John Leopold
@superleopold.bsky.social
Executive Producer of Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, Director of Central Coast K-16 Regional Collaborative, Former Managing Director of Arhoolie Foundation and former Santa Cruz County Supervisor
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60 years ago tonight, the merry pranksters' 1st informal acid test, held at ken babbs's place outside santa cruz, where the grateful dead did not play (& all purported flyers are almost certainly fake). below text from dennis mcnally's bio.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
60 years ago tonight, the merry pranksters' 1st informal acid test, held at ken babbs's place outside santa cruz, where the grateful dead did not play (& all purported flyers are almost certainly fake). below text from dennis mcnally's bio.
Our Clifton Chenier tribute record got nominated for a GRAMMY! Here’s hoping for the Year of Chenier continues with a win in February.
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our Clifton Chenier tribute record got nominated for a GRAMMY! Here’s hoping for the Year of Chenier continues with a win in February.
So it happened yesterday. I said goodbye to 1200 GD+ cassette tapes that I had amassed from 1981-1999. Glad they are in the tape decks of Head Terry Rudy. Hope the tunes continue to fill the air. The tapes are spinning and you can’t slow down…
September 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
So it happened yesterday. I said goodbye to 1200 GD+ cassette tapes that I had amassed from 1981-1999. Glad they are in the tape decks of Head Terry Rudy. Hope the tunes continue to fill the air. The tapes are spinning and you can’t slow down…
Last night Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated Jerry Garcia’s birthday with the debut of Franklin’s Tower to open their show at Red Rocks. Extra bonus, Derek Trucks was playing Jerry’s Travis Bean guitar! A great night of music.
August 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Last night Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated Jerry Garcia’s birthday with the debut of Franklin’s Tower to open their show at Red Rocks. Extra bonus, Derek Trucks was playing Jerry’s Travis Bean guitar! A great night of music.
A great write up about our Tribute To The King of Zydeco in a Louisiana paper. How it came together and what were the motivations behind it.
How a family legacy sparked a tribute to the King of Zydeco
Following a show in California, someone approached Cajun musician Joel Savoy with an unexpected proposition. The roots behind the request stretch back decades.
thecurrentla.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A great write up about our Tribute To The King of Zydeco in a Louisiana paper. How it came together and what were the motivations behind it.
Tommy McLain, Swamp Pop legend, has left us. So many great songs. Honored that he appeared on our Tribute To The King Of Zydeco record.
July 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Tommy McLain, Swamp Pop legend, has left us. So many great songs. Honored that he appeared on our Tribute To The King Of Zydeco record.
A wonderful Cajun super group last night at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley. The Brothers Savoy with Steve Riley and Ed Littlefield on pedal steel. Father and son John and Vidrine also part of the ensemble. Everyone but Ed played almost every instrument.
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A wonderful Cajun super group last night at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley. The Brothers Savoy with Steve Riley and Ed Littlefield on pedal steel. Father and son John and Vidrine also part of the ensemble. Everyone but Ed played almost every instrument.
Great review of our record in @nodepression.bsky.social
ALBUM REVIEW: 'A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco,' Stellar Array of Artists Pay Tribute to Clifton Chenier
It's about time. Clifton Chenier finally got the biggest birthday gift of his life. For what would have been his 100th birthday, Louisiana based independent label Valcour Records, who specialize in bo...
nodepression.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Great review of our record in @nodepression.bsky.social
Time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the undisputed King of Zydeco!
Zydeco Sont Pas Salés
YouTube video by The Rolling Stones - Topic
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June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the undisputed King of Zydeco!
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Friday was my first day out at Jazz Fest 2025. The Clifton Chenier Centennial was one of the best sets I’ve heard in all my years at the fest. CJ Chenier, Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth, Roddie Romero, David Hildago, and Curly Taylor played a show for the ages to honor the King of Zydeco.
#jazzfest
#jazzfest
May 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Friday was my first day out at Jazz Fest 2025. The Clifton Chenier Centennial was one of the best sets I’ve heard in all my years at the fest. CJ Chenier, Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth, Roddie Romero, David Hildago, and Curly Taylor played a show for the ages to honor the King of Zydeco.
#jazzfest
#jazzfest
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Clifton Chenier changed music history. On the centennial of his birth, musicians from across genres are paying homage to the King of Zydeco, Reya Hart writes:
The Rolling Stones Play Zydeco
How the legendary rock band discovered the music of Clifton Chenier
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Clifton Chenier changed music history. On the centennial of his birth, musicians from across genres are paying homage to the King of Zydeco, Reya Hart writes:
Mick gets why Clifton is such a big deal. Tribute record comes out on Friday.
Clifton Chenier Was a Music Icon.
