A new tribute album to the King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier will feature The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle and more. "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco" is out June 27 to ...

The album, released on musician Joel Savoy’s Valcour Records label based in Eunice, pairs rock, folk and blues icons with zydeco and Cajun musicians.

The Rolling Stones’ interest in Chenier – and Louisiana music – actually runs deep. “Clifton was a great influence on me,” Mick Jagger told Songlines.. “We first listened to him around ...

The Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society is working to preserve the historic Slims Y-Ki-Ki, which played a significant role in zydeco culture, through digital mapping and interviews, and is also ...

The Stones' Keith Richards said in a statement, “Zydeco and Clifton Chenier have been with me since forever! It’s deep South with some interesting French.” The first song out from “A Tribu ...

The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and More Pay Tribute to Zydeco Legend Clifton Chenier NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger sings in swaggering French. Louisiana native ...

Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett and more energize Creole classics from accordionist and pioneer Clifton Chenier, the late King of Zydeco. Chenier, who died in 1987 due to ...