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The Rolling Stones are once again waving the flag of their musical forebears with a cover of Clifton Chenier’s zydeco tune ...
The Rolling Stones' reverence for blues and country is as well-established as Keith Richards' penchant for scarves. But you ...
A special, 7-inch vinyl of the Stones’ single, “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale,” drops June 25, Clifton Chenier’s birthday. It features ...
The Rolling Stones' cover of Clifton Chenier's 'Zydeco Sont Pas Sales' was released on June 25, 2025, part of an album called ...
Clifton Chenier, the Louisiana musician who pioneered the Creole R&B hybrid genre known as zydeco, isn’t with us anymore. He passed away in 1987 from kidney disease that resulted from his diabetes.
The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being bolstered by the music community ...
Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...
The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...
Louisiana musician Clifton Chenier would have been 100 on June 25, and a new tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones ...
"I’d never heard the accordion in the blues before," said Mick Jagger upon hearing zydeco music for the first time.
To honor what would have been his 100th birthday, a tribute album honoring Louisiana zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier will be ...
The Rolling Stones and their reverence for Acadiana's Clifton Chenier are featured on “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco," officially released June 27 on Valcour Records and Smithsonian Folkways.