Louisiana Music (album)

Louisiana Music is an album by the zydeco musician Rockin' Dopsie (credited with his band, the Zydeco Twisters), released in 1991.[2][3] His major label debut, it was also his final album.[4]

Louisiana Music
Studio album by
Rockin' Dopsie
Released1991
GenreZydeco
LabelAtlantic Records[1]
ProducerAhmet Ertegun, Shane Keister
Rockin' Dopsie chronology
Zy-De-Co-In
(1990)		 Louisiana Music
(1991)

Production

Produced in part by Ahmet Ertegun, the album was recorded in two days.[5][6] Two of Dopsie's sons, Alton Jr. and David, contributed to the album, on drums and rub board, respectively; saxophonist John Hart, formerly of Clifton Chenier's band, also played on Louisiana Music.[7][8] "Since I Lost My Baby" is a cover version of Ivory Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby", which had also been produced by Ertegun.[9]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Boston HeraldA−[11]
Chicago Tribune[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Indianapolis Star[7]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[13]
San Jose Mercury News[9]

The New York Times wrote that the album "sounds as slapdash as an impromptu hoedown; Rockin' Dopsie revamps zydeco favorites like Clifton Chenier's 'Hot Tamale Baby (Ain't That Right)', dances all over Little Richard's 'Keep A-Rockin'' and turns a sultry line like 'I'm in the Mood' into a go-go fiesta."[6] The Chicago Tribune concluded that "this is one of the few zydeco bands to pass through a major label machine and come out with its sound and integrity intact."[12] Newsday thought that "Dopsie is nothing more (or less) than an exceptionally solid zydecan, and the same goes for this record, a rare example of blessedly unadorned roots music on a major label."[14]

The San Francisco Chronicle opined that "not since Clifton Chenier has the highly rhythmic, irresistible accordion-driven bayou beat made the heart skip in two-step time like this."[15] The Boston Herald determined that Louisiana Music "hopscotches from rock to blues to two-steps in a potent, dance-floor-packing performance."[11] The Times-Picayune wrote that the "band's loose-limbed style cuts through any pop pretenses ... And by the album's fourth song we're solidly into the classic, loose R&B with French lyrics that brought Dopsie his local following."[16]

AllMusic called the album "a killer dance blend of rootsy zydeco full of grit, funk, and soul with pedal-to-the-metal rhythms."[10] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings complained that the "studio sound crosses the line between pristine and sterile."[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'm in the Mood" 
2."Keep a Knockin'" 
3."Since I Lost My Baby" 
4."Josephine C'est Pas Ma Femme" 
5."Lafayette Two Step" 
6."Hot Tamale Baby (Ain't That Right)" 
7."The Things I Used to Do" 
8."Calinda" 
9."That's All Right" 
10."Zydeco Two Step" 

References
  1. MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 229.
  2. "Rockin' Dopsie, 61, A Master of Zydeco With His Own Style". Associated Press. August 28, 1993. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. Aswell, Tom (September 23, 2010). "Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll". Pelican Publishing. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 85.
  5. Wyman, Bill (August 1, 1991). "Calendar". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. Schoemer, Karen (November 22, 1991). "Sounds Around Town". Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Sharp, Jo Ellen Meyers (13 Jan 1992). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  8. Esmonde, Donn (February 21, 1992). "In Brief". The Buffalo News. p. G31.
  9. Plotnikoff, David (December 6, 1991). "ROCKIN' DOPSIE AND THE ZYDECO TWISTERS". San Jose Mercury News. Eye. p. 24.
  10. "Louisiana Music - Rockin' Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-30 – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. Convey, Kevin R. (December 6, 1991). "DISCS". Boston Herald. p. S12.
  12. Heim, Chris (16 Jan 1992). "Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 6.
  13. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. pp. 553–554.
  14. Gehr, Richard (24 Nov 1991). "NEW RELEASES". Newsday. Fanfare. p. 17.
  15. Selvin, Joel. "ROCKIN' DOPSIE & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS: Louisiana Music". San Francisco Chronicle. SUNDAY DATEBOOK. p. 42.
  16. Aiges, Scott (December 13, 1991). "ROCKIN' DOPSIE CAPTURED ON WAX". The Times-Picayune. p. L6.
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