry |date=April 2, 1999 |title=Same Old Boozoo, And That's Great |work=The Orlando Sentinel |location=Orlando, Florida |edition=Metro |page=Calendar section, 10}}</ref><ref name="Koda">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/who-stole-my-monkey-mw0000602510 |title=Who Stole My Monkey?: AllMusic Review |last=Koda |first=Cub |website=www.allmusic.com |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> Many of his songs have become standards of the zydeco repertoire, in spite of, or perhaps because of, their generally idiosyncratic and quirky construction and subject matter.  "If it's wrong, do it wrong, with me," he would tell his band. "If I'm wrong, you wrong, too!"<ref name="latimes"/>

Until 1990, Chavis was notoriously afraid of flying. He told record producer [[Floyd Soileau]] that if Soileau wanted him to fly to performances, he'd have to get him drunk to get on an airplane. Over a prior five-year period, Chavis made just one trip to California, and he drove there from Louisiana. But after Chavis's mother died in May 1990, he decided he had to overcome his flying phobia in order to advance his music career. His first flight was to New York City to perform at a club called Tramps, and he claimed to have enjoyed the experience.<ref name="Silverman"/>

During the 1990s, having overcome his fear of flying,<ref name=":3" /> Chavis performed widely with his band, the Magic Sounds (also credited as the Majic Sounds), and was crowned "The King of Zydeco" in New Orleans in 1993, after Clifton Chenier's death.<ref name="nyt"/> His style, using a button rather than [[piano accordion]], was more traditional than that of Chenier. He switched between single-, double-, and triple-row accordions and played in "cross position" and in [[Relative minor key|relative minor keys]] to make a bluesy sound on the diatonic instruments.<ref name=":2" /> Around this time, he would stage battles with [[Beau Jocque]], who was a young rival, but the two were in fact friends.<ref name=":3" />

According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', "with his rough-hewn voice and hefty accordion riffs, his band's one-chord grooves had a mesmerizing intensity that kept dance floors packed".<ref name="nyt" /> He appeared at the New York Jazzfest for ten consecutive years<ref name="Kevin" /> as well as appearances at the [[Newport Folk Festival]] and the [[New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival]], and in 2000 he was a featured act at the [[San Francisco Jazz Festival]].<ref name="Kevin" /> Chavis was featured in a 1994 documentary film titled ''The Kingdom of Zydeco''.

=== Death ===
Chavis died on May 5, 2001, from complications resulting from a heart attack after a performance a week earlier in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="nyt" /><ref name="Kevin" /> He was funeralized at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and interred at Highland Memorial Gardens, both in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]].<ref name="bare" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Music News & Louisiana Music News Archive (#12) |url=https://www.satchmo.com/nolavl/old12.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.satchmo.com}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
Chavis was inducted into the Zydeco Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref name="allmusic"/> In 2001, he was awarded a [[National Heritage Fellowship]] by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/2001 |title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2001 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801160943/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/2001 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kevin"/>

==Personal life==
Chavis married Leona Predium who often accompanied Chavis on tour, and on breaks between sets would sell records, T-shirts, and panties with his photo printed on them.<ref name="Kevin"/><ref name="Silverman"/> Leona died in 2009.<ref name="fest">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Boozoo Fest To Take Place at Lake Charles Civic Center |url=http://www.americanpress.com/scene/boozoo-fest-to-take-place-at-lake-charles-civic-center/article_115fe0e3-b78f-579c-bc9b-c8f1f347c1cd.html |work=American Press |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana |date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

Boozoo and Leona had six children, Wilson Jr. ("Poncho"), Margaret ("Do-Right"), Louann, Charles, Licia, and Rellis Chavis, as well as 21 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.<ref name="nyt"/> Two of his sons (Charles on washboard and Rellis on drums) were full-time band members, and a grandson occasionally performed with the Magic Sounds.<ref name="wapost"/>

In 1995, Chavis had the tips of two fingers on his left hand amputated after an accident involving a barbeque pit. With his hand wrapped up in bandage tape, he played a gig the following night.<ref name="wapost"/><ref name="Leigh"/>

==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.

