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Clifton Chenier

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Born
25 June 1925
Born In
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died
12 December 1987 (aged 62)
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 he was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame. He was known as the 'King of Zydeco', and also billed as the 'King of the South'. Chenier bega… read more
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, … read more
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he wa… read more

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1 Play track Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology My Soul
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2 Play track The Best of Clifton Chenier I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)
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3 Play track Bayou Blues Boppin' The Rock
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4 Play track I'm Here! I'm the Zydeco Man
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5 Play track King of the Bayous Release Me
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6 Play track Louisiana Stop - Essential Masters Ay-Tete-Fee
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7 Play track Bogalusa Boogie One Step at a Time
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8 Play track Bayou Blues Eh, Petite Fille
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9 Play track Bogalusa Boogie Bogalusa Boogie
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10 Bogalusa Boogie Je Me Reveiller Le Matin (I Woke Up This Morning)
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Albums

  1. 5,035 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 18 tracks

    Louisiana Blues And Zydeco
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  2. 3,619 listeners

    1970 · 12 tracks

    Bayou Blues
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    1 Jan 1975 · 13 tracks

    Bogalusa Boogie
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  4. 2,080 listeners

    1 Jan 1986 · 15 tracks

    60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco
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