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MP3 Selwyn Cooper - SVC Sound Magic
11 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Jazzy Blues, WORLD: Acadian
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South Louisiana has always been known for it’s rich heritage of Jazz, Blues and
Zydeco music. People from all over the world flock to New Orleans to get a taste
of the rich food and sounds that they associate with “Fat City.” Selwyn Cooper has
worn out 3 passports taking the sounds of the deep south to people from
Coast to Coast tours of the United States and has expanded his travels to Canada,
Turkey, Africa, Sweden,French, Australia, Germany and Italy. This guitar virtuoso of
Jazz,Blues and Zydeco has contributed to 2 Grammy Award winning CD’s.
The first was for 100%Zydeco in 1983 and again in 1984 Turning Point with Buckwheat
Zydeco. We all hit the jackpot when he made the first LA. Lottery commercial and feel
a little closer to him since his Close-Up toothpaste ads on television
and radio with Rockin Dopsie.
At Jazz fest in New Orleans 2005, he and Soul
Diva, Carol Fran schooled up the Critics Choice
Award. We are still tracking his history but to date
we can count 12 appearances at N.O. Jazz fest
so far and then jazz fest all over the country and
even the world. We may as well throw in The World
Fair in New Orleans’ while we are at it!
In 1987, he was heard in the soundtrack of “The
Big Easy” with Buckwheat Zydeco deemed by the
New York Times as one of the best 10 records of the
year. December of 1992 in “Delta Heat” when Mickey
Rourke entered the bar in the middle of the movie, you
saw and heard Selwyn wailing on the guitar with Rockin
Dopsies’ band.
Just a few of Selwyn’s career highlights include:
1971 Started playing professionally with Buckwheat
and the Hitchhikers R&B band. They later became known as Buckwheat Zydeco.
70’s Played with Carol Basely – former backup singer for Ike & Tina Turner
1980 New Orleans Jazz fest with Marcelle Dugas
1981 New Orleans Jazz fest with Buckwheat Zydeco
1982 New Orleans Jazz fest with Buckwheat Zydeco
1982 Montreal Jazz fest with Buckwheat Zydeco
1982 Played with Big Momma Thornton in a little
club in Montreal just across the street from Jazz fest
in Montreal just across the street from Jazz fest in Montreal
1983 New Orleans Jazz fest with Buckwhear Zydeco
1984 New Orleans Worlds Fair
1983 Granny Award winning – 100% Zydeco was
recorded with Buckwheat Zydeco. 100% Zydeco is
due to be released again September 2005 by Shout
Factory and distributed by Sony BMG Music
Entertainment. They credit Selwyn’s terrific guitar
playing on the press release announcing the new release.
1985 New Orleans Jazz fest with Buckwheat Zydeco
1985 recorded Turning Point with Buckwheat Zydeco
and snagged a 2nd Grammy.
1986 New Orleans Jazz fest with Buckwheat Zydeco
1987 played an awesome lead guitar on Jolie Blanc
on the soundtrack for the movie “The Big Easy”
1990 New Orleans Jazz fest with Rockin Dopsie
1990’s Selwyn was one of the performers chosen to
play at the Meridian Hotel in Paris for the World
Peace conference attended by leaders all over the world.
1990 Jazzadalia with Rockin Dopsie
Also during the 90’s Selwyn toured with Beau Jacque
in the United States and according to the New York Times
“took the East coast by storm” and then took Zydeco to people in
Turkey for the first time.
1991 New Orleans Jazz fest with Rockin Dopsie
1992 New Orleans Jazz fest with Rockin Dopsie
1992 Soundtrack and brief appearance in the movie
“Delta Heat” starring Mickey Rourke with Rockin
Dopsie.
1992 Close-Up toothpaste commercial with Rockin
Dopsie
1992 1st Louisiana Lottery Scratch off commercial
with Rockin Dopsie
1992 Australian tour & T.V. Talk Show Australia with
Rockin Dopsie
1992 Africa Island Reunion with Rockin Dopsie
1993 New Orleans Jazz fest with Rockin Dopsie
1993 Opened for Miles Davis at the New Orleans
Municipal Auditorium with Rockin Dopsie
1993North Sea Jazz fest in Amsterdam, Holland with Rockin Dopsie
1993 met the wife/music partner of his hero Clarence
Holliman Carol Fran and she was so impressed with
His playing that not only have they been playing gigs
Together since but she also gave him Clarence
Holliman’s guitar. According to Acadiana Lifestyles
magazine “if you heard him play you’d know why”
Nick Pittman – March 2005 – Article on Selwyn Cooper
1997 Festival International – Zydeco Hurricanes.
1998 Played with https://www.tradebit.come at Tattoos on Bourbon Street
2000 Umbria Jazz fest both with Johnny Nocturnes
band and with Selwyn’s band
2002 Marsha Ball Jazz fest Houston Downtown
2002 Monroe Folk life Festival
2002 New Orleans Jazz fest – with Marsha Ball
2002 Blues Masters at the Crossroads with Develle
Crawford
2003 WWOZ Annual Piano Night with Soul Diva
Carol Fran
2005 New Orleans Jazz fest with Carol Fran and won
the Critics pick Award according to https://www.tradebit.com
Selwyn opened so many shows for https://www.tradebit.comg he can’t
Count them. We are presently tracking this.
