Clifton Chenier

~ Person

Wikipedia

Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987), 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 R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Continue reading at Wikipedia...
Filter

Discography

Album

Year Title Rating Releases
1965 Louisiana Blues and Zydeco 2
1970 Bayou Blues 2
1976 Bogalusa Boogie 4
1989 Zydeco Legend 1
1993 Frenchin' the Boogie 1
1999 Squeezebox Boogie 1
— Bon Ton Roulet! & More 1
— Live! At the Long Beach and San Francisco Blues Festivals 1
— Zydeco Sont Pas Sale 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Rating Releases
1993 Zodico Blues & Boogie Compilation 1
1993 Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology Compilation 1
1995 Jazz & Blues Collection 44: Clifton Chenier Compilation 1
1995 Le Roi du Zydeco Compilation 1
1995 The Blues Collection 42: Frenchin' the Blues Compilation 1
— Best of Clifton Chenier Compilation 1
— Louisiana Blues And Zydeco Compilation 1
— The Best of Clifton Chenier: The King of Zydeco and Louisiana Blues Compilation 1

Album + Live

Year Title Rating Releases
2000 Live at Grant Street Live 1
— Live at Montreux Live 1
— Live at St. Marks Live 1
— Live Zydeco Masters: We're Gonna Party Live 1

Single

Year Title Rating Releases
— Worried Life Blues / Hey Ma Ma 1

Unspecified type

Year Title Rating Releases
— 60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco 1
— King of the Bayous 1

Showing release groups by this artist. Show Various Artist release groups instead.