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Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would've turned 100 on June 25. Valcour Records founder Joel Savoy and Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin ...
The album, released on musician Joel Savoy’s Valcour Records label based in Eunice, pairs rock, folk and blues icons with ...
The Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams are among the many famous artists featured on an upcoming tribute album to late zydeco king Clifton Chenier.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is honoring Clifton Chenier, the undisputed king of Zydeco music, during Jazz Fest with an ...
From live DJs to foam bubbles and zydeco rhythms, the streets were buzzing. The party kicked off at 4 p.m. with Roper Romp, ...
The Carrier Family Celebration will take place at the Yambilee Building in Opelousas, Louisiana, April 25-27, honoring the ...
Lafayette is known for the exceptional quality of its live music. Almost any day of the week, Acadiana residents can catch ...
A new tribute album to the King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier will feature The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve ...
Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett and more energize Creole classics from accordionist and pioneer Clifton Chenier, the late King of Zydeco. Chenier, who died in 1987 due to ...
Recommended Videos Savoy's primary role was to assemble the local backing band to support these artists — and to spotlight “the Zydeco legacy families,” he said. “My job was to help create ...