The following is a partial list of some of the artist Selwyn
has performed with:
Rockin Dopsie Sr. The Commodores
Rockin Dopsie jr. Joe Cocker
Clifton Chenier Sr. Sherman Robertson
C.J. Chenier King Karl
Develle Crawford Guitar Gable
Cyril Neville Fernest Arceneaux
George Benson Big Daddy Reed
Al Joreau Allen Toussant
Cab Calloway Major Handy
Frankie Ford Lil’ Buck Senegal
Paul Simon Buckwheat Zydeco
Pat Coin Major Handy
Carol Fran Beau Jacques
Irma Thomas Jerry Embre
Marcia Ball
Cookie & The Cup-Cakes
Sicily Houston Phil Phillips
Big Momma Thornton Ghetto Man Riley
Marva Wright Gordon Wilkes
Ellis Marcellas Jr. Johnny Nocturne
Kat & The Kittens Miles Davis
James Cotton Guitar Slim
Harmonica Red Bobby Charles
Corey Bell Carol Basly-former
Lil’ Bob
backup singer Ike & Tina Turner
Lynn August Alonzo Johnson
Anchorman Ed Bradley can’t resist joining in when
the music gets kicking. Ed played scrub board with
Selwyn & Rockin Dopsie at the https://www.tradebit.comzfest for 3years
Running!
You can also contact Mr Cooper at: 337-365-4312
Partial Listing of CD’s Selwyn Cooper has played on:
1983 – 100% Fortified Zydeco – Buckwheat Zydeco
Record Co. – Black Top Records -1984 Grammy
Award Winner: This one was so good that Shout Factory
has pulled it out of Black Top records pantry and will
release it again Sept. 13, 2005 and Sony BMG Music
Entertainment will distribute it. Their press release
States “It starts with a hip swaying version of Don
Gardner and Dee Dee Ford’s 1962 R&B hit “ I need
your lovin that features terrific guitar work from
Selwyn Cooper”
1984 – Turning Point
Buckwheat Zydeco
Blue Jay Studio
1985 Grammy Award Winner – You may remember the
incredible music in the movie – “The Big Easy.” If you
do, you heard Selwyn Coopers guitar work. At the end
of the movie as it closes with Dennis Quaid waltzing into
the room with his new bride to “Jolie Blanc.” Buckwheat
Zydeco says “Hey Cooper” and you hear an awesome lead by Selwyn Cooper. What a
climatic ending!
1988 – Let Me in Your Heart
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Archoolie
This one is especially noted for Selwyn Cooper and C.J.
Chenier trading accordion and guitar licks working one
another into a musical frenzy you don’t want to miss.
1991 – Hit Rod
C.J. Chenier
Slash
1991 – Rockin Dopsie/Zydeco Twisters
Selwyn Cooper on guitar
Atlantic
1992 – I’m Coming Home
C.J. Chenier
NYNO then released again Archoolie
1993 – The Pink Cadillac
Lynn August
Blact Top Records
1994 – Louisiana Zydeco
Featuring Selwyn Cooper
Mardi Gras Records
1997 – Bayou Hot Sauce
Various Artists
Rounder Records
1999 – Louisiana Swamp Blues
Selwyn Cooper & the Hurricane Blues Band
Sounds of New Orleans
1999 – Buckwheat’s Zydeco Party
Buckwheat Zydeco
Tomorrow Recordings
1999 – The Buck Starts Here
Lil’ Buck Senegal
NYNO
2000 – Archoolie
40th Anniversary Collection
1960-2000
The Journey of Chris Strochwitz
2002 – Fran-tastic
Carol Fran
Sounds of New Orleans
2002 – My Baby Don’t Wear No Shoes
C.J. Chenier
SONO then released again Archoolie
2002 – Zydeco: The Essential Collection
Various Artist
Rounder Records
2003 – Buckwheat Zydeco Classics
Buckwheat Zydeco
Rounder Records
1999 – The Buckwheat Zydeco Party
Buckwheat Zydeco
Tomorrow
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