==Discography==
===Studio and live albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Album title
! scope="col" | Record label
! scope="col" | Stock number
! scope="col" | Release year
|-
|''Louisiana Zydeco Music''
|[[Maison de Soul]]
|LP-1017
|1986
|-
|''Paper In My Shoe'' <small>[reissue]</small>
|[[Ace Records (United Kingdom)|Ace (U.K.)]]
|CHD 214
|1987
|-
|''Boozoo Zydeco!''
|Maison de Soul
|LP-1021
|1987
|-
|''Zydeco Homebrew''
|Maison de Soul
|LP-1028
|1989
|-
|''Zydeco Trail Ride''
|Maison de Soul
|MdS 1034-2
|1990
|-
|''The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb (Original Goldband Recordings)''
|[[Rounder Records|Rounder]]
|CD 2097
|1990
|-
|''[[Boozoo Chavis (album)|Boozoo Chavis]]''
|[[Elektra Records|Elektra Nonesuch]]
|9 61146-2
|1991
|-
|''Boozoo's Breakdown''
|[[Sonet Records|Sonet]]
|SNTCD 1042
|1991
|-
|''Zydeco Hee Haw''
|Sonet
|SNTCD 1043
|1991
|-
|''Boozoo, That's Who''
|Rounder Select
|ROUCD 2126
|1993
|-
|''Live! At the Habibi Temple, Lake Charles, Louisiana''
|Rounder Select
|ROUCD 2130
|1994
|-
|''Hey Do Right!''
|[[Clifford Antone|Antone's]]/Discovery
|74707
|1996
|-
|''[[Who Stole My Monkey?]]''
|Rounder 
|11661 2156-2
|1999
|-
|''Johnnie Billy Goat''
|Rounder
|RRCD 11594
|2000
|-
|''Down Home on Dog Hill''
|Rounder
|11661-2166-2
|2001
|-
|''Festival Stage 1989: Festival Acadiens et Créoles''
|[[Valcour Records|Valcour]]
|VAL-CD-0022
|2013
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Song title(s)
! scope="col" | Album title
! scope="col" | Record label
! scope="col" | Stock number
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Note(s)
|-
|"Boozoo Stomp" / "Paper In My Shoe"
|<not applicable>
|Folk-Star
|GF-1197
|1955
|10", 78 RPM
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe" / "Boozoo Stomp" <small>[reissue]</small>
|<not applicable>
|[[Imperial Records|Imperial]]
|5374
|1955
|10", 78 RPM
|-
|"Forty-One Day's" / "Bye Bye Catin"
|<not applicable>
|Folk-Star
|GF-1201
|1955
|10", 78 RPM
|-
|"Hamburger's & Popcorn" / "Tee Black"
|<not applicable>
|[[Goldband Records|Goldband]]
|G-1161
|1965
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Deacon Jones" / "LA. Women Love Uncle Bud"
|<not applicable>
|[[Floyd Soileau|Kom-A-Day]]
|45-304
|1986?
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Monkey And The Baboon" / "Boozoo's Blue Balls Rap"
|<not applicable>
|Kom-A-Day
|45-306
|1989?
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Dog Hill" / "Goin' To My House"
|<not applicable>
|[[Rockin' Sidney|ZBC (Zydeco, Blues, Country)]] 
|45-1002
|1984
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe" / "Leona Had A Party"
|''Louisiana Zydeco Music''
|[[Maison de Soul]]
|45-1036
|1986
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Make Up Your Mind" / "Dancin' The Sassy One-Step"
|''Boozoo Zydeco''
|Maison de Soul
|45-1044
|1987
|7", 45 RPM
|-
|"Zydeco Mardi Gras" / "Make It To Me"
|<not applicable>
|Maison de Soul
|45-1057
|1988
|7", 45 RPM
|}

