"Queen Ida" Lewis Guillory (January 15, 1929) is a Louisiana Creole accordi… Read Full Bio ↴"Queen Ida" Lewis Guillory (January 15, 1929) is a Louisiana Creole accordionist.

Born Ida Lee Lewis to a musically talented family in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Queen Ida learned to play accordion from her mother after she spent a few years learning the piano. Her family moved to Beaumont, Texas, when she was ten and eight years later moved to San Francisco, California. Her first language is French, and wherever they went, took their Creole culture and music with them.
In 1988, Queen Ida toured Japan, becoming the first zydeco artist to do so. She toured Africa the following year and in 1990 went to Australia and New Zealand.
On the album Back on the Bayou (1999), Queen Ida got together on the bayou in Louisiana with her brother, Al Rapone, for a zydeco reunion. Rapone often wrote and produced for her and formed the Bon Temps Zydeco Band, which later became Queen Ida's backup group. Doubling up on accordions with her oldest son Myrick "Freeze" Guillory, they are joined by Terry Buddingh on bass, James Santiago on guitar, Bernard Anderson on saxophone, Erik Nielsen on drums, and her youngest daughter Ledra Guillory and son Ron "The Rock" Guillory on rub board and vocals. As "Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band," the ensemble was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 23, 1985, with Paul Reubens as host.

Queen Ida also co-authored a cookbook, Cookin' with Queen Ida in 1990, which featured Creole recipes.

Queen Ida continued to perform live through the 2000s, and though she did not release any albums during this period, she has joined her son Myrick and his band onstage. She officially retired from playing in 2010 and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she enjoys cooking for her friends and family.

Selected discography

1999 Back on the Bayou w/Al Rapone Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2265
1995 Cookin' with Queen Ida Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2197
1995 On a Saturday Night Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2172
1994 Mardi Gras Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2227
1990 Zydeco a La Mode Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNP 2112
1985 Caught in the Act Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2181
1983 In San Francisco Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2158
1982 The Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour Zydeco GNP Crescendo - GNPD 2147
1980 The Bon Temps Zydeco Band & Queen Ida in New Orleans' Zydeco GNP Crescendo -
1977 Uptown Zydeco Zydeco GNP Crescendo
1977 Zydeco a la mode Zydeco GNP Crescendo
1976 Play the Zydeco Zydeco GNP Crescendo

Awards

Grammy Awards
Won: 1
Nominations: 4

1980 Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band in New Orleans Zydeco Nominated
1982 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour Zydeco Winner

Blues Music Awards
Won: 4
Nominations: 6

Queen Ida Blues Music Awards History

1983 Traditional Blues Female Artist Nominated
1984 Traditional Blues Female Artist Nominated
1988 Traditional Blues Female Artist Nominated
1989 Traditional Blues Female Artist Winner
1990 Traditional Blues Female Artist Winner
1991 Traditional Blues Female Artist Nominated

Back Door
Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Back Door' by these artists:

A-V From the moment the lights went off Everything had changed L…
Ca$h Out The bricks in the plastic The pounds in the trash bag The…
Cash Out ft Young Dolph The bricks in the plastic, the pounds in the trash…
Chihiro Onitsuka/鬼束ちひろ Nante oroka na ase ni mamirete iru no yo Sore ja…
Clan of Xymox I AM SHROUDED IN DARKNESS I CROUCHED IN WASTED YEARS I LINGE…
Donell Jones [Verse 1:] I know you watching me but you got your…
Fastball Brown skin in the kitchen, China white Washrag and the dolla…
Gone Baby Gone Is this just a dream we're in Or is this for…
II Tru Release these chains on the down low, risin' II Tru, backdo…

J.B. Lenoir They call me the Back Door Santa I make my runs…
Kansas As I look out in the night And count the stars…
Kris Demeanor What if you leave? What if I came? When it's…
Michelle Macedo I’ve been a waiting at your back door, I think…
Nh-Dmoney What's said is done I'm not gone tell you am I…
Onitsuka Chihiro (鬼束ちひろ) なんて愚かな汗にまみれているのよそれじゃこの空がいくら広くてもしょうがないわ両足につけた鉛の重さにさえ慣れてしま…
Pop Smoke My mama tell, uh-uh-uh Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh, huh? My mama tell m…
Sicx And in the back door, came the 5-0 Looking for that…
STRAY KIDS Hey, you wanna come in? 다 치워 이제 들어가 저번 건 입가심…
Team JYP 손잡이를 돌려 내가 원하던 걸 다 볼래 이 문 앞에서 들리는…
Washboard Sam Oh, Tell me Mama Who' that a while ago? Tell Me Mama Who's…
Xymox (Clan Of) I AM SHROUDED IN DARKNESS I CROUCHED IN WASTED YEARS I LIN…
ポップ・スモーク [feat. クエイヴォ & Kodak Black] My mama tell, uh-uh-uh Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh, huh? My mama tell m…
鬼束ちひろなんて愚かな汗にまみれているのよそれじゃこの空がいくら広くてもしょうがないわ両足につけた鉛の重さにさえ慣れてしま…
스트레이 키즈 Hey, you wanna come in? 다 치워 이제 들어가 저번 건 입가심…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band:

My Girl Josephine Hello Josephine. How do you do? Do you remember me…
When The Saints Go Marching In Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh, when the saints…