Beau Jocque

Quick Facts

Full Name	Beau Jocque
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1953(1953-11-01)
Age	71
Date Of Death	September 10, 1999, Kinder, LA
Birthplace	Duralde
Country	United States
Horoscope	Scorpio

Beau Jocque Biography

Beau Jocque is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 1, 1953 in Duralde, United States.

Working in an oil refinery after leaving the Air Force, Espre experienced a work-related accident on September 4, 1987, which left him temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. During his recuperation, as part of his therapy he began playing his father’s button accordion. After a year of practice and gaining proficiency on the accordion, Espre and his wife Michelle began to study the styles of the successful groups on the zydeco circuit. “We checked out C. J. Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis, John Delafose and I’d watch the crowd. When they got real excited, I’d try to feel what was happening at that point. Was it the rhythm guitar? The drums? The accordion style? I realized that when you get the whole thing just right, it’s going to move the crowd.”

Espre grew up speaking Louisiana Creole French and spoke it fluently. As he was physically a large man at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) tall and 270 pounds (120 kg), he took the stage name “Beau Jocque,” which was a childhood nickname in Louisiana Creole meaning “Big Guy.” In 1991, he put a band together, including his wife Shelly on rubboard. They initially talked themselves into a few gigs in small clubs or for trail ride parties, and word spread quickly about a new zydeco artist. He especially appealed to a younger crowd by incorporating rock guitar solos, blues-rock beats, and rap lines into his songs, along with his bass vocals and growling lyrics. His initial recording got airplay on local radio stations and the larger zydeco clubs began to take notice. Within a short amount of time, Beau Jocque was playing clubs four to five nights a week and just a few years after his accident, Espre was one of the biggest draws on the Louisiana zydeco circuit. In June 1995 one newspaper stated that “There has simply never been a zydeco phenomenon like Beau Jocque and the Hi-Rollers” who have “thoroughly modernized zydeco”. His major zydeco influence was Boozoo Chavis who also played the button accordion, with hypnotic riffs and two-step stomps that were favorites with south Louisiana dancers.

Beau Jocque Net Worth

Beau Jocque is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Beau Jocque 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Beau Jocque (born Andrus Espre; November 1, 1953 – September 10, 1999) was a Louisiana French Creole zydeco musician and songwriter active in the 1990s.

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In 1995, Espre suffered a heart attack in Austin, Texas while touring with Marcia Ball and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Radio stations in Louisiana had reported the 1995 heart attack was fatal, and he surprised his fans (including the town’s mayor) by shortly thereafter appearing in the local supermarket in Kinder.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Beau Jocque celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

On September 9, 1999, Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers performed a two- set show at the Rock n’ Bowl in New Orleans, and afterwards drove the approximately 200 miles on Interstate 10 back to Kinder. The next morning, Beau Jocque was found collapsed in the shower by his wife, dead of an apparent heart attack at the height of his career. He is buried in Saint Matilda Cemetery, Eunice, Louisiana.