===Various artist compilation albums===
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2017}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Album title
! scope="col" | Record label
! scope="col" | Stock number
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Song title(s) 
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Rural Blues, Vol 2: Saturday Night Function''
|rowspan="2"|[[Imperial Records|Imperial]]
|rowspan="2"|LM-94001
|rowspan="2"|1968
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Boozoo Stomp"
|-
|''Nothing But The Blues''
|[[CBS Records International|CBS (U.K.)]]
|66278
|1970
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|''Bluesville''
|[[Goldband Records|Goldband]]
|GLP 7774
|1976
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''American French Music From The Bayous of Louisiana, vol. 2''
|Goldband
|LP 7777
|1978 (re-released on CD in 1995)
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|rowspan="7"|''Zydeco Birth''
|rowspan="7"|Folk-Star
|rowspan="7"|GFCL 103
|rowspan="7"|1987
|"Calcasieu Zydeco Blues"
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Gonna Boogie"
|-
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|"Long Black Curly Hair"
|-
|"Oh! Babe"
|-
|"Bye Bye Catin"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Zydeco Festival''
|rowspan="2"|[[Maison de Soul]]
|rowspan="2"|MdS CD-101; MdS LP 1024
|rowspan="2"|1988
|"You Act Sick When Your Man Is Home"
|-
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|rowspan="3"|''Kings of Zydeco: Black Creole Music from the Deep South''
|rowspan="3"|[[Trikont-Verlag|Trikont (Germany)]]
|rowspan="3"|CD-0158-2
|rowspan="3"|1989
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Jealous Two Man Step"
|-
|"My Toot Toot"
|-
|rowspan="7"|''Zydeco Live!: Direct from Richard's Club, Lawtell Louisiana''
|rowspan="7"|[[Rounder Records|Rounder]]
|rowspan="7"|CD 2069
|rowspan="7"|1989
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|"Jolie Catin"
|-
|"I'm Driftin' "
|-
|"Make It To Me"
|-
|"Boozoo on Boozoo"
|-
|"Gone a la Maison"
|-
|"Deacon John"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Alligator Stomp: Cajun & Zydeco Classics''
|rowspan="2"|[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]
|rowspan="2"|R2 70946
|rowspan="2"|1990
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Best of Louisiana Cajun Classics, Vol. II: Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists''
|rowspan="2"| [[Mardi Gras Records]]
|rowspan="2"|MG 1010
|rowspan="2"|1990
|"Zydeco He Haw"
|-
|"Zydeco Homebrew"
|-
|''J'ai Eté au Bal (I Went to the Dance), Vol. 2''
|[[Arhoolie Records|Arhoolie]]
|CD-332
|1990
|"Johnny Ain't No Goat"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''101 Proof Zydeco''
|rowspan="2"|Maison de Soul
|rowspan="2"|MdS 1030
|rowspan="2"|1990
|"Zydeco Hee Haw"
|-
|"Do It All Night Long"
|-
|''Alligator Stomp, Vol. 2: Cajun & Zydeco Classics''
|Rhino
|R2 70740
|1991
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''American Explorer Series: Selections From Debut Releases''
|rowspan="2"|[[Elektra Records|Elektra Nonesuch]]
|rowspan="2"|PR8379
|rowspan="2"|1991
|"Boozoo's Theme Song"
|-
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|''Swampland Jewels''
|Goldband
|GRLP 7763
|1991
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras''
|Maison de Soul
|MdS-CD-1044
|1992
|"Zydeco Mardi Gras"
|-
|''Cajun Music and Zydeco''
|Rounder
|CD 11572
|1992
|"Paper In My Shoe (Papier Dans Mon Soulier)"
|-
|''[[Highway 61 (soundtrack)|Highway 61: The Soundtrack]]''
|Intrepid (Canada)
|N21S 0009
|1992
|"Zydeco Heehaw"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Kings of Cajun: 22 Stomps from the Swamps''
|rowspan="2"|Music Club (U.K.)
|rowspan="2"|MCTC 066
|rowspan="2"|1992
|"Zydeco Hee-Haw"
|-
