BonTonMickey

Bon Ton Mickey & the Zydeco Hotsteppers



The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club presents Bon Ton Mickey & the Zydeco Hotsteppers.

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.

Join him now at yet another crossroads where his past and present meet. His musical journey continues on its own unique course. 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. - Houston Arts Alliance