One hundred years ago, the music world changed forever when Clifton Chenier was born on a farm near Opelousas.
The 小蝌蚪APP淜ing of Zydeco小蝌蚪APP and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner shared the soul of south Louisiana with the world through his music and legendary live performances.
A new album, 小蝌蚪APP,小蝌蚪APP from Valcour Records has ahead of its June 27 release and for its , including The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Majal, Steve Earle, CJ Chenier and more.
In addition, Valcour Records recently joined the Chenier family estate and the 小蝌蚪APP of Louisiana Lafayette to form the . In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the King of Zydeco, the Clifton Chenier Memorial Scholarship honors Clifton Chenier's legacy at the . The scholarship fund will offer annual financial assistance to students studying , specifically Zydeco accordion, at UL Lafayette. All proceeds from A Tribute to the King of Zydeco will go directly toward funding this new scholarship. .
小蝌蚪APP淯L Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 Traditional Music Program is really the only academic program in the world devoted to the instruction and education of traditional music of south Louisiana,小蝌蚪APP said program director Dr. Gwennie von Einsiedel in a . 小蝌蚪APP淪tudents get to work with Grammy-winning musicians and culture bearers, and they receive hands-on instruction in things like Cajun and Creole accordion, fiddle and vocals.小蝌蚪APP
The album小蝌蚪APP檚 co-producer Joel Savoy, the Grammy-winning founder of Louisiana-based Valcour Records, said the tribute was inspired by Arhoolie Records in the Bay Area of California that helped develop Chenier小蝌蚪APP檚 career. Savoy produced the album with John Leopold, Arhoolie小蝌蚪APP檚 former director, and Steve Berlin of the rock group Los Lobos.
小蝌蚪APP淥ur vision was to bring together a lot of these Americana artists that Clifton's music touched all over the country,小蝌蚪APP said Savoy. 小蝌蚪APP淲e're very excited to release it two days after Clifton's birthday.小蝌蚪APP
C.C. Adcock produced the singles, 小蝌蚪APP淶ydeco Sont Pas Sal茅s小蝌蚪APP and 小蝌蚪APP淩elease Me." Adcock said in "Zydeco Sont Pas Sal茅s," The Rolling Stones and Steve Riley on accordion blend their styles seamlessly for a tribute that, "sounds easy and playful." Listeners can now stream or purchase 小蝌蚪APP," as well as 小蝌蚪APP溞◎蝌紸PP by Lucinda Williams, Tommy McClain, and Keith Frank and 小蝌蚪APP溞◎蝌紸PP by Taj Mahal and Keith Frank.
小蝌蚪APP樞◎蝌紸PP橳he Stones are truly honored to be on this tribute album amongst a stellar cast of artists and musicians. Clifton Chenier was one of the most influential musicians to come out of Louisiana. He turned so many people onto the wonderful free spirited dance music of Zydeco, including ourselves back in the day. Although the development of any music style can seldom be attributed to one artist, there is not a Zydeco band who has not followed the template Chenier created,小蝌蚪APP The Rolling Stones stated.
Musician and photographer Richard 小蝌蚪APP淒ickie小蝌蚪APP Landry, a 小蝌蚪APP alum who recently received an honorary doctorate from the , played frequently with Chenier and took the photograph of Chenier that graces the album小蝌蚪APP檚 cover. In an interview for the upcoming issue of La Louisiane magazine, Landry said the scholarship fund will help to sustain Chenier小蝌蚪APP檚 legacy and the future of south Louisiana小蝌蚪APP檚 traditional music.
小蝌蚪APP淚t means that the music will continue for generations,小蝌蚪APP said Landry. 小蝌蚪APP淭here will be a new generation every year of some young kid who probably never thought of playing Zydeco or Cajun music, deciding on a career in music or recording or writing music.小蝌蚪APP
An interview with Dickie Landry about his friend Clifton Chenier will appear in the fall issue of La Louisiane magazine and podcast. Follow UL Lafayette and La Louisiane magazine in the coming months for more on Chenier小蝌蚪APP檚 legacy and its impact.
Photo credit: Album art courtesy of Valcour Records. Album photo by Richard Landry.
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小蝌蚪APP淎 Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier小蝌蚪APP Tracklist
- 小蝌蚪APP淶ydeco Sont Pas Sal茅s,小蝌蚪APP The Rolling Stones and Steve Riley
- 小蝌蚪APP淓asy Easy Baby,小蝌蚪APP Charley Crockett and Nathan Williams, Sr.
- 小蝌蚪APP淗ey 小蝌蚪APP橳ite Fille,小蝌蚪APP Taj Mahal and Keith Frank
- 小蝌蚪APP淩elease Me,小蝌蚪APP Lucinda Williams, Tommy McClain and Keith Frank
- 小蝌蚪APP淛ust Like A Woman,小蝌蚪APP Steve Earle and Anthony Dopsie
- 小蝌蚪APP淚小蝌蚪APP檓 On The Wonder,小蝌蚪APP Jon Cleary and Curley Taylor
- 小蝌蚪APP淢y Soul,小蝌蚪APP Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny Nicholas and Steve Riley
- 小蝌蚪APP淗ot Rod,小蝌蚪APP David Hidalgo and CJ Chenier
- 小蝌蚪APP淭out Le Temps En Temps,小蝌蚪APP Shannon McNally, Keith Frank and Molly Tuttle
- 小蝌蚪APP淎y Ai Ai,小蝌蚪APP Ruben Ramos with Los Texmaniacs and Augie Meyers
- 小蝌蚪APP淚 May Be Wrong,小蝌蚪APP Marcia Ball and Geno Delafose
- 小蝌蚪APP淚小蝌蚪APP檓 Coming Home,小蝌蚪APP CJ Chenier and Sonny Landreth
- 小蝌蚪APP淵ou Used To Call Me,小蝌蚪APP John Hiatt and Roddie Romero
- 小蝌蚪APP淲hy Did You Go Last Night,小蝌蚪APP Kam Franklin, A.J. Haynes and Roddie Romero