Louisiana drummer Dave Nezat, who was a native of Eunice, has died in Lafayette following a long career drumming for notable local and national acts, including Grammy winning group Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.
According to social media reports from Nezat’s brother, Ron Nezat, Dave Nezat died on Wednesday, Aug. 27 of an apparent heart attack. He owned Nezat’s Pressure Washing in Lafayette, and was known among Acadiana’s music community as a generous musician and friend.
In addition to the Bayou Swamp Band, Nezat, who is also known as “Papa Puff,” worked with groups like the Jerry Garcia Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Doug Kershaw, CC Adcock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Earth Wind and Fire, Motorhome and others. He spent 20 years as a working musician in Colorado, before returning home to Louisiana to play music and work his pressure washing business…