Vidrine, Lionel J. "Chick" (1928-1994). Collection, 1974-1992, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of band contracts between the club and band, financial records, correspondence, flyers, and much more.
Dates
- 1974-1992, n.d.
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Lionel “Chick” Vidrine was born October 9, 1928 in Grand Prairie (St. Landry Parish). In 1949, his uncle, Claude Morein opened the Southern Club, one of the premier venues for swamp pop music and musicians, located on U.S. Highway 90 in Opelousas, LA. The dance hall/nightclub hosted notable swamp pop musicians and bands from the 1950s through the 1980s, as well as other famous R&B and country musicians and bands. Vidrine operated the club from 1956 to 1994. His brother and cousin operated the club until 1996. In 2014, the building was listed on the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation as an endangered historic site.
Extent
0.416667 Linear Feet (5 inches of materials contained in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Lionel J. "Chick" Vidrine Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 05/07/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu