Photo of Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Owner

ID: 1633 ~ Source: "Richard, Gradney Continue Zydeco Legacies of Their Fathers" Newspapers.com. Daily World, December 6, 2004. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-richard-gradney-continue-zy/145479887/. ~ Date: 2004

This file appears in: Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

Anthony Gradney is shown at his club, Slim's Y-Ki-Ki

This file appears in: Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

By Xian C. Maynor

In 2016, after an alleged 69 years of business, a dancehall once deemed the zydeco hotspot of the world, closed. Following a change in patrons’ behavior and attendance, St. Landry Parish’s weakening grasp on zydeco, and sharp increases in band…