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.

C.J. Chenier thinks the last time he played Houston's Juneteenth celebration was in the 1980s, when he was a young saxophonist learning zydeco while on the job. His teacher was his father, Clifton ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) –Clifton Chenier, known as the “King of Zydeco” and is the only Zydeco artist to win the lifetime achievement award at the Grammy’s, is honored with a celebration. As the ...

In the history of popular and vernacular music it is usually hard to pinpoint the genesis of a new genre or style on one particular individual. Many musicologists acknowledge today that blacks in ...

In September 1987, a weary King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, was holding court before thousands gathered at a St. Landry Parish festival celebrating the homegrown accordion music he spread from ...

Happy early Clifton Chenier Day! The 100th anniversary of the Grammy Hall of Famer’s birth near Opelousas isn’t official until June 25. However, a slew of music releases, tribute shows and memorabilia ...

One hundred years after his birth, Clifton Chenier is ready for his close-up. Three high-profile projects, in the works for years, commemorate the 100th anniversary of the King of Zydeco’s birth near ...

After 33 seasons as color commentator on Washington Bullets/Wizards games, Phil Chenier will soon move on to a new role. The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg reported Thursday that this will be Chenier ...

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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.