Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 in 2025. This year he's the subject of a book, a box set and a tribute ...

The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to C.J. Chenier and Joel Savoy about the new album celebrating Clifton Chenier, "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco." ...

The Rolling Stones are once again waving the flag of their musical forebears with a cover of Clifton Chenier's zydeco tune ...

Clifton Chenier, the father of Zydeco music, was born 100 years ago and went on to become a Grammy-winning musician, with his ...

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and ...

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary performer Clifton Chenier, ...

The New Orleans Jazz Museum is honoring Clifton Chenier, the undisputed king of Zydeco music, during Jazz Fest with an ...

The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being ...

Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...

A special, 7-inch vinyl of the Stones’ single, “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale,” drops June 25, Clifton Chenier’s birthday. It features Jagger singing the original Creole lyrics, backed by Grammy-winning ...