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"Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!!" or "Let The Good Times Roll!!"

with Zydeco-a-Go-Go, the Mid-Atlantic's premier Zydeco band. Creole Zydeco and Cajun 2-steps combine with funky

New Orleans Rhythm & Blues and vintage Louisiana Rock & Roll

into a spicy gumbo of irresistible dance music--- and whether they're playing a smalltown fair or a big outdoor festival,

a performing arts center or a college dance concert, a church carnival or a swanky fundraiser gala, a backyard BBQ or one of those non-stop everybody's-up-and-dancin' wedding receptions,

you know it's gonna be a wild & swingin' bayou boogaloo,

pitch-a-wang-dang-doodle-all-night-long ZYDECO DANCE PARTY!

petegumbo_gmail.com 215-635-9399

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Pete Gumbo on squeezebox
Bob Holden on drums
Billy B on guitar
CC on sax
Pam on rubboard
Pete and Pam harmonizing
studio photo by Mike Lynch
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Founded in 1992, this all-star group boasts colorful personnel with decades of experience: bandleader Pete Gumbo, on accordion, piano, and vocals, was a founding member of underground cult legends PHILLY GUMBO, backed Jamaican toaster BIG YOUTH, Nigerian Afro-Pop recording sensations THE LIJADU SISTERS, and has played piano with such artists as SLEEPY LaBEEF, BO DIDDLEY, and New Orleans own CHARLES HONEYBOY OTIS. Guitarist Billy Baltera studied music at Bostons Berklee School Of Music. Hes gone on to become a seasoned pro, having recorded and toured the USA and overseas for many years with Texas blues icon SONNY RHODES, soul shouter FRANKIE LEE, and R&B showman LONNIE SHIELDS. Saxophonist Carl CC Crabtree cut his teeth in Atlanta touring the South with novelty rock & roll prankster DARRYL RHODES, but is well-known in his hometown (Philly) having worked with many of the areas top blues, jazz, R&B and party rock bands, including GROVER WASHINGTON JR., THE BEN VAUGHN COMBO and rhythm & blues big band THE DUKES OF DESTINY. Youll hear CC scratching on the rubboard for Zydeco, then on New Orleans R&B or jump-blues numbers hell be honking and wailing on tenor sax. Drummer Bob Holden, a founding member of THE DUKES, has backed local rock heroes like ROBERT HAZARD and QUINCY as well as national recording artists such as soul-singer TERRY EVANS and roots-blues legend OTIS RUSH. Bob got his start in music as a teenager drumming behind James Brown impersonator LEON & THE WORKOUTS. On bass guitar is Jimmy Pritchard, a rock solid in-the-pocket player who has recorded and toured the USA and overseas with many great blues artists, including GEORGIE BONDS, SONNY RHODES and BIG JACK JOHNSON. Rounding out the group nicely is special-guest on-request Pamela Eshelman on rubboard and vocals.... she brings to the band a sweet & soulful voice, a swinging sense of rhythm and contagious onstage enthusiasm.

Although based in Philadelphia, the group has garnered praise for its authentic Louisiana sound. When playing a gig at the legendary Rock & Bowl in New Orleans, they kept the crowded dance-floor busy, with lots of smiling faces everywhere. KBON, a popular radio station in Eunice, Louisiana (the heart of Cajun country) put the group's debut CD into its daily rotation. Music from that cd was used in the soundtrack for ABC News Earth Day 2000 that was broadcast worldwide during a segment documenting the effect of global warming in Louisiana. In other parts of the nation as well as Europe the CD has found an appreciative audience on progressive radio stations.

At the heart of any Zydeco-A-Go-Go song is the classic zydeco sound of accordion and frattoir (rubboard) augmented by saxophone, electric guitar, electric bass and drums. Cajun 2-steps blend with Creole zydeco and classic New Orleans rhythm & blues in a spicy gumbo of Louisiana dance music. Their performances feature lyrics sung in English, Spanish, Cajun and Creole French, set to a beat that keeps people dancing all night long.

petegumbo_gmail.com 215-635-9399

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Where and When

Thu. Sept. 1 Gorgas Park, Roxborough, Phila. PA 7-9pm

Hemitage St. & Ridge Ave. Phila. PA (Roxborough)

