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 ...

To celebrate the box set, a tribute concert takes place in November at Wolf Trap National Park, a pavilion-style venue near ...

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 ...

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

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.

This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.