LOS ANGELES (KLFY) — An album recorded to honor zydeco legend Clifton Chenier has won the highest award in recorded music. “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco” was awarded as the Best Regional Roots ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, Smithsonian Folkways will release Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco this November on Arhoolie Records. The 4-CD/6-LP ...

Five days after the all-star Clifton Chenier tribute album A Tribute to the King of Zydeco won a Grammy Award for best regional roots music album, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Arhoolie Records ...

San Diego’s four-day Gator by the Bay festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Thursday through May 12 with more than 100 performances celebrating an array of homegrown American roots-music ...

Last year saw many events marking the 100th anniversary of zydeco star Clifton Chenier’s birth. Chenier earned his king of zydeco crown by fusing blues, rhythm-and-blues, rock ’n’ roll and soul with ...

Grammy Award-winning zydeco musician Chubby Carrier will lead a special edition of the Zydeco Capital Jam on Saturday, June 13, honoring the life and legacy of Clifton Chenier, the legendary musician ...

On the cover, a young Chenier holds a 25-pound accordion the length of his torso, a big, mischievous smile on his face. Bon Ton Roulet! is a classic zydeco album showcasing the Creole dance music of ...

(IVPR) Today, on what would've been his 100th birthday, the music of Clifton Chenier is being heard more far and wide than he could've ever imagined. From the original recordings that put the King of ...

Sonny Landreth, the singer, songwriter and slide guitar master from Lafayette, will return to the Baton Rouge area for a Friday performance at the new Freyhan Cultural Center in St. Francisville.

The Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams are among the many stars who’ve contributed to a tribute album saluting Clifton Chenier in celebration of the late zydeco legend’s 100th birthday this year.

Put some fire in your dancing shoes with these hot live performances from Louisiana-born zydeco royalty Clifton Chenier, who plays at the 1978 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and at the 1982 ...