|"Jolie Catan"
|-
|''Stomp Down Zydeco''
|Rounder 
|CD 11566
|1992
|"Sugar Bee"
|-
|rowspan="3"|''Zydeco Party''
|rowspan="3"|[[Ace Records (United Kingdom)|Ace (U.K.)]]
|rowspan="3"|CDCHD 430
|rowspan="3"|1992
|"Zydeco Hee Haw"
|-
|"Do It All Night Long"
|-
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|''Zydeco Party''
|[[K-tel|K-Tel International]]
|60592
|1992
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|''Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live...''
|[[Smithsonian Folkways]]
|SF 40047
|1993
|"Jolie Catin"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Kings of Cajun Vol II: 21 More Stomps From The Swamp''
|rowspan="2"|Music Club (U.K.)
|rowspan="2"|MCCD 116
|rowspan="2"|1993
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|''Kings of Cajun, Vol III: 25 More Stomps from the Swamps''
|Music Club (U.K.)
|MCCD 171
|1994
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Rockin' Zydeco Party!''
|Maison de Soul
|MdS 1049-2
|1994
|"Boozoo's Trail Ride Breakdown"
|-
|''Best of Louisiana Music: Sampler''
|Mardi Gras Records
|MG 5015
|1995
|"Zydeco Hee Haw"
|-
|rowspan="9"|''Legends of Zydeco: The Old School Strikes Back''
|rowspan="9"|Trikont (Germany)
|rowspan="9"|US-0203
|rowspan="9"|1995
|"Boozoo That's Who"
|-
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|"Blues All Around My Bed"
|-
|"Leona Had A Party"
|-
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|"Big Leg Woman"
|-
|"Grand Mary's Two Step"
|-
|"Tell Me What's The Matter"
|-
|"Johnny Billy Goat"
|-
|''Louisiana Spice: 25 Years of Louisiana Music on Rounder Records''
|Rounder
|AN 18/19
|1995
|"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"
|-
|''More Cajun Music and Zydeco''
|Rounder
|CD 11573
|1995
|"Johnny Billy Goat"
|-
|''The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records''
|Rounder
|CD AN 25
|1995
|"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"
|-
|''Cajun & Zydeco Classics''
|[[Rhino Entertainment|Flashback]]
|R2 72887
|1996
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|''Zydeco's Greatest Hits''
|[[Rounder Records|EasyDisc]]
|ED CD 7025
|1996
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Louisiana Swamp Blues''
|rowspan="2"| [[Capitol Records|Capitol (Europe)]]
|rowspan="2"|7243 8 52046 2 3 
|rowspan="2"|1997
|"Boozoo Stomp"
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Zydeco Dance Hall''
|EasyDisc
|ED CD 7035
|1997
|"Motor Dude Special"
|-
|rowspan="4"|''Zydeco Barnyard''
|rowspan="4"|EasyDisc
|rowspan="4"|367070
|rowspan="4"|1998
|"Johnnie Billy Goat"
|-
|"Sugar Bee"
|-
|"Billy Goat Number Three"
|-
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|rowspan="3"|''Zydeco Fever!: A Sizzling Hot Louisiana Combo of Cajun and R&B''
|rowspan="3"|Nascente (U.K.)
|rowspan="3"|NSCD 029
|rowspan="3"|1998
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"I'm Going To The Country To Get Me A Mojo Hand"
|-
|"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"
|-
|''Zydeco Party''
|EasyDisc
|ED CD 7045
|1998
|"I'm Going to the Country to Get Me a Mojo Hand"
|-
|''Zydeco Stomp: All Instrumental''
|EasyDisc
|ED CD 7065
|1998
|"Boozoo's Shuffle"
|-
|''Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco''
|[[Fuel 2000]] ; [[Varèse Sarabande]]
|FLD1041
|1999
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Allons en Louisiane: The Rounder Records Guide to Cajun Music, Zydeco and South Louisiana''
|Rounder
|11661-6093-2
|1999
|"Who Stole My Monkey?"
|-
|''Blues Routes: Heroes & Tricksters''
|Smithsonian Folkways
|SFW CD 40118
|1999
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|''Hot Cajun & Zydeco Music From Tabasco''
|[[Floyd Soileau|Flat Town Music Company]]
|11201-0346-2
|1999
|"Motor Dude Special"
|-
|''Kings of Cajun: 15 Stomps from the Swamps''
|Music Collection International (U.K.)
