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

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

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 ...

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 ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) –Clifton Chenier, known as the “King of Zydeco” and is the only Zydeco artist to win the lifetime achievement award at the Grammy’s, is honored with a ...

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

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