Mick Jagger and Lucinda Williams Want You to Know Why
Mick Jagger and Lucinda Williams Want You to Know Why
Clifton Chenier Was a Music Icon. The Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams Want You to Know Why
Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams pays tribute.
rollingstone.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Mick gets why Clifton is such a big deal. Tribute record comes out on Friday.
Today we released the second single from our upcoming Clifton Chenier tribute. Featuring Taj Mahal and Keith Frank, “Hey ‘Tite Fille” will have you dancing in no time.
youtu.be/yutLrEyLrRA?...
#NewOrleans #louisiana #accordion #blues #zydeco
youtu.be/yutLrEyLrRA?...
#NewOrleans #louisiana #accordion #blues #zydeco
May 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Today we released the second single from our upcoming Clifton Chenier tribute. Featuring Taj Mahal and Keith Frank, “Hey ‘Tite Fille” will have you dancing in no time.
youtu.be/yutLrEyLrRA?...
#NewOrleans #louisiana #accordion #blues #zydeco
youtu.be/yutLrEyLrRA?...
#NewOrleans #louisiana #accordion #blues #zydeco
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today’s deadcast features a rare appearance by both of the leopold twins, @superleopold.bsky.social & @davidnleopold.bsky.social, including the story of dave’s sweet tour book page from landover ’82. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /2
May 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
today’s deadcast features a rare appearance by both of the leopold twins, @superleopold.bsky.social & @davidnleopold.bsky.social, including the story of dave’s sweet tour book page from landover ’82. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /2
Two and half years after we started working on it, our Clifton Chenier tribute record is coming out soon. I have had the pleasure of serving as the Executive Producer with co-producers Steve Berlin and Joel Savoy and so many great artists.
apnews.com/article/clif...
apnews.com/article/clif...
April 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Two and half years after we started working on it, our Clifton Chenier tribute record is coming out soon. I have had the pleasure of serving as the Executive Producer with co-producers Steve Berlin and Joel Savoy and so many great artists.
apnews.com/article/clif...
apnews.com/article/clif...
We had quite a day at the Faquetaigue Courir de Mardi Gras. Incredible tradition supported by wonderful people. We ran, chased chickens, rolled on the ground, begged, sang and recognized those who came before us. Thanks to my wife for her work is creating our costumes — we looked good.
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We had quite a day at the Faquetaigue Courir de Mardi Gras. Incredible tradition supported by wonderful people. We ran, chased chickens, rolled on the ground, begged, sang and recognized those who came before us. Thanks to my wife for her work is creating our costumes — we looked good.
Getting into the Mardi Gras spirit with the Pine Leaf Boys last night in Lafayette, Louisiana.
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Getting into the Mardi Gras spirit with the Pine Leaf Boys last night in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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A whole bunch of certified decommissioned Wall of Sound gear—many pieces from the collection of former longtime Dead roadie Bill “Kidd” Candelario—just went up for auction through Analogr. analogr.com/l/dark-star-...
January 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A whole bunch of certified decommissioned Wall of Sound gear—many pieces from the collection of former longtime Dead roadie Bill “Kidd” Candelario—just went up for auction through Analogr. analogr.com/l/dark-star-...
I was cleaning out my garage and found several high quality VHS tapes. Is anyone interested in having these? I will send them to you.
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976 film) professional Dub
Jerry Garcia - Coffee & Cigarettes - professional dub
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976 film) professional Dub
Jerry Garcia - Coffee & Cigarettes - professional dub
November 28, 2024 at 10:05 PM
I was cleaning out my garage and found several high quality VHS tapes. Is anyone interested in having these? I will send them to you.
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976 film) professional Dub
Jerry Garcia - Coffee & Cigarettes - professional dub
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976 film) professional Dub
Jerry Garcia - Coffee & Cigarettes - professional dub
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At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better.
Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 8, 2024 at 3:58 AM
At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better.
Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
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one modest healthcare reform that fixed like a third of the problems set against a major macro botch and extending the Bush security state. not great
February 19, 2024 at 3:55 PM
one modest healthcare reform that fixed like a third of the problems set against a major macro botch and extending the Bush security state. not great
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My heart has really been broken by how many people on the left have celebrated or minimized the murder of over 1000 Jewish people.
Naomi Klein does a beautiful job of explaining how unwise and unkind it is to celebrate Jewish death.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Naomi Klein does a beautiful job of explaining how unwise and unkind it is to celebrate Jewish death.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are some of the left celebrating the killings of Israeli Jews? | Naomi Klein
Some continue to minimize massacres of Israeli civilians, and some even seem to celebrate them – this only fuels militant Zionism
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2023 at 5:54 PM
My heart has really been broken by how many people on the left have celebrated or minimized the murder of over 1000 Jewish people.
Naomi Klein does a beautiful job of explaining how unwise and unkind it is to celebrate Jewish death.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Naomi Klein does a beautiful job of explaining how unwise and unkind it is to celebrate Jewish death.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...