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 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 ...

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

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.

Music fans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, late last month. Chenier (June 25, 1925 -- December 12, 1987) was a pioneering musician from Opelousas, ...

Zydeco icon Jeffery Broussard drops Bayou Moonlight May 23 — an electrifying fusion of Creole roots and New Orleans brass.

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." ...

Accordion,Washboard band music. French language 208 Bon Ton Roulet / Clarence Garlow. Guitar. French language Repository Loc. Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph ...

The Stones' Keith Richards said in a statement, “Zydeco and Clifton Chenier have been with me since forever! It’s deep South with some interesting French.” ...

Entertainment The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier By The Associated Press April 24, 2025 ...