14 Facts About Rockin' Sidney

Rockin' Sidney is best known for his 1985 single "My Toot-Toot", which reached top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and earned him a Grammy Award.

Rockin' Sidney himself was born in the tiny farming community of Lebeau, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Rockin' Sidney started his musical career at age 14 or 15 playing harmonica and guitar.

Rockin' Sidney was often backed by George Lewis on harmonica and Katie Webster on piano.

Rockin' Sidney took to wearing a turban and was known as "Count Rockin' Sidney".

For Chenier, Rockin' Sidney dressed up as the zydeco monarch, complete with a crown, cape and gold tooth.

Rockin' Sidney wrote the song, and released it on the Maison de Soul Records label in Ville Platte, Louisiana.

Rockin' Sidney recorded the entire album at his home studio in Lake Charles, and played all the instruments himself.

Huey Meaux got the original leased to Epic Records, who released it nationally, and for a brief moment Rockin' Sidney made musical history.

Rockin' Sidney was featured in People magazine, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Music City News and appeared on numerous national TV shows, including Nashville Now, Church Street Station, Hee Haw, Austin City Limits, John Fogerty's Showtime Special, New Country and Charlie Daniels Jam.

Rockin' Sidney was a guest celebrity on You Can Be a Star.

Rockin' Sidney used royalties from "My Toot Toot" to purchase radio station KAOK in Lake Charles.

Rockin' Sidney bought Festival City, a 6-acre entertainment complex in Lake Charles, and started a record label, ZBC Records.

Rockin' Sidney was funeralized at his hometown church, Immaculate Conception in Lebeau, and buried in the church cemetery.