(1-6 of 6 song lyrics)Average rating for Clifton Chenier songs is 7.17/10 [100 votes]. Selected popular Clifton Chenier song of Sunday, December 22 2024 is "Yesterday".
Top Clifton Chenier Albums
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Voices of Americana (The Crazy Cajun Recordings) [2023]
Get It [2012]
Live, Pt. 1 [2011]
Voices of Americana: Clifton Chenier [2009]
Louisiana Blues and Zydeco [2005]
Clifton Chenier Sings the Blues [2004]
Live! At Grant Street [2000]
Bon Ton Roulet [2000]
Bon ton roulet ! and More [2000]
60 Minutes With the King of Zydeco [1999]
Squeezebox Boogie [1999]
Zydeco sont pas sale [1997]
Zydeco sont pas sale: King of the Real Creole French Zydeco [1997]
Live! At the Long Beach and San Francisco Blues Festivals [1993]
King of the Bayous [1992]
King of the Bayous: I'm Coming Home [1992]
Sings the Blues [1992]
Out West [1991]
The King of Zydeco Live At Montreux, Switzerland [1990]
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 began his recording career in 1954, when he signed with Elko Records and released Clifton's Blues, a regional success. His first hit record was soon followe... read more