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The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being bolstered by the music community ...
The single appears alongside a 1965 Clifton Chenier recording and is released by El Cerrito's Arhoolie Records.
The Rolling Stones' Zydeco Influence. Zydeco is a Louisiana Creole style of music with French-sung vocals and a heavily syncopated feel, and the Stones were drawn to it in their early days.
The Rolling Stones and their reverence for Acadiana's Clifton Chenier are featured on “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco," officially released June 27 on Valcour Records and Smithsonian Folkways.
The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th anniversary of Chenier’s birth. On the new album, ...
The Rolling Stones/Clifton Chenier split 7″ and the A Tribute To The King of Zydeco compilation are out 6/27. The box set Clifton Chenier: King Of Louisiana Blues And Zydeco is set to come out ...
The Rolling Stones are once again waving the flag of their musical forebears with a cover of Clifton Chenier’s zydeco tune “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés.” Chenier, an accordionist and singer who ...
The Rolling Stones’ “Zydeco Sont Pas Sales” debuts at No. 10 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, earning the band ...
The album was recorded in Lafayette under the Valcour Records label. Rock Hall of Famers The Rolling Stones headline A Tribute to the King of Zydeco with the album’s opening track “Zydeco Sont ...
The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling Stones—to their feet ...
The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th anniversary of Chenier’s birth. On the new album, ...
The Rolling Stones and their reverence for Acadiana's Clifton Chenier are featured on “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco," officially released June 27 on Valcour Records and Smithsonian Folkways.