Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier

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Biography

American accordion player and Zydeco musician

  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·composer·music_department
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 25 June 1925
  • Place of birth
  • St. Landry Parish· Louisiana
  • Death age
  • 62
  • Place of death
  • Lafayette· Louisiana
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Education
  • Texas Southern University

Music

All Night Long / Think it Over

All Night Long / Think it Over

Clifton Chenier

Louisiana Stomp (1954-1960 Recordings)

Louisiana Stomp (1954-1960 Recordings)

Clifton Chenier

Bayou Blues

Bayou Blues

Clifton Chenier

King Of Zydeco: The Rhythm And Blues Years 1954-1960

King Of Zydeco: The Rhythm And Blues Years 1954-1960

Clifton Chenier

Lyrics

Yesterday
Ay-Te Te Fee
Dry Your Eyes
Driftin' Blues
Rosemary
Whole Lotta Lovin'
Last Night

Movies

Dedans le sud de la Louisiane (1974)

Dedans le sud de la Louisiane

1974

Hot Pepper (1973)

Hot Pepper

1973

Books

Building Bridges in European and Human Rights Law - Michael-James Clifton

Building Bridges in European and Human Rights Law

Michael-James Clifton

Blind Spot - Jon Clifton

Blind Spot

Jon Clifton

My Coach Inspires Me - Clifton Palmer

My Coach Inspires Me

Clifton Palmer

J. B. Murray and the Scripts and Spirit Forms of Africa - Licia Clifton-James

J. B. Murray and the Scripts and Spirit Forms of Africa

Licia Clifton-James

Awards

Trivia

Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

Creole, native French speaker.

Buried in All Souls Cemetery in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

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