Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier (Opelousas, close to Lafayette June 25th 1925 - Lafayette December 12th 1987) was a musician of Zydeco, a creole mixture of Musique cajun and with influences of Jazz, of Blues. He played of the Accordéon.

Biography

He learns how very young person to play of the accordion thanks to his father Joseph Chenier . He starts to literally play in the Bal S of Saturday evening with his brother Cleveland Chenier with the washboard (" board with laver" , musical instrument called " frottoir" in Louisiana).

In 1945 it leaves the family farm to go to work in the fields of cane with sugar. It then leaves towards Lake Charles to join his Cleveland brother. It there meets other musicians of zydeco and refines his style.

Its professional path starts in 1954, when it signs with Elko Record and records Cliston' S blues (under the name of Cliston Chanier ) which made a local success. It continues with Ay-téte-fairy ( He, little girl , the orthography of the title cajun knew many alternatives!) who made known it more largely.

It makes many rounds with the Zydeco Ramblers and signs with Chess Records in 1956. The Chess label does not do too much publicity to its discs. It leaves it in 1958 and settles with Houston.

It signs finally at Arhoolie Records in 1964 which widens its audience with the white public. The Europe accommodates it in 1969 with the American Folk Blues Festival .

In 1973 it signs the music of film of Alain Corneau France public limit company . In 1979 one diagnoses a serious diabetes to him and one must cut down it by a foot.

Its career is crowned by a Grammy Award in the Années 1980.

He dies in 1987 of a disease of the kidneys.

His/her son C.J. Chenier took the changing and continues his music by producing concerts and discs.

Quotation

My music, it is not complicated. They is only French dances with a little swing to make move people.

Discography

Clifton Sings the Blues (2004)
Louisina Blues & Zydeco/Bon Tone Roulet (2001)
Live At Grant Street (2000)
Comin' Home (2000)
Live At 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival (2000)
Cajun Swamp Music (1999)
Bayou Bayou (1999)
In New Orleans (1998)
Zydeco Is not Dirty (1997)
I' m Coming Home (1996)
One Turn (1996)
We' Re Gonna Party (1994)
Live At St Mark' S (1988)
60 Minutes with the King off Zydeco (1988)
Bogalusa Boogie (1987) * Sings the Blues (1987)
The King off Zydeco (1985)
Live! At the Long Beach & San Francisco Blues Festivals (1985)
Country Servant boy Now (1984)
The King off Zydeco Live At Montreux (1984)
I' m Young stag! (1982)
Live At San Fransisco Blues Festival (1982)
Blues & Zydeco (1981)
Boogie “Zydeco (1980)
Drunk Bayou (1979)
Frenchin' the Boogie (1979)
Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band in New Orleans (1979)
Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (1978)
Cajun Swamp Music Live (1978)
Bagalusa Boogie (1975)
Out West (1974)
Clifton Chenier Live (At has Dance French-Creole) (1973)
Bayou Blues (1970)
King off the Bayous (1970)
Clifton' S Cajun Blues (1970)
Louisiana Blues (1969)
Black Snake Blues (1966)
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (1965)

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