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Lil' Buck Sinegal

Born
Jan 14, 1944 · Aged 75
Died
Jun 10, 2019
Place of birth
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Gender
Male
Movie credits
1
TV credits
0
Also known as (2)
  • Paul Sinegal
  • Paul Alton Sinegal

Biography

Paul Alton "Lil' Buck" Sinegal (January 14, 1944 – June 10, 2019) was an American blues and zydeco guitarist and singer. Paul Alton Senegal was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. According to researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc, the spelling "Sinegal" rather than "Senegal" was the result of a passport error, which he never corrected. Senegal was nicknamed "Little Buck" (for buckwheat) or "Lil' Buck" because of his short stature. Senegal’s mother, Odette Broussard, played guitar. In the late 1950s Senegal began performing with other musicians, such as Carol Fran, James "Thunderbird" Davis, Lee…