In 1965, Mick Jagger first saw zydeco legend Clifton Chenier perform, which left a lasting impression on the then 22-year-old singer. Zydeco was different from the Chicago and Delta Blues that the ...

Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rolling Stones put their own spin on zydeco in a new song for a Clifton Chenier tribute album. - Credit: Gary Miller/Getty ...

A few months ago, Joel Savoy, the Louisiana Cajun musician and label owner, was at a local pressing plant looking over the cover art for a just-finished tribute album to zydeco legend Clifton Chenier.

The Rolling Stones don’t contribute to tribute albums. They don’t release recordings billed as “The Rolling Stones featuring….” some other artist. And Mick Jagger doesn’t sing in Creole French. But ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...

The Rolling Stones don’t do tribute albums. Rock ‘n’ roll gods with more than 250 million albums sold, the Stones are usually the worshipped, not the worshippers. But rock guitarist C.C. Adcock of ...

It didn’t take a lot to get the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Fais Do-Do Stage to start moving. Almost from the first notes, people were bouncing, and a few couples began dancing ...

The Rolling Stones have new music out, their first since 2023’s Hackney Diamonds. It’s a cover of “Zydeco Sont Pas Sales,” recorded originally by the zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, fittingly released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zydeco, a music genre created by the Black Creole community, has flourished in Southwest Louisiana and beyond, inspiring musicans ...