- Queen Ida
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Queen Ida
Birth_name = Ida Lewis Guillory
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = birth date and age|1929|1|15
Origin = Lake Charles,Louisiana ,United States
Died =
Instrument =Accordion
Genre =Zydeco
Occupation =Accordion ist, Producer
Years_active = 1975 — Present
Label = GNP Crescendo
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.cotatifest.com/Queen%20Ida.htm Queen Ida]
Notable_instruments =Ida Lewis "Queen Ida" Guillory (born
January 15 1929 , Lake Charles,Louisiana ) is an Americanaccordion ist. She was the first femaleaccordion player to lead azydeco band. Queen Ida's music is an eclectic mix of R&B, Caribbean, and Cajun, though the presence of her accordion always keeps it traditional.Biography
Born Ida Lewis Guillory to a musically talented family in Lake Charles, Queen Ida learned to play accordion from her mother after she spent a few years learning the
piano . Her family moved to Beaumont,Texas ] , when she was ten and eight years later moved to San Francisco,California . Her first language is French, and wherever they went, took their Creole culture and music with them.Queen Ida and her band played at the
Monterey Jazz Festival in 1976 and 1988, and theSan Francisco Blues Festival in 1975, 1978, and 1991. In 1988, Queen Ida touredJapan , becoming the first zydeco artist to do so. She touredAfrica the following year and in 1990 went toAustralia andNew Zealand .On the CD
album , "Back on the Bayou" (1999), Queen Ida got together on the bayou in Louisiana with her brother, Al Rapone, for a zydeco reunion. Rapone often wrote and produced for her and formed the Bon Temps Zydeco Band, which later became his sister's backup group. Doubling up on accordions, they are joined by John Lindberg on bass, Richard Rowley on guitar, Bernard Anderson on flute and saxophone, and Ron Guillory on rub board and vocals.Queen Ida also co-authored a
cookbook , "Cookin' with Queen Ida" in 1990, which featured Creole recipes. Through the 2000s she continued to tour and perform, although she did not record any more albums during this period.elected discography
References
External links
* [http://www.cotatifest.com/Queen%20Ida.htm Queen Ida info]
* [http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/queen-ida-biography E-notes: Queen Ida]
* [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7OxfbuewmaQ Queen Ida video]
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