On a bright and humid afternoon in early May, Louisiana musicians gathered on the barn-like Fais Do-Do stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to celebrate royalty: Clifton Chenier, the ...

The Rolling Stones are once again waving the flag of their musical forebears with a cover of Clifton Chenier's zydeco tune "Zydeco Sont Pas Salés." Chenier, an accordionist and singer who would have ...

Musicians from as far as Japan have come to Opelousas to learn from zydeco accordion wizard Jeffery Broussard. Recently, he had a cameo in "Sinners" with Michael B. Jordan ...

Zydeco music may be the one setting in which the accordion is considered a cool instrument. The accordion, along with the washboard and the fiddle, will be , during the Zydeco Swamp Romp on ...

The draft for opening night at the Festival International in Lafayette, La., last month was an easy choice. Hugging his piano accordion, Geno Delafose was escorted onto the stage by local college ...

Louisiana musician Clifton Chenier would have been 100 on June 25, and a new tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones celebrates the zydeco pioneer.

The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being bolstered by the music community ...

When Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble came to Carson City in 2023, it was the last stop of their tour. For this tour, he booked Carson City for the first stop.

Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would've turned 100 ... “My job was to help create a house band paired with the best accordion players representing Clifton’s style and the appropriate people ...

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance.

Book Review. Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico. By Noé Álvarez Catapult: 208 pages, $26 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from ...

“A Tribute t. o the King of Zydeco” Tracklist. 1. “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés,” The Rolling Stones and Steve Riley. 2. “Easy Easy Baby,” Charley Crockett and Nathan Williams, Sr.