Rosie Ledet Explained

Rosie Ledet
Birth Name:Mary Roszela Bellard[1]
Alias:The Zydeco Sweetheart
Birth Date:25 October 1971
Birth Place:Church Point, Louisiana, U.S.
Instrument:Vocals, accordion
Genre:Zydeco
Occupation:Musician, singer, songwriter
Years Active:1994–present
Label:Maison de Soul, JSP

Rosie Ledet (born Mary Roszela Bellard; October 25, 1971) is an American Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.[2] [3] [4] [5] Since circa 2020, she also performs under the name Rosie Bellard.[6]

Her songs are known for their sultry and suggestive lyrics. She tours and records with her band, the Zydeco Playboys.

Biography

Born in Church Point, Louisiana,[7] Ledet listened to rock music in her youth. Although she was in an environment where zydeco was heard, she took little interest in the music at the time. She first became fascinated with zydeco music when she was 16 years old. She attended a zydeco dance at Richard's Club, a famous zydeco club in Lawtell, Louisiana, and saw Boozoo Chavis play, which inspired her to start learning to play zydeco. At this dance, she also met Morris Ledet, her husband-to-be.

She learned the accordion watching Morris play. When he heard her, he stepped aside allowing her the spotlight, and became her accompanist on the bass guitar. Morris then brought Rosie to his producer, Mike Lachney, a veteran zydeco producer. Lachney was so impressed that he quickly set up a recording session. Lachney then took Ledet to Floyd Soileau, of the Maison de Soul label. Soileau also was impressed and gave Lachney a contract to produce five albums with Ledet. She started playing around Louisiana and Texas in 1994. The same year, she released her debut album Sweet Brown Sugar on the Maison de Soul label.

She resides in Iota, Louisiana.

Discography

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Van Vleck . Philip . July 28, 2006 . More than a pretty face: Ledet plays, sings, writes . The Herald-Sun . Durham, North Carolina . D4.
  2. Web site: Ochs . Meredith. Album Review: 'Raw,' By Rosie Ledet . NPR.org.
  3. News: Kirgan . Harlan . Film on zydeco's Rosie Ledet to premiere at Experience Louisiana Festival . October 8, 2015 . The Eunice News . Eunice, Louisiana . May 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009170905/http://www.eunicetoday.com/local/film-zydeco’s-rosie-ledet-premiere-experience-louisiana-festival . October 9, 2015 . dead.
  4. News: Fuselier . Herman . Zydeco Crossroads ends with celebration in Philly . October 20, 2015 . The Advertiser . May 28, 2022.
  5. News: Scott . Mike . October 23, 2015 . Music doc 'Zydeco Crossroads: A Tale of Two Cities' to premiere for free in New Orleans . The Times-Picayune . May 28, 2022.
  6. Web site: Rosie & The Zydeco Gs . . June 16, 2020 . YouTube . December 11, 2023.
  7. Book: Nyhan . Pat . Rollins . Brian . Babb . David . 1997 . Let The Good Times Roll!: A Guide to Cajun & Zydeco Music . Portland, Maine . Upbeat Books . 167–168 . 9780965823203 . 38128267 . registration .
  8. Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys . 2015 . Raw! . CD . Louisiana . Nizzari Music . 888295276757 . 982699935.
  9. . Best of the Beat Award Winners: Complete List . OffBeat . New Orleans, Louisiana . 2020 . May 28, 2022.

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