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 ...

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

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

The 100-year-old stage at Fitzgeralds has seen thousands of bands including American roots legends such as Marcia Ball and Clifton Chenier. The backdrop was painted in 1992 for a scene shot in the ...

Williams said of Chenier in a statement, “When I was living in Houston I spent a lot of my time in this dance hall listening to Clifton Chenier play for hours. From those impressionable times I ...

Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett and more energize Creole classics from accordionist and pioneer Clifton Chenier, the late King of Zydeco. The Rolling Stones in French ...