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  • Zydeco Party King

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  • Sound Travels Friday : Paris Panama and Pernambuco with Some Zydeco

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    • Biography Clifton Chenier

    Clifton Chenier
    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 music, a blend of Cajun and Creole music with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion, and won a Grammy Award in 1982. Chenier's career began in 1954, when he signed with Elko Records and released "Clifton's Blues", a regional hit. His first hit was soon followed by "Ay 'Tite Fille (Hey, Little Girl)" (cover of Professor Longhair), which received some mainstream success. With the Zydeco Ramblers, Chenier toured extensively and soon signed to Chicago's Chess Records, followed by Arhoolie. Chenier reached a wide audience when he appeared on the premier full season of the PBS music television program Austin City Limits in 1976, [LINK: http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/program294.html] Townes Van Zandt followed

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