Tighten Up Zydeco - Clifton Chenier & The Louisiana Ramblers

[MondoBeno]

Do Cajuns still use French as their first language?

[IndependentGeorge76]

@MondoBeno creole innit

[g1itv]

Superb music. I used to sell this album into retailers in 1972. Sometimes a struggle over here in England. The best job I ever had.

[Rowland108]

@g1itv Did you work for Flyright of Bexhill on Sea? 'cause I used to buy my stock of US imports from them.

[g1itv]

@Rowland108 No, I was the Northern area (Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire) Sales Rep for Transatlantic Records. We sold imports from Blues Classic, Arhoolie, Blue Goose and Old Timey as well as our own label. I have some fabulous old vinyl including Zydeco. Let the good times roll!

[doodlebugbenn]

Miss you Clifton and Peter.

[dedeaux2]

Au scecour! Bon Ton Roulet

[TheArai64]

Smokin'

[gcpropertymanagement]

That is Mardi Gras!

[streetcornerjames]

Thank you very much!

[wesrace1]

Thank you for posting this. I saw Clifton & his group in a Bay Area Church and sure remember the event fondly.

[1blastman]

This is the best live Zydeco recording ever made! It's totally laid back, but high energy at the same time - "Going to Baton Rouge this evening - Where the Crawfish got soul."

MolotovMan: you were truly blessed to be at this show!

[MolotovMan]

I was there! I'm in the group picture on the back cover. This is wild. Thirty-nine years ago -- and the music is every bit as good as I remember it.

[MrBunnerabb]

@MolotovMan

That's why we make music. : )

[TheEbird67]

Man, I wish I was there haha

Can you post also from the same album Tu Le Ton Son Ton ?

[Rowland108]

@TheEbird67 Hi. At last I've done upload of Tu Le Ton Son Ton. Thanks for the suggestion

[1blastman]

@Rowland108 How about "Momma Told Papa"?

[Rowland108]

@1blastman Thanks for this & since i read your post i had an old blues tune running thru my head for hours & couldn't name it. Finally the grey matter clicked. Feelin' Good - Little Junior's Blue Flames in 1953 on Sun 187 - "...last night ...I heard papa & mama talkin, Papa told mama & mama told papa bout something she heard, we're gonna boogie till the break of day..." Now found your tune by Clifton & it's got a great laid back beat.

[1blastman]

@Rowland108 Ok, now you've got me record hunting in the French Quarter :o). If you can post it on youtube I'd love to hear it.

[Rowland108]

@1blastman Sounds a fun day out! Both LynchburgSourDough & Westtoledguy have incredible 78 collections & have uploaded Feelin' Good on youtube. Pat Hare plays the great distortion guitar on it.

[KissMahGrits]

I used to go to Grant Street Dance Hall in Lafayette and watch Clifton play. He was the greatest!

[neurofire]

Big brain + music math and lightning fingers = Clifton Chenier.

[murdamonk]

tighten up!