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Mickey Guillory grew up at the crossroads of State Highway 190 and Rural Route 103 in Mallet, Louisiana. Mickey learned to love the fun side of making music. Today he still lends that passionate voice and his fun-loving appreciation to his music. He was raised in a musically rich environment where as a teenager Mickey first learned about low down, tail shaking party music…Zydeco. That accordion and rubboard brings ecstasy to even the most dispirited person. Living at those crossroads offered Mickey a means to take his passion further than his rural community. That road brought him to Houston at 14 and this insightful kid was 17 years old when he first taught himself to play the “squeezebox” or accordion. There are few better live entertainers. Mickey fuels the energy and passion of the crowd by playing on his knees and even on his back. He picks out people from the audience to play the rubboard on stage and everyone loves their 15 seconds of fame! After 30 years of playing and touring, he has paid his dues and forged a special place for himself and his unique blend of music. He redefines his musical heritage by establishing himself as a formidable songwriter and an absolutely astonishing entertainer. He is one of the most sought after artists in Zydeco music today. His debut release, "Trouble in Town", hit the streets in early 1995 stunning in its clarity and energy and even more so for the presence of original songs. Mickey writes from a very different perspective than many other Zydeco artists. Bon Ton Mickey is inspired by some of the greatest songwriters of our time, John Delafose, Buckwheat, Rocking Sydney, Beau Jacques, and last but not least Clifton Chenier. All had a profound affect on him, thereby making his music much more fun. On his second and third full releases "On Our Way! in 2000" and “Live in Portland” in 2002, respectively, Mickey evolved to create a fusion of sound like no other. Fans agree that he is taking his beloved Zydeco music to a new level and into a larger music world. Bon Ton traveled to venues in the surrounding areas of Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Portland, OR and ME, Los Angeles, and Seattle. He introduced Zydeco overseas to those in Europe and Australia which celebrates circles of American roots music. Join him now at yet another crossroads where his past and present meet. His musical journey continues on its own unique course with his 2006 release "Let Me Play With Your Poodle". He once again offers up an original collection of first class eclectic sounds making them seem totally fresh with his Creole language fused into each and every song. Bon Ton Mickey takes the listener back down to the woods of Louisiana where people still enjoyed life in spite of their circumstances. The listener tours the landscape of the sugar cane and potato patches, the exotic flavors of Creole cooking, the simplicity of life and the colorful celebrations that make up what is said to be one of the most complex rural sub-cultures…the Creoles.
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