Wayne Toups
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Wayne Toups is an American Cajun and zydeco musician born in the United States in 1958. Toups began playing the accordion at age 13 and created a genre known as âZydecajunâ, which combines Cajun music, zydeco, R&B, and rock. Their debut album, Wayne Toups and the Crowley Aces, was released in Europe in 1979. Toups gained popularity in the United States in 1984 through performances at festivals such as Festivals Acadiens. Their recordings include Zydecajun (1986), Johnnie Can't Dance (1988), and Blast from the Bayou (1989), the latter of which reached number 183 on the charts. Toups received the Song of the Year award from the Cajun French Music Association in 1991 for the song âLate in Lifeâ. Their discography includes Back to the Bayou (1995), More Than Just a Little (1998), and Little Wooden Box (2000). Toups performed as an accordionist on the single âIt Sure Is Mondayâ (1993) by Mark Chesnutt. Toups received a Grammy Award in 2013.
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- If This Ain't the Real Thing
- Late in Life
- Lafayette Waltz
- La Valse De Grand Chemin
- Leap of Faith
- Les Zydeco Sont Pas Salé
- Love Me As Hard As You Hurt Me
- Livin' on Love
- Lovin' When They Can
- Man in the Mirror
- Man on a Mission
- More Than Just a Little
- Mine, Mine, Mine
- My Friend (Mon Ami)
- Movin' On
- Night at the Wheel
- I'm Not a Fool Anymore by Wayne Toups
- Night Train to New Orleans
- Tard Dans La Vie
- One Heart Beating
- Ooh la La
- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
- Please Explain
- Ragin' Little Cajun Love
