Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
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The 2012 Line-up
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- Eagles
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Jimmy Buffett, Acoustic - with Mac McAnally
- Foo Fighters
- The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion
- Zac Brown Band
- The Neville Brothers
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Al Green
- Herbie Hancock and his Band
- Ne-Yo
- My Morning Jacket
- Bon Iver
- Paulina Rubio
- Cee Lo Green
- Florence + the Machine
- Allen Toussaint
- Feist
- Bonnie Raitt
- Irma Thomas
- Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
- Dr. John & the Lower 911
- Janelle Monáe
- Yolanda Adams
- Iron & Wine
- Pete Fountain
- Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
- Steel Pulse
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
- Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
- funky Meters
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience
- Steve Earle and the Dukes with Special Guest The Mastersons
- Galactic
- Preservation Hall and Friends
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Ani DiFranco
- GIVERS
- Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
- Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
- Better Than Ezra
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
- Dave Koz
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Gomez
- The Pedrito Martinez Group
- The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black, and DJ Poppa
- Israel Houghton and New Breed
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
- Zebra
- Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
- James Cotton “Superharp” Band
- Cowboy Mouth
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Papa Grows Funk
- David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco
- Bobby Rush
- Chuck Leavell & Friends with special guest Bonnie Bramlett
- Ellis Marsalis
- Marcia Ball
- Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
- John Boutté
- Gary Clark Jr.
- The Texas Tornados feat. Flaco Jiménez, Augie Myers, and Shawn Sahm
- Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Band feat. Terence Blanchard
- Cheikh Lô of Senegal
- Tab Benoit
- Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread”
- Bombino of Niger
- Glen Hansard
- Big Sam's Funky Nation
- Jeremy Davenport
- Sarah Jarosz
- Bonerama
- Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
- Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic
- Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
- Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: Hello Pops Tribute to Louis Armstrong
- Donald Harrison
- Lindigo of Reunion Island feat. Fixi of France
- Sonny Landreth
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Soul Rebels
- The Stars of Heaven
- Jewel Brown and the Heritage Hall Jazz Band
- Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
- Anders Osborne
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Theresa Andersson
- John Mooney & Bluesiana
- Eric Lindell
- Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters
- BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
- Pine Leaf Boys
- James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
- Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
- Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
- Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
- Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
- Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
- Banu Gibson
- Hot 8 Brass Band
- George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band
- and more are all among the artists scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest.
- (The weekend-by-weekend links are above.)
- Ziggy Marley - Wild and Free Tour
- Warren Haynes Band
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Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters (Zydeco) The energetic
front man on rubboard and vocals has been known to do splits mid-stage.
He took over the band, which includes his brothers, accordionist Anthony
and drummer Tiger, on the death of their father Rockin’ Dopsie Sr.
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I am using a friends acct. now so i can tell how GREAT David and his Brothers are. i have not been lucky enough to be in touch with them for a few years, but they are such a great band!! I am Pam from Montgomery,AL who used to see them entertain people like you cant imagine!! i I have not been lucky enough to be in touch with David or Tiger for FEW YEARS AND MISS YALL SO SO MUCH!!!!!! hopefully soon i can get to N.O. or a Jazz Fest soon!! i promise i will never forget such great people and muscians!! Love ya'll Pam Whitmire Blazer!! i wish we were in touch again!!! GREAT MUSIC and PEOPLE!!!!!
Scott Morris , 16 days agoYou can not stop beating your foot and/or dancing to this band. They are SO full of energy!!!
c3boats , 29 days agoSaw him at Fest in 2009 and it was a life changing experience. I definitely want to see him again this year; hope he is not closing out Sunday's show.
Martin Kleinbart , 4 months agoThe hardest working man in Acadiana and beyond. Rock on Dopsie, rock on!!!
smithk9 , 5 months ago