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One for the Road
Studio album by Buckwheat Zydeco
Released	1979 (1979)
Label	Blues Unlimited
Producer	Mark Miller
Buckwheat Zydeco chronology
One for the Road (1979) Take It Easy, Baby (1980)

One for the Road is Buckwheat Zydeco's debut album, credited to his band at the time, Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band. Ils Sont Partis is French for 'They're Off!', used by horse race announcers at the start of a race. It was released on J.D. Miller's Blues Unlimited label in 1979. The majority of the tracks were written by Buckwheat Zydeco, credited to his birth name, Stanley Dural. He reworked Fats Domino's "Good Hearted Man" renaming it "You Got Me Walkin' the Floor" and Clifton Chenier's "Oh My, Lucille" as simply "Lucille". B. B. King's "Rock Me Baby" was also covered. The track "I Bought Me a Raccoon" was his first local hit and was inspired by his pet racoon, Jack (later replaced by Tina), who he brought on the road and draped over his shoulders while playing.

Critical reception

Alan Greenberg for AllMusic contrasted One for the Road to Zydeco's later work as more blues-based, slower and more bass-heavy, and overall more relaxed. Michael Tisserand, in his book The Kingdom of Zydeco describes the album as a "mixture of two-step, waltzes, and the blues."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buckwheat Zydeco, as Stanley Dural, unless otherwise noted

Personnel

• Buckwheat Zydeco – vocals (French and English), accordion, piano, and organ
• Ted Zerby – bass
• Jimmy Papillion – drums
• Russell Gordon – guitar
• John Bell – saxophone
• Elijah Cudges – washboard

Releases

References

1. ^ Tisserand, Michael (22 November 2016). The Kingdom of Zydeco. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-62872-799-9. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
2. ^ Broven, John (1 January 1987). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-88289-608-3. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
3. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-87930-736-3. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
4. Greenberg, Adam. "Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band – One for the Road Album Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

• 1979 debut albums
• Buckwheat Zydeco albums