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Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas, but spent his summers with family in the small town of Parks, Louisiana. The Creole culture has it's roots in Louisiana, but spread across the country, including neighboring Texas. Because of this, he was able to be immersed at all times in the Creole culture he loves so much. Not only is Corey influenced by his Creole culture, but he is also influenced by mainstream artists of various styles, such as jazz (Hugh Masekela, George Benson), rock (Aerosmith, Guns & Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers), funk (James Brown, Maceo Parker, Prince), blues (Stevie Ray Vaughn, Howlin' Wolf, B.B.King, John Lee Hooker), country (Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean), reggae (Bob Marley, J Boog) and pop (Michael Jackson, Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake). He also incorporates these various styles of music into his performances and his own original material to give incredible mixture of music for everyone. On January 3, 2003, Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band was founded, gaining immediate local and national success. In 2004, he produced his first record, "3 Years 2 Late," on an independent label to showcase Corey's unlimited musical abilities. In 2005, he gained international success by touring Paris and Lyon, France. A year later, he entertained in Moscow, Russia. From there, he performed in Juneau, Alaska and several cities in Germany. He returned to France in 2009, to Holland in 2010, and to Maui, Hawaii in 2012. He finished off the musical decade by becoming a 55th Annual Grammy nominee for his sixth record "Nothin' But The Best." For the Grammy celebration, he was able to share the stage with Kix Brooks of Grammy Award Winning national country act "Brooks & Dunn." Corey's versatile sound enables him to energize any audience.
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