Offbeat Staff

On Sunday’s episode of 60 MINUTES, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited southwest Louisiana, where the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music – long the soundtrack in this singular pocket of America – are experiencing a revival. Wertheim visited Eunice where he spoke to Ann, Joel, Marc and Wilson of the Savoy family, comparing them to the “Von Trapp” family of Acadiana. He also spoke to Grammy-winning accordionist Chubby Carrier, from Church Point, Louisiana. Carrier is a member of The Bayou Swamp Band. Jourdan Thibodeaux and Jon Wertheim are also interviewed. When asked if Thibodeaux draws a hipster crow, he laughs. “Most of the people that be at these kind of dances are as far removed from a hipster as you could possibly imagine!”

The program also explores the streaming success of zydeco performer Lil’ Nate Williams.

“My dad has always been encouraging. But I could see his face sometimes. You know? We’ll sit out in the studio And he’ll look at me and– listenin’ to my stuff. ‘Can we put some more accordion in there? Can– can we put some more French in there? Can we put this in there?’ But at the end of the day, you know, we come to some compromise in understanding that this is– you, this is me,” explains Williams.