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Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), [1] [2] was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983. [1]
The album was produced by Chenier and Bruce Iglauer. [6] It was recorded over a week, the longest amount of time that Chenier had spent working on an album; his main concern was ensuring that all the songs sounded different, rather than employing the same zydeco tempo. [7] Chenier played alto saxophone as well as accordion. [8]
Chenier Brothers performing at Jay's Lounge and Cockpit, Cankton, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, 1975 A zydeco musician playing a vest frottoir. Zydeco music pioneer Clifton Chenier, "The King of Zydeco", made zydeco popular on regional radio stations with his bluesy style and keyboard accordion. In the mid-1950s, Chenier's popularity brought zydeco to ...
Festival organizers announced the opening night lineup for the free Cajun and Zydeco music festival will pay homage to the first festival in ... 2:15-3:15 p.m. CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band.
C. J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Thompson, September 28, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas) is the Creole son of the Grammy Award-winning "King of Zydeco", Louisiana musician, Clifton Chenier. [1] In 1987, Chenier followed in his father's footsteps and led his father's band as an accordion performer and singer of zydeco , a blend of cajun and creole ...
The slate of American Roots performances at the 2024 Savannah Music Festival kicks off on March 29 with the Bayou Boogie, a tribute to Clifton Chenier.
Hot Rod is an album by the American musician C.J. Chenier, released in 1990. [2] [3] He is credited with the Red Hot Louisiana Band. [4] [5] Although Chenier grew up listening primarily to R&B, he considered Hot Rod to be a traditional zydeco album. [6] Chenier supported the album by playing shows with, among others, Buckwheat Zydeco and ...
Bogalusa Boogie is a studio album by the American zydeco musician Clifton Chenier. [1] [2] It was released in 1975 via Arhoolie Records. [3]The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. [4]