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Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), a Louisiana French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow. He was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2014, he was a Grammy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
He was known as the King of Zydeco, and also billed as the King of the South.
Partial discography
Clifton's Blues (Elko Records), 1954 Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (Arhoolie Records), 1965 Bon Ton Roulet ! (Arhoolie Records), 1967 Bogalusa Boogie – Blues & Zydeco (Arhoolie Records), 1976 Frenchin' the Boogie (Blue Star), 1976 Boogie in Black and White (with swamp pop musician Rod Bernard, Jin Records), 1976 Red Hot Louisiana Band (Arhoolie Records), 1977 Boogie & Zydeco (Sonet Records SNTF 801), 1979 I'm Here (Alligator Records), 1982
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