When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...
Millions of music fans will ask the same question in the coming months: "What in the world are the Rolling Stones doing on a tribute album to a Creole-speaking, accordion player from Opelousas, ...
One hundred years after his birth, Clifton Chenier is ready for his close-up. Three high-profile projects, in the works for years, commemorate the 100th anniversary of the King of Zydeco’s birth near ...
It didn’t take a lot to get the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Fais Do-Do Stage to start moving. Almost from the first notes, people were bouncing, and a few couples began dancing ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to C.J. Chenier and Joel Savoy about the new album celebrating Clifton Chenier, "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco." When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the ...
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