Boozoo Chavis

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1930-10-30

Active to

2001-05-05

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

28,130

Total plays

118,688

Boozoo Chavis (born: Wilson Anthony Chavis) was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the Cajun and blues hybrid originating in southwest Louisiana. Although his self-composed 1954 single, "Paper in My Shoes," was the first zydeco hit, Chavis was distrustful of the music industry and refused to perform publicly or record again until 1984. In an interview featured in the 1990 book, The New Folk Music, Chavis explained, "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. <a href="https://www.las

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Sense of community: A definition and theory

   · 1986 · cited 2,185x

2. Population and familial association between the D4 dopamine receptor gene and measures of Novelty Seeking

   · 1996 · cited 838x

3. Sense of community in the urban environment: A catalyst for participation and community development

   · 1990 · cited 674x

4. Ego4D: Around the World in 3,000 Hours of Egocentric Video

   · 2022 · cited 616x

5. Participation and the social and physical environment of residential blocks: Crime and community context

   · 1990 · cited 488x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Lake Charles

Place of death

Austin

Occupation

musician

Genre

zydeco

Instrument

accordion

Record label

Rounder Records

Official website

www.boozoo.com

Image

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