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 ...

Before the Stones became rock icons with 250 million records sold, they were studying the accordion boogie and blues of Clifton Chenier, heralded as the king of southwest Louisiana dance music ...

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 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 ...