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Dwayne Rubin, better known by his stage name Dwayne Dopsie, is an American Zydeco musician. He is the accordionist and vocalist for his New Orleans-based band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers.




Biography


Dwayne Dopsie was born March 3, 1979, in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is the youngest of accordionist Rockin' Dopsie's eight children, and picked up music in the household from an early age. He began playing washboard at age six and accordion at seven, and performed with his father on stage at Mardi Gras and on television for a Super Bowl halftime during his childhood.
After Rockin' Dopsie died in 1993, Dwayne Dopsie dropped out of high school to pursue zydeco music full-time. He founded his own band, the Zydeco Hellraisers, in 1999 when he was nineteen years old, and that same year was named "America's Hottest Accordionist" in a competition run by the American Accordion Association.
In 2013, Dopsie collaborated with Corey Ledet, Anthony Dopsie and Andre Thierry on the album Nothin' But the Best, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Dopsie received another nomination in the same category for his 2017 album Top of the Mountain. Dopsie plays regularly at New Orleans events such as Mardi Gras and Jazz & Heritage Festival, has done numerous tours of the United States, and has toured internationally several times, including performances in Canada, Georgia, and China. In 2018, Dopsie signed with Louisiana Red Hot Records, who released Bon Ton in the June, 2019.




Music


Dopsie's style is grounded in Zydeco but incorporates musical elements from rock and roll, rhythm and blues, blues, and reggae.




Zydeco Hellraisers members


Current
Dwayne Dopsie - accordion, vocal
Juju Child - guitar
Brandon David - guitar, vocals
Percy Walker - drums
Dion Pierre - bass
Paul Lafleur - washboard
Tim McFatter - saxophone

Former
Alex MacDonald - washboard, vocals
Calvin Sam - drums
Carl Landry - saxophone
Shelton Sonnier - guitar, vocals
Vincent Doucet - washboard
Kipori Woods - guitar
Dee Fleming - drums
Kevin Minor - drums
Reggie Smith Jr. - saxophone




Awards and honors






= OffBeat's Best of The Beat Awards

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Discography


Studio albums
Now It Begins (1999)
Dopsie Strikes (2001)
Travelin' Man (2006)
Up In Flames (2009)
Been Good To You (2011)
Calling Your Name (2015)
Top Of The Mountain (2017, Grammy Nominated)
Bon Ton (2019)
Set me free ( 2021)
Live albums
Get Down! (2011)
Dopsie's Got It (2014)
LIVE AT THE 2023 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL ( 2023, Grammy nominated)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Penghargaan Grammy ke-55
• Penghargaan Grammy ke-60
• Dwayne Dopsie
• Rockin' Dopsie
• Zydeco
• 66th Annual Grammy Awards
• 60th Annual Grammy Awards
• 55th Annual Grammy Awards
• Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album
• Ivan Klisanin
• Notodden Blues Festival
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival