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The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...
The Rolling Stones' cover, featuring accordionist Steve Riley and Mick Jagger singing in French Creole, is the latest teaser ...
The Rolling Stones' reverence for blues and country is as well-established as Keith Richards' penchant for scarves. But you ...
Clifton Chenier, the Louisiana musician who pioneered the Creole R&B hybrid genre known as zydeco, isn’t with us anymore. He passed away in 1987 from kidney disease that resulted from his diabetes.
Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams ...
Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 in 2025. This year he's the subject of a book, a box set and a tribute ...
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 ...
Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...
Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...
The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...
This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco ...
Chenier, who died in 1987 of diabetes-related kidney disease, would have turned 100 on June 25. To commemorate that number — and help raise awareness of him and his music — Savoy and his co ...