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

To honor what would have been his 100th birthday, a tribute album honoring Louisiana zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier will be ...

Louisiana musician Clifton Chenier would have been 100 on June 25, and a new tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones ...

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

Participants are encouraged to come dressed in red and prepared to perform some “super whimsical” dance moves at Pacific ...

Once seen as a regional dance-music curiosity, zydeco has turned into an international art form. For proof, look no further ...

Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams ...

Clifton Chenier, the “King of Zydeco,” is being honored with a celebration in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, including a tribute concert and fundraising efforts for a commemorative ...

The New Orleans Jazz Museum will celebrate the 100th birthday of Clifton Chenier with tickets benefitting a scholarship fund.

Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, Smithsonian Folkways will release a box set on Arhoolie ...