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Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...
What started as a scenic detour through Arkansas on the way to Dallas for guitarists Ron Wood and Keith Richards turned into ...
With rock music retreating from the cultural zeitgeist, the mere act of enduring is a statement in itself. On that score, ...
Rolling Stones got arrested in Fordyce, Arkansas while on the way to a concert in Dallas. Check out a look back at the wild ...
In the late 1960s, the Rolling Stones revitalized their sound with a few drug arrests and a compact cassette recorder.
Chenier, an accordionist and singer who would have turned 100 today, was a pioneer of zydeco, an accordion-reliant, blues-based and rhythm-heavy folk form from Louisiana. He released his first single, ...
The single appears alongside a 1965 Clifton Chenier recording and is released by El Cerrito's Arhoolie Records.
The Rolling Stones’ “Zydeco Sont Pas Sales” debuts at No. 10 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, earning the band ...
Hear the Rolling Stones' zydeco song, 'Zydeco Sont Pas Salés,' a tribute to Clifton Chenier.
Why and how did the Rolling Stones ended up on a tribute album to Louisiana zydeco legend Clifton Chenier ...
Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams pays tribute.
In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, C.C. Adcock, the producer of The Rolling Stones’ new Clifton Chenier tribute cover, says the track was the “coolest thing I’ve ever … been involved ...