About me: Hi, this is Tee Don! I am a pure blooded Cajun, a double Landry, and I live in Sunset, LA, where I make Key of Z Rubboards in the tradition started by my daddy, Mr. Willie Landry, who made the first Zydeco Rubboard for Mr. Clifton Chenier!
As a musician playing the Zydeco Rubboard with Lynn August and the Hot August Knights, Zydeco Joe and the Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Band, and many others, I have travelled the World! My music is deeply rooted in both Zydeco & Cajun music.
My family hails originally from Leroy, LA, in Vermillion Parish, LA. I was Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1957. We moved back to Lafayette when I was only three years old. My heritage and strong commitment to preserve a truly unique musical instrument results in the high quality production of my handmade " Key of Z" Rubboards.
Key of Z stainless steel, musical rubboards are in demand around the world. Many famous American Musicians play a Key of Z musical Rubboard in their bands, including C.J. Chenier (son of Clifton Chenier), Buckwheat Zydeco, Chubby Carrier, Zydeco Joe, Cyril Neville of the famous "Neville Brothers", Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top, David Peters drummer for "Gatemouth Brown", Richard Innes of "The Fabulous Thunderbirds", and Zydeco T Carrier of “MOJO & The Bayou Gypsies”, just to name a few.
The Frottoir, first made by my daddy is a true American Musical Instrument! I am proud to say two of my rubboards are in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Enjoy playing one of these amazing instruments or simply enjoy the story of south Louisiana's truly unique, hand-crafted musical instrument: a Key of Z Rubboard, a piece of Zydeco Music History! Please visit my website @ ..
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Who I'd like to meet: I would have liked to have met,Clifton & Clevland Chenier. I did meet Billy F.Gibbons,And Johnny Winter, Darrell Hall & John Oates, Sinbad,Elvin Bishop, Kim Wilson, Allen Wayne, GG Shinn,Zachary Richard,Mojo I guess I can't complain.
On our sheaux at The Pizza Factory, I got up on stage and played Keiko's "Open Road" on the rubbourd- I love that song. Mix betwixt zydeco blues/country. I love it that she still writes stuff just for us out here, you know? I have to fix the strap for their mini frottoir, somehow bo-Pah managed to snap it ? She was getting real good at playing it while she drummed, but now it's some argue because Mimi wore it while she sang normally and bo-Pah swears she had nothing to do with it, that she just found it like that even though she was the last one with it? 7.
Keiko wants to learn Jambalaya en Francais and may need help with the pronunciation-hard to hear it on Mr. Jo-El's recording-will you help her avec ca?
Looking for something to do this weekend ? At 8:00p.m. on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at The Pizza Factory (926 South Main St. in Salinas by Salinas High School) The Sledge Grits Band will be having the most energetic, insane concert we have ever had to end our summer tour and say thank you to Monterey County for helping us make our Wise Music Summer Tour a success ! 46 shows, appearances, and performances- It was a fun 3 months and thanks to you, we were voted Monterey Weekly’s “County’s Best Underage Band 2009”- Thank you. Salinas “Battle of the Bands ’09” winner DEMO will also be performing to open the show for us ! There will be an acoustic guitar that will be raffled off that has been donated by Wise Music- the proceeds geaux towards sponsoring, helping out us with food and gas, as we continue our journey being the next ones known out of Monterey County- John Steinbeck, Vanessa Hudgens, and now hopefully us !There will be 50 “Thank you for the last 1 1/2 years Monterey County !” gift bags to the first 50 people in the door. There is a $5 cover but, we will be giving $1 admission back for every person you bring over 25 people plus you and your family will get in FREE ! Our newest zydeco influenced composition “Open Road” has now finally been made complete thanks to our newest instrument sent to the band by Key of Z bo-Pah’s newest drum kit toy that was sent to her by HiShaker will be unveiled.This will be our last big party in Salinas/ Monterey for some time. We had to clear our schedule for the producers we’re working with in L.A. seaux we can continue working on developing our t.v. show, record, etc. If you’ve been meaning to come to a T.S.G.B. show for a while, please come out and support us now- you may not be able to see us for $5 again ! You know us- seaux It will be family friendly and fun for all ages. Bring all the kids to Rock Out and dance, they like concerts, too ! There will be food and drinks available at an additional fee.
We just rolled back into town last night at about 12:30a.m. and read the message, thanks ! I had Mimi scratching a metal patio table top with a brush while singing while we were in San Diego, we are seaux excited !
Keiko at this years Monterey Bay Blues Festival on the main stage (where C.J. Chenier performed on last year) singing Marcia Ball's 'Watermelon Time' !
I am geauxing through mes filles categories and messaging some of their ami's and asking those of y'all that have Facebook's to follow us there, too. We have our eyes set on 100 friends today, please help us. Come over to our Facebook page at http://bit.ly/tUQnP
The Sledge Grits Band Comment ca va? Hope all is well. We have a new video up, us performing Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis when we opened for Ludacris. Please watch it and then comment on our You Tube. Merci mes amis! T.S.G.B. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UPLewocKdk&feature=channel
We have been putting of recording a song because Daddy says we can not play it in publique until we onw one of your frottoirs! One day soon... The Sledge Grits Band
LOL, I have an itchy chin and a son making bad grades, but I also have a wonderful husband, 4 more wonderful kids making straight A's a great job (for now) and a sweet girl who makes us laugh daily!! :D
