herding cattle in the plains and bayous of louisiana long before white dudes in ass-less chaps started showing up in the west. in fact, zydeco music was born out of cowboy culture. the rhythm of the washboard mimicking the trot of a horse on the trail. >> dave lemelle: we don't want to lose our culture we have here because this is a true thing that goes on every weekend. and i think the world needs to see it, you know. yeah, we are creole black guys riding horses, wearing cowboy hats, dancing to zydeco music. >> herman fusiler: playing the accordions. >> dave lemelle: playing accordion. at one time maybe it wasn't cool, but now if you being country, and trail riding, and listening to zydeco music, you're cool. ♪