|50105
|1999
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Zydeco Essentials''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hip-O Records]]
|rowspan="2"|40161
|rowspan="2"|1999
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Dance All Night (Stay a Little Longer)"
|-
|''Absolutely The Best Of Cajun & Zydeco, Vol. 2''
|Fuel 2000 ; Varèse Sarabande
|061114
|2000
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''If It Ain't A Hit, I'll Eat My ... Baby!: The Dirtiest Of Them Dirty Blues''
|rowspan="2"|Zu-Zazz (Germany)
|rowspan="2"|ZCD 2009
|rowspan="2"|2000
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|"LA. Women Love Uncle Bud"
|-
|''Music from the Zydeco Kingdom''
|Rounder Select
|CD 11579
|2000
|"Grand Mary's Two Step"
|-
|''Putumayo Presents Zydeco''
|[[Putumayo World Music]]
|PUT 160-2
|2000
|"Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo"
|-
|''The Ultimate Anthology of Blues & Jazz: Volume Three, Louisiana/New Orleans''
|Weltbild Edition (Germany)
|CR 6602
|2000
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Cajun & Zydeco: Alligator Walk''
|[[ARC Music]] (U.K.)
|EUCD 1657
|2001
|"Zydeco Hee Haw"
|-
|''Roots Music: An American Journey''
|Rounder
|11661-0501-2
|2001
|"Oh Bye Mon Neg"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''The Blues Foundation Presents Blues Greats: Featuring Nominees from the [[Blues Music Award|W.C. Handy Awards]], 2002''
|BRG Records
|BRG0100
|2002
|"Keep Your Dress Tail Down"
|-
|Tornado
|1313
|2002
|"Keep Your Dress Tail Down"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Dat's Zydeco: The Best Old-Skool Zydeco''
|rowspan="2"|Maison de Soul
|rowspan="2"|MdS 1079
|rowspan="2"|2002
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|"Johnnie Ma Cabri"
|-
|''Deep Blues Story''
|[[EMI Music Publishing|EMI Music Distribution]]
|5396012
|2002
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''The Louisiana Party Collection: Cajun & Zydeco Classics''
|[[Time Life|Time-Life Music]]
|M18851
|2002
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''The Louisiana Party Collection: 30 Cajun & Zydeco Classics''
|rowspan="2"|Time-Life Music
|rowspan="2"|R154-36
|rowspan="2"|2002
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|rowspan="4"|''Southern Style: Zydeco''
|rowspan="4"|Southern Style (Netherlands)
|rowspan="4"|641920 
|rowspan="4"|2002
|"Make It To Me"
|-
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|"Sugar Bee"
|-
|"Zydeco Homebrew"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Zydeco: The Essential Collection''
|rowspan="2"|Rounder
|rowspan="2"|1166-11605-2
|rowspan="2"|2002
|"Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo"
|-
|"Keep Your Dress Tail Down"
|-
|''Zydeco Hot Tracks: Volume One''
|Maison de Soul/ValueDisc
|VMS-7006
|2002
|"Make It To Me"
|-
|''The Best In Cajun & Zydeco Homebrew''
|ARC Music (U.K.)
|EUCD1814
|2003
|"Zydeco Homebrew"
|-
|''Doctors, Professors, Kings, & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans''
|[[Shout! Factory]]
|D4K 37441
|2004
|"Dog Hill"
|-
|''Gulf Coast Beach Blast''
|Texas Music Group/[[Clifford Antone|Antone's]]
|TMG-ANT 0062
|2004
|"Hey Do Right"
|-
|''The Greatest Mardi Gras Concert Ever!''
|Fuel 2000
|302 061 521 2
|2005
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|''Rough Guide to Zydeco''
|[[World Music Network|World Music Network (U.K.)]]
|RGNET 1145 CD 
|2005
|"Johnnie Billy Goat"
|-
|''Eat To The Beat: The Dirtiest Of Them Dirty Blues''
|[[Bear Family Records]] (Germany)
|BCD 16816AS
|2006
|"LA. Women Love Uncle Bud"
|-
|''Down Home Saturday Night''
|Smithsonian Folkways
|SFW CD 40182
|2006
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|American Routes with Nick Spitzer: Hugh Masekela & Joshua Allen
|[[Public Radio International]]
