The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...

Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 in 2025. This year he's the subject of a book, a box set and a tribute ...

Chenier, an accordionist and singer who would have turned 100 today, was a pioneer of zydeco, an accordion-reliant, ...

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Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, C.C. Adcock, the producer of The Rolling Stones’ new Clifton Chenier tribute cover, says the track was the “coolest thing I’ve ever … been involved ...

Clifton Chenier, the father of Zydeco music, was born 100 years ago and went on to become a Grammy-winning musician, with his ...

The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being ...

Clifton Chenier, the Louisiana musician who pioneered the Creole R&B hybrid genre known as zydeco, isn’t with us anymore. He passed away in 1987 from kidney disease that resulted from his diabetes.

A special, 7-inch vinyl of the Stones’ single, “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale,” drops June 25, Clifton Chenier’s birthday. It features ...