Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) Louisiana Shuffle/Do the Zydeco

Clifton Chenier (1925-87), King of Zydeco.
Clifton Chenier virtually invented Zydeco in the 1940s and 50s by combining
Cajun and Creole musical traditions with blues, rock, and
New Orleans rhythm-and-blues.

This was recorded live at the Berkeley Blues Festival in 1966

His son CJ Chenier is carrying on the family tradition and it would be wrong, not to throw in a plug for him here. Check him out:

http://www.myspace.com/cjchenier

Clifton, much respect... thank you for your years bringing music and joy.

Snaps

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[SGC1691]

Please disregard the opening comments about the "Negro workers who picked up the music from the Acadians". The French speaking free people of color, Creoles & African Americans were some of the first families of LA. They helped the Acadians settle into the hot climate & worked alongside them as sharecroppers. Free people of color lived under separate laws in LA for almost 150 years fr 1725-1865 until the "one drop rule". All the progress they made came undone. Jim Crow set them back 90 more yrs

[synapsecracklepop]

@SGC1691 Thank you very much for chiming in here. Seriously, thank you.

[montella111]

Thats actually John Delafose with his sons on that pic in 0:41

[synapsecracklepop]

@montella111 Thank you. I just snatched photos labelled Clifton Chenier from the web, to make a slide show. to go with the tune. I'm not going to remake it at this point, but now you've got me curious about John Delafose. Thanks again.

[TheGypsyqueen31]

this creole girl transplanted to southeast texas loves me some zydeco

[mombone100]

We be throwin' down up in NewOrleans!

[gindrew1]

WOW!!!!! 

[aussiechickdiana]

This is fabUlous...had me rockin' all day long...haha

di...))

[BlueGranite2008]

@SGC1691 thank you for adding this clarification!

Vive le facts!

[popeadam25000]

Why do folks even feel they have to use ignorance when posting

[ladydrama85]

@SGC1691 Thank you so much you have that right.. Cajun wanna take credit for everything.

[1blastman]

Chenier is one of the great innovators in American music. He revolutionized the sound of Zydeco and gave the accordian a sound that had never before been heard anywhere. His genius came with his spontaneity and humor sandwiched around his incredible musicianship.