Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), [1] [2] was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983. [1]

Clifton Chenier (born June 25, 1925, Opelousas, La., U.S.—died Dec. 12, 1987, Lafayette, La.) was an American popular musician and pioneer in the development of zydeco music—a bluesy, southern Louisiana blend of French, African American, Native …

Clifton Chenier was born June 25, 1925, in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. His father, Joseph Chenier, was a local musician who played the accordion at home and at dances known as fais dodos. As a child, Clifton worked on a farm outside Opelousas and was interested in music.

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2024年2月19日 · The accordion maestro Clifton Chenier, the father of Clayton Joseph Thompson (C.J. Chenier), died of from complications related to diabetes on December 12, 1987. He was 62. In 1989, Chenier was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee and in 2011, he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for his album ...

2013年6月7日 · Clifton Chenier, accordionist and zydeco musician widely considered the “King of Zydeco,” was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on June 25, 1925. His father, Joseph Chenier, was a black Creole sharecropper who was an amateur accordion player.

Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco and 1983 Grammy winner. Like so many American originals, accordion player and singer Clifton Chenier was able to synthesize several older genres of music into a new form.