Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clifton Chenier performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4, 1983. (Credit: David Redfern/Redferns) Joel Savoy ...

OPELOUSAS, La (KLFY) — Clifton Chenier, Grammy-winning “King of Zydeco,” will have a day named in his honor to celebrate 100 years since his birth. On May 25, the Louisiana House of Representatives ...

OPELOUSAS, La (KLFY) — Clifton Chenier, Grammy-winning “King of Zydeco,” will have a day named in his honor to celebrate 100 years since his birth. On May 25, the Louisiana House of Representatives ...

June 25 is Clifton Chenier Day. The Grammy-winning artist and Opelousas native was honored with a day in his name by the Louisiana House of Representatives. A resolution proclaming June 25 as Clifton ...

Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

Happy early Clifton Chenier Day! The 100th anniversary of the Grammy Hall of Famer’s birth near Opelousas isn’t official until June 25. However, a slew of music releases, tribute shows and memorabilia ...

It didn’t take a lot to get the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Fais Do-Do Stage to start moving. Almost from the first notes, people were bouncing, and a few couples began dancing ...

Todd Mouton, a longtime presence in South Louisiana music, knows as much about the late King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier — who received a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2014, just under 25 years ...

Millions of music fans will ask the same question in the coming months: "What in the world are the Rolling Stones doing on a tribute album to a Creole-speaking, accordion player from Opelousas, ...

Earle, CJ Chenier, and yup, the Rolling Stones are all featured performers, in a cast that also includes, among others, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Molly Tuttle, Charley Crockett, Los Lobos’ David ...