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Clifton Chenier - Clifton's Cajun Blues

Clifton Chenier - Clifton's Cajun Blues

The Clifton Chenier Band - Cajun Swamp Music Live

The Clifton Chenier Band - Cajun Swamp Music Live

22.6M viewsMar 21, 2022

The Clifton Chenier Band - Cajun Swamp Music Live

The Clifton Chenier Band - Cajun Swamp Music Live

Clifton Chenier, The King of Zydeco, brought this infectious music to the world, and was born on this day in 1925. http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/clifton-chenier/ Clifton was perhaps the man most responsible for bringing Zydeco to public notice, and he played his accordion dressed in a crown and cape, singing and playing his happy blend of cajun swamp blues and good-time R&B. | All About Blues Music

Clifton Chenier, The King of Zydeco, brought this infectious music to the world, and was born on this day in 1925. http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/clifton-chenier/ Clifton was perhaps the man most responsible for bringing Zydeco to public notice, and he played his accordion dressed in a crown and cape, singing and playing his happy blend of cajun swamp blues and good-time R&B. | All About Blues Music

25.2K viewsJun 25, 2016

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Clifton Chenier: Still the King

Clifton Chenier: Still the King

CJ Chenier, son of legendary Grammy Award-winning musician Clifton Chenier, reflects on his father’s contributions to zydeco music 🪗 Watch the full interview on our YouTube page and pre-order A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, An All-Star Salute To Clifton Chenier: In Celebration Of His 100th Birthday, a tribute album to Chenier. | Lafayette, Louisiana

CJ Chenier, son of legendary Grammy Award-winning musician Clifton Chenier, reflects on his father’s contributions to zydeco music 🪗 Watch the full interview on our YouTube page and pre-order A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, An All-Star Salute To Clifton Chenier: In Celebration Of His 100th Birthday, a tribute album to Chenier. | Lafayette, Louisiana

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Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues And Zydeco

Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues And Zydeco

5.6M viewsOct 22, 2021

Celebrating Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), a Louisiana French-speaking native of Leonville, 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. Chenier is credited with redesigning the wood and crimped tin washboard into the vest frottoir, an instrument that would easily hang from the shoulders. Cleveland Chenier, Clifton's o

37.4K viewsJun 25, 2021

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Remembering Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987) He was a Louisiana French-speaking native of Leonville, Louisiana, near Opelousas, and 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. He was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest hon

92.2K viewsJun 25, 2024

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One hundred years ago today, Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) was born in Opelousas, Louisiana. This performance of “Party Down” from the 1982 San Francisco Blues Festival captures the infectious energy that marked Chenier’s live performances—just one of the reasons he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco. Chenier didn’t just invent and popularize zydeco—he defined it. With his bold style and driving accordion, he fused the blues, R&B, Caribbean rhythms, and Creole and Cajun music into a dynamic

66.5K views11 months ago

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Clifton Chenier is the King of Zydeco 🪗👑🎶 His legacy inspired a group of fans like The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Majal, Steve Earle, and more to release A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, An All-Star Salute To Clifton Chenier In Celebration Of His 100th Birthday. Louisiana-based Valcour Records celebrates the genre-pioneering Louisiana musician’s centennial with the release of a 14-track romp through Chenier’s legendary catalog. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer and member o

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Clifton's Dreamin'

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Clifton Chenier

40.6K viewsJan 6, 2015

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Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues And Zydeco

Clifton Chenier Band - Cajun Swamp Music Live

Clifton Chenier - Bon Ton Roulet

332.8K viewsNov 19, 2009

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Louisiana Blues - Accordion

152.7K viewsMar 11, 2009

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Bow Legged Woman - CJ Chenier

337.1K viewsNov 13, 2006

Cajun - The Jambalaya Cajun Band - Cajun Dancing

493.9K viewsFeb 16, 2008

Cajun Music: Savoy Family Band - Port Arthur Blues

1.6M viewsJul 27, 2014

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Clifton Chenier - Rare Video Clip

115.9K viewsMar 31, 2016

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Soppsleven's Cajun Mix - 36 Upbeat Cajun Tracks

213.3K viewsJun 27, 2020

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Clifton Chenier-Les Haricots Sont Pas Sales

4.3K viewsJun 15, 2020

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CLIFTON CHENIER - THE KING OF THE 'ZYDECO' (LIVE)

242.2K viewsJun 16, 2018

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Clifton Chenier: The Undisputed King of Zydeco

66K viewsOct 8, 2012

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Tu Le Ton Son Ton - Clifton Chenier & Louisiana Ramblers live 1971

62.5K viewsApr 5, 2011

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Jolie Blonde Clifton Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band

25K viewsNov 9, 2018

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Zydeco - 1980's - Clifton Chenier, The King of Zydeco 1925 - 1987

46.4K viewsMay 8, 2012

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Clifton Chenier Playing the Accordion, Zydeco Music, Black Americana, 1970s Louisiana

2.9K viewsMay 24, 2021

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C.J. Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band - Zydeco Boogaloo - Live at Rawa Blues Festival 2011

71.5K viewsJan 13, 2013

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