Raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Landreth played in local bands before accepting an invitation to join Clifton Chenier's Red Hot Louisiana Band. Learning from the "king of Zydeco," Landreth developed a virtuosity in a range of blues settings, which surfaced on his debut album, Blues Attack, in 1981.
In the years that followed, Landreth continued to sharpen his extraordinary playing chops while also building a reputation as a singer and songwriter of exceptional sensitivity to his geographical and artistic roots. Word spread throughout the...
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