05/04/2026
Our hearts are heavy this blue Monday at the news that the versatile Lee Allen Zeno - Bass Player passed away Sunday, May 3 at age 71. Beyond his song credits on recordings for artists as varied as Charlie Rich, Irma Thomas and father-and-son Grammy winners Buckwheat Zydeco and Reggie Dural a.k.a. Buckwheat Zydeco Jr., he touched many lives as a member of the Blue Monday: Blue Monday Concert Series All-Stars, a teacher in the UL Lafayette Traditional Music program and, as Herman Fuselier wrote last month in a tribute column for The Acadiana Advocate, "a sideman...who makes the stars sound great but rarely gets the spotlight."
You'll hear more on KRVS about Mr. Lee in the days ahead. For now, we send condolences to the many people who knew, played alongside, learned from and loved him.
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