“Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys play zydeco with a vengeance, eliciting from their first moments onstage an audience rapport and involvement seldom seen here: more than a thousand wildly cheering patrons Alexandria’s aged and dignified Sayed Darwish Theater threatened to break through the floor boards in foot stomping excitement.” American Embassy report from Alexandria …
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http://joom.ag/8ugX It’s a challenge assembling 30 years of tour history, quotes, discography. We pulled some data together and created this 10pg digital magazine that helps organize some of this information. There’s so much more, but this is a good snapshot.
[wolf_highlight_text color=”red”]2001[/wolf_highlight_text] Featured on CNN Worldbeat as well as House of Blues Radio Hour w/ Dan Aykroyd. Featured on Mountain Stage w/BR549 and E-town, (radio shows) Boulder CO. w/ Joe Ely. Opened shows for Robert Cray in Australia. Recorded a song for a compilation of John Hiatt songs, “Rollin into Memphis” Released “The Tribute Sessions”. Toured …
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[wolf_highlight_text color=”red”]1991[/wolf_highlight_text] Toured with the extraordinary Robert Palmer. Fourth consecutive year with Miller Band Network fulfilling the required 250 dates. Performed with Paul Simon and played a private party for the legendary artist following the concert. 1992 Feature performance on National PBS Television, The Lonesome Pine Special. Received The Big Easy Award for Best Zydeco Band. …
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[wolf_highlight_text color=”red”]1981[/wolf_highlight_text] Formed the first incarnation of the Mallet Playboys and began playing regionally as one of only 2 emerging artists performing the indigenous Zydeco music of Louisiana. [wolf_highlight_text color=”red”]1984[/wolf_highlight_text] Played a 3-week showcase at The World’s Fair in New Orleans. Began performing and touring full time as one of only 2 emerging groups in Zydeco music. …
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