"Wayne Toups, le Boss", the long awaited video by Wilson Savoy will have its world premiere Thursday August 7, 2014 in Saulieu, Burgundy, France, to kick off the Cajun and Zydeco festival there.
The screening will take place at the local movie house, Etoile Cinema, at 8.30 pm.
As a reminder, Saulieu is the oldest (21 years), best and most attended festival of its kind in Europe, featuring la creme de la creme Cajun and Zydeco bands from the old continent as well as top Louisiana bands. This year headliner is Bruce Daigrepont.
Saulieu is a lovely, quaint, wonderful little town only a two hours and a half drive from Paris (one hour by fast train) and one hour drive from Dijon.
Come y'all and have some fun!
I hope Wilson included a clip of Wayne being interviewed by Louisiana Public Broadcasting back in the early 90's I think it was. The short segment was part of a film on the Cajun music scene in Lousisiana and was filmed in someone's fenced in back yard next to a big oak tree. It could have been Wayne's back yard, I don't know.
:Pan in on Wayne, definately high as a kite. Eyes all slanted and almost shut. Slurred speach and a big smile as he tries to speak coherently to the interviewer and the camera. Then...... this dude breaks into one of the best versions of the "Lacassine Special" I've ever heard in my life by anyone! It was epic!
But you're lucky if you ever see this segment on TV or anywhere ever again because of the "drug use" undertones. It's like the man was on a ayahuasca trip, but still able to enspire with his musically talented exposed soul.
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