|AR 06-42
|2008
|"Uncle Bud"
|-
|''The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2''
|Chrome Dreams (U.K.)
|CDCD 5021
|2008
|"Paper In My Shoes"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Zydeco: The Essential Pulse Series''
|rowspan="2"|Mirana
|rowspan="2"|8502
|rowspan="2"|2008
|"Zydeco Mardi Gras"
|-
|"Zydeco Hee Haw"
|-
|''Good Music, Good Times: Spicy Bon Temps Cajun and Zydeco Music from Opelousas, Louisiana''
|[[Floyd Soileau|Swallow]]; City of Opelousas Tourism
|<unknown>
|2009
|"Motor Dude Special"
|-
|''Radio Radio: Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2''
|Mischief Music (Europe)
|MMLTDBOX2
|2009
|"Paper In My Shoes"
|-
|''The Best Of Cajun & Zydeco''
|Not Now Music (U.K.)
|NOT2CD358
|2010
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Hypnotic Cajun & Obscure Zydeco''
|Moi J'Connais Records (Switzerland)
|MJCR 002
|2010
|"Oh Oh She's Gone"
|-
|''Simply America''
|Simply
|SIMPLYCD 094
|2011
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''50 Classics of Louisiana Sounds, 1953-1960''
|[[Jasmine Records|Jasmine]]
|JASCD 170
|2012
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|''Bluesin' By The Bayou''
|Ace (U.K.)
|CDCHD 1368
|2013
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|''The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 3, 1953-1955''
|Rhythm & Blues
|RANDB 029
|2013
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Bluesin' By The Bayou: Rough 'n' Tough''
|rowspan="2"|Ace (U.K.)
|rowspan="2"|CDCHD 1403
|rowspan="2"|2014
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Got Me A Brand New Mojo Hand"
|-
|rowspan="8"|''Louisiana Swamp Blues'' (Remastered)
|rowspan="8"|[[JSP Records|JSP Records (U.K.)]]
|rowspan="8"|JSP77180
|rowspan="8"|2014
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Gonna Boogie"
|-
|"Bye Bye Catin"
|-
|"Calcasieu Zydeco Blues"
|-
|"Boozoo Stomp"
|-
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|"Long Black Curly Hair"
|-
|"Oh! Babe"
|-
|rowspan="3"|''Zydeco: Black Creole, French Music & Blues, 1929-1972''
|rowspan="3"|Frémeaux & Associés (France)
|rowspan="3"|FA 5616
|rowspan="3"|2015
|"Paper In My Shoe"
|-
|"Forty One Days"
|-
|"Bye Bye Catin"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Bluesin' By The Bayou: I'm Not Jiving''
|rowspan="2"|Ace (U.K.)
|rowspan="2"|CDCHD 1471
|rowspan="2"|2016
|"Oh Yeah She's Gone"
|-
|"Bye Bye Catin"
|-
|''Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 2''
|Flat Top (U.K.)
|FTB-069
|<unknown>
|"Deacon Jones"
|-
|''Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 3''
|Flat Top (U.K.)
|FTB 070
|<unknown>
|"Jolie Catan"
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Shake 'Em On Down: Vol. 4''
|rowspan="2"|Flat Top (U.K.)
|rowspan="2"|FTB 1932
|rowspan="2"|<unknown>
|"Zydeco Hee-Haw"
|-
|"Uncle Bud"
|}

===Guest appearance credits===
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2017}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Album title
! scope="col" | Artist(s)
! scope="col" | Record label
! scope="col" | Stock number
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Role
|-
|''Wild Weekend''
|[[NRBQ]]
|[[Virgin Records]]
|91291-2
|1989
|Accordion
|-
|''Zydeco Louisiana Stomp'' 
|[[Clifton Chenier]] with [[Clarence Garlow]]
|[[JSP Records|JSP]]
|JSP4212
|2009
|Accordion, vocals
|-
|''Aly Meets the Cajuns: Aly Bain'' [DVD and CD]
|[[Aly Bain]]
|Whirlie (U.K.)
|DVDWHIRLIE 201
|2012
|Rubboard (frottoir), vocals
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* {{allMusic|artist/boozoo-chavis-mn0000088100}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150220190119/http://bluesworld.com/BooZoo.html Remembering Boozoo Chavis]
* {{Find a Grave|22319}}

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[[Category:National Heritage Fellowship winners]]