T-Lou

A leading light of the Los Angeles zydeco scene, singer and accordionist T-lou was born Louis Joseph Eaglin in Grand Coteau, LA; the son of sharecroppers, he taught himself guitar at the age of 15 and later played bass in a high school R&B combo. Upon graduating high school, he relocated to Houston before settling in California; there T-lou attended a Clifton Chenier concert and fell under zydeco's sway, soon learning accordion and forming the Los Angeles Zydeco Band. After issuing 1985's T-lou & His Los Angeles Zydeco Band, he continued playing regularly along the West Coast in the years leading up to the release of 1993's Super Hot. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide