Video: Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
High energy zydeco from the Hell Raisers. From south Louisiana Dwayne was a real crowd pleaser with antics like jumping off the stage and leading a second line through the park. Recorded in Milwaukee on July 14, 2018 

Located at the Blues Ranch on the Methow River in the resort town of Winthrop, Washington, the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is a three-day event packed full of exciting national and regional entertainment for all ages. There is on-site camping, food and craft vendors, portable showers, and a beer garden. The Blues Ranch is the perfect setting for one of Washington’s finest music festivals. We look forward to another great year and hope to see YOU at the 36th Annual Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival!!

He has no competition in his genres, he’s the Jimmy Hendrix of the accordion.” – Rolling Stone magazine
2018 GRAMMY® Award nominee and “America’s Hottest Accordion” winner, Dwayne Dopsie plays a high energy zydeco that keeps you wanting more. Excerpts from Wikepedia: 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.

Dwayne Dopsie 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,[2] 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,[5][6][7][8] and has toured internationally several times, including performances in Canada, Georgia, and China.[3] In 2018, Dopsie signed with Louisiana Red Hot Records, who released Bon Ton in the June, 2019.

Current members of his band:
* Dwayne Dopsie – accordion, vocals
* Brandon David – guitar, vocals
* Percy Walker – drums
* Dion Pierre – bass
* Paul Lafleur – washboard
* Tim McFatter – saxophone

For further information: info@winthropbluesfestival.org