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Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier
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About the artist

Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 he was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Top songs

  1. I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)
  2. My Soul
  3. I'm the Zydeco Man
  4. Calinda
  5. Ay-Tete-Fee
  6. Zydeco Sont Pas Sale
  7. Boppin' The Rock
  8. Ti Na Na
  9. All Night Long
  10. One Step at a Time
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  1. Bon Ton Roulet
  2. Eh, Petite Fille
  3. Zodico Stomp
  4. I'm a Hog for You
  5. Hot Rod
  6. Ay-Te Te Fee
  7. Zydeco Cha Cha
  8. Louisiana Blues
  9. Lafayette Waltz
  10. Bogalusa Boogie
  11. Opelousas Hop
  12. Ay-Tete Fee
  13. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  14. Zydeco Et Pas Sale
  15. The Cat's Dreamin'
  16. Louisiana Stomp
  17. Ride 'Em Cowboy
  18. I'm on the Wonder
  19. Release Me
  20. Jambalaya
  21. Louisiana Two-Step
  22. paper in my shoe
  23. Squeeze Box Boogie
  24. It's Hard
  25. It Happened So Fast
  26. What'd I Say
  27. Je Me Reveiller Le Matin (I Woke Up This Morning)
  28. Johnny Can't Dance
  29. Black Snake Blues
  30. I Can Look Down at Your Woman
  31. You Promised Me Love
  32. Clifton's Waltz
  33. Banana Man
  34. Tu Le Ton Son Ton
  35. I Can't Stand
  36. Think It Over
  37. Black Gal
  38. Night and Day My Love
  39. The Things I Did For You
  40. Baby Please
  41. Ma Mama Ma Dit (My Mama Told Me)
  42. Josephine Par Se Ma Femme
  43. Take Off Your Dress
  44. Keep on Knockin'
  45. Hot Tamale Baby
  46. Zydeco et Pas Sale - Take 1
  47. Yesterday
  48. Hello Rosa Lee
  49. If I Ever Get Lucky
  50. I Am Coming Home
  51. I May Be Wrong
  52. M'Appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy)
  53. The Big Wheel
  54. Hey Ma Ma
  55. Quelque Chose Sur Mon Idee (There's Something on My Mind)
  56. Why Did You Go Last Night
  57. It'S Christmas Time
  58. Tu le Ton Son Ton (Every Now and Then)
  59. Come Go Along With Me
  60. Ay Ai AI
  61. Trouble In Mind
  62. Cotton-Picker Blues
  63. Accordion Boogie
  64. Mama Told Papa
  65. Ay, Ai, Ai
  66. Choo Choo Ch-Boogie
  67. The Things I Did For You - Take 1
  68. Standing on the Corner
  69. Allons A Grand Coteau
  70. Ay, Ai Ai
  71. Louisiana Two Step
  72. Clifton's Squeeze-Box Boogie
  73. Je Suis En Recolteur (I'm a Farmer)
  74. The Hucklebuck
  75. Shake It, Don't Break It
  76. I'm A Hog For You Baby
  77. Squeeze-Box Boogie
  78. Bayou Drive (Sloppy)
  79. Boogiein' In New Orleans
  80. Clifton'S Blues
  81. Sa M'Appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy)
  82. Caldonia
  83. Easy, Easy Baby
  84. Allons A Grand Coteau (Let's Go To Grand Coteau)
  85. Road Runner
  86. Hard To Love Someone
  87. Big Mamou
  88. Love Me Or Leave Me
  89. Going La Maison
  90. Tighten-Up Zydeco

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