Sat. Sept. 3 Poconos Garlic Festival Ski Shawnee PA

Sun. Sept. 4 Poconos Garlic Festival Ski Shawnee PA

Fri. Sept. 9 TK Club 500 East Hector St., Conshohocken PA free zydeco dance lessons 7:30; band plays from 8:30pm-12am

Wed. Sept 14 Commerce Square 2020 Market St. Phila.PA 12-1:30p

Sat. Sept. 17 Camp-Jam-In-The-Pines Monroeville NJ

Old Cedar Campground 274 Richwood Rd Monroeville, NJ

Sun. Sept. 18 wedding reception, Frederick MD

Sat. Sept. 24 First Energy Stadium (home of Reading Phillies)

1900 Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601

"Walk For The Animals" fundraising event benefits the

Humane Society Of Berks County

Fri. Sept. 30 Mermaid Inn Chestnut Hill 9:30pm-12:30am

7673 Winston Rd. Phila. PA 215-247-9797

Sat. Oct. 1 private party, Lancaster PA

Fri. Oct. 7 private party, Newtown Square PA 7:30-9pm

Sat. Oct. 8 private party, Plymouth Meeting PA 4-7pm

Sat. Oct. 8 Rodes Restaurant Swedesboro NJ 9-11:30pm

533 Kings Highway Swedesboro, NJ 08085 ph: (856) 467-2700

Sun. Oct. 9 Chestnut Hill Arts Fest Philadelphia PA 11am-2pm

Top-Of-The-Hill Stage, 8700 Germantown Ave. (_Bethlehem Pike)

Sat. Oct. 15 Whitemarsh Pumpkin Festival, Lafayette Hill PA

Victory Field, Whitemarsh High School, 201 E. Germantown Pike

12:35-1:30pm and 4:00-4:45pm

Sat. Nov. 5 World Cafe Live, Phila. PA 7:30pm-12am

special double-bill: Zydeco-a-Go-Go & Dukes Of Destiny

ZaGG 7:30-8:30; Dukes 8:30-9:30; ZaGG 10-11pm; Dukes 11pm-12am

2 complete double-bill, shows from 7:30-9:30pm and 10pm-12am

buy one ticket, stay all night long, tickets $20pp

Sun. Nov. 6 Aldo-Fest _ Fergie's Pub , 1214 Sansom St. Phila. PA a special evening honoring the amazing ALDO JONES featuring: DAN MONTGOMERY, KENN KWEDER, MARY ELLEN DESMOND, GREG BOYER w/ED KAMARAUSKAS, CHRIS BEATOE, RUSTY CADILLAC plus the mysterious EVERGLADES

5-7 reception & buffet, 7-11pm live music

$10 door donation benefits Leukemia/Lymphoma Research

for more information: Aldo-Fest

Fri. Nov. 25 private party, New Hope PA 8-11pm

Fri. Dec. 2 Mermaid Inn 7673 Winston Rd. Phila. PA 215-247-9797

Sat. Dec. 17 World Cafe Live at the Queen, Wilmington DE 9pm

Sat. Dec. 31 First Night Ocean City NJ 9pm-11:45pm

Ocean City High School Gymnasium

501 Atlantic Ave. Ocean City, NJ

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Sun. Jan. 29 Free Library of Philadelphia 2-3pm FREE

1901 Vine St. Phila. PA ground floor auditorium

Thu. Feb. 16 private party Phila. PA 8-10pm

Fri. Feb. 17 Bayou, 2519 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC

Sun. Feb. 19 Monmouth County Library 2-4pm

125 Symmes Rd., Manalapan, NJ 732-308-3747

Mon. private party, Princeton NJ 2-3pm

Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party _TOP DOG, 10pm-1am no cover

2310 Marlton Pike West Cherry Hill, NJ (856) 486-1001

"Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!" or "Let The Good Times Roll!"

Fri. Apr. 20 TK Club 500 East Hector St., Conshohocken PA free zydeco dance lessons 7:30; band plays from 8:30pm-12am

Sat. Apr. 28 LIVESTRONG fundraiser party 8pm-12am

PJ Whelihans, Cherry Hill NJ

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or send an email to petegumbo_gmail.com

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