‘14 年前’ –柴迪科舞手风琴家们帮助受伤的Jo Jo Reedby Rob Howard |
环球手风琴新闻曾于1998年8月28日报道了杰出的柴迪科舞手风琴家和乐队领导人Jo Jo Reed 因被醉驾司机驾驶的汽车撞击严重受伤的新闻. 柴迪科舞音乐家同行们聚集一起协助解决了医疗费用。 如今非常高兴的告诉大家 Jo Jo Reed 仍然在表演,并继续桌他的音乐生涯. ACCORDIONIST INJURED BY DRUNK DRIVER - USA Contributed by Dennis Gurwell The Swamp Gators performed at a successful benefit dance for Jo Jo Reed on August 23rd in Gardena to over 200 people. Jo Jo Reed is a Zydeco accordionist from Louisiana. He plays accordion, bass and drums. He was badly injured earlier this year coming home from a gig when a drunk driver going in the opposite direction, crossed over the centre line and hit Jo Jo's car head on. He has had to undergo a series of facial reconstruction surgeries. He is now up and around and is scheduled to play at the Louisiana Zydeco Festival on September 5th and 6th, but has been left with large medical bills. The benefit dance was one of several held this week on the West Coast of the USA. On August 22nd, Geno Delafose and Balfa Toujours performed a concert in Seattle, Washington, and donated their pay to the cause. In the San Francisco Bay area on the same night, Zydeco accordionist Kenny Menard and his band donated their services at another benefit dance. |