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Dora was born in Houston, Texas. Growing up, she spent a considerable amount of time with her grandparents and other relatives in Rayne, Louisiana. On one particular occasion, when she was visiting an aunt, she noticed an old accordion that was falling apart and in a stack of what her aunt called "trash." Dora picked it up and started making noise, hardly knowing then how much the accordion would become a part of her life in the future.

Sometimes Dora would hear Zydeco music played by her grandfather and uncles, all talented musicians in their own right. Nevertheless, like many zydeco musicians she did not become seriously or consistently involved in playing Zydeco and Blues music until later in life when the death of one of her sons proved to be the catalyst that motivated her. She decided to heed her sons Kevon's last words, "Have Fun Mama." What better fun than to dance and play the good time music and dance of Zydeco.

What came next was no coincidence. Dora says, "I'm not sure why, but one night when I walked into The Old Talk of the Town Club and saw a musician playing the accordion and the way it sounded, I knew then that I wanted to play the accordion myself, it just seemed like so much fun." Shortly thereafter, at the request of a friend, she went to the renowned Breaux Bridge festival and fell in love with Zydeco. The rest, as they say, is history.

Dora decided to form her own band in 1997. Dora and the Zydeco Badboys consist of Dora on accordion, Montanya Charles(MeMe) on scrubboard, Marcus Jackson on Drums, Greg Simms on guitar, and Vonn 'Houseman' Morris on bass. The band has performed at the largest festivals, including Gator By The Bay, Fort Lauderdale, Moodus CZ Fest, and the Beale Street Zydeco Festival.

The band's current CD is "Dora's Time". It was released earlier this year and has been warmly received. If you want to have a foot-stomping Zydeco Good time, this is a great CD to add to your dance collection and a band you can't afford to miss the next time you are out two-stepping.

Dora and the band are very intereested in branching out and bringing their brand of Zydeco to true Zydeco lovers throughout the country. If you are interested in learning more about Dora, or finding out about their schedule/booking, feel free to click below.