Clifton Chenier - King Of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (LP, Box) (New (N))

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In South Louisiana, Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) grew up hearing his father play a style of music known as La La at house dances held in Black French Creole communities. It had a percussive and syncopated sound, played in spare combinations of an accordion and a washboard used to scrub out a rhythm. After picking up accordion as a curious teenager, Chenier soon brought into this sound the rhythm and blues that dominated radios and jukeboxes, crafting a new style that would be called zydeco. In the 1950s, he recorded for Elko, Specialty, and Chess, and joined national package show tours with stars like Little Richard and Etta James. A decade later, Chenier was quietly settled in Houston, the big stages seemingly behind him. But one rainy Saturday night at a Houston neighborhood bar, Chenier's cousin Lightning Hopkins introduced him to Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records, where zydeco and Clifton Chenier would find a new home and champion. King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco is a 4 CD/6 LP retrospective box set assembled in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Chenier's birth. The set features a chronology of Chenier's landmark work with Arhoolie and other labels, alongside a healthy dose of previously unissued gems. The 160-page book includes photos, posters, and other graphic artifacts from the Strachwitz Collection and deeply researched liner note essays by Grammy award-winning writer Adam Machado, public folklorist and radio host Nick Spitzer and longtime Louisiana journalist Herman Fusilier, along with a moving personal remembrance by Clifton's son, Zydeco musician C.J. Chenier. The set is the first release on Arhoolie since the label became a part of Smithsonian Folkways. With music and storytelling and abundant visual imagery, this set demonstrates Clifton Chenier's life as a transformative artist - from his earliest days practicing in the barn back home, to his reign as the undisputed King of Zydeco.

Tracklist:

  1. Louisiana Stomp
  2. Clifton's Blues
  3. Boppin' the Rock
  4. Ay-Tete Fee
  5. Rockin' Accordion
  6. Baby What You Want Me to Do
  7. That's Alright
  8. Ay, Ai, Ai
  9. Why Did You Go Last Night
  10. Zydeco Et Pas Sale
  11. Louisiana Blues
  12. Lafayette Waltz
  13. Hot Rod
  14. Louisiana Shuffle
  15. French Zydeco
  16. Bon Ton Roulet
  17. Jole Blonde
  18. If I Ever Get Lucky
  19. Black Gal
  20. Keep on Scratching
  21. Black Snake Blues
  22. Let's Talk It Over
  23. Walking to Louisiana
  24. Johnny Can't Dance
  25. Grand Mamou
  26. Gone a la Maison
  27. Live from PHR Studio, Clifton Chenier!
  28. Mr. Charlie
  29. Hey Madeleine
  30. 634-5789 (That's My Number)
  31. Drifting Blues / Breaux Bridge Waltz
  32. Shake, Rattle and Roll
  33. Rock House
  34. Breaux Bridge Waltz
  35. Ma Negresse Est Gone
  36. Fannie Mae
  37. Going Home Tomorrow
  38. J'ai Conet, C'est Pas Me Femme (I Know, You're Not My Woman)
  39. Since I Met You Baby
  40. Cher Catin
  41. You're My Mule
  42. I'm on the Wonder
  43. You're Fussin' Too Much
  44. All Your Love
  45. Zydeco Cha Cha
  46. Ti Na Na (Little Na Na)
  47. Someone Told Me It Was All Over
  48. You Can't Sit Down
  49. Oh! My Lucille
  50. Take Off Your Dress
  51. M'appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy)
  52. Je Suis en Racolteur (I'm a Farmer)
  53. Je Marche Le Plancher (I Walk the Floor)
  54. Tu Le Ton Son Ton (Every Now and Then)
  55. Down the Road I Go
  56. Calinda
  57. Zydeco
  58. What I'd Say
  59. Dust My Broom
  60. My Mama Told Me
  61. Night Time Is the Right Time
  62. I'm a Hog for You
  63. Grand Prix
  64. You Got Me Crying
  65. Tit Mam's Zydeco
  66. Party Down (At the Blue Angel Club)
  67. I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)

UPC: 096290060015
Label: Arhoolie Records
Release Date: 2.6.26
Format: Vinyl

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Barcode: 096290060015

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      In South Louisiana, Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) grew up hearing his father play a style of music known as La La at house dances held in Black French Creole communities. It had a percussive and syncopated sound, played in spare combinations of an accordion and a washboard used to scrub out a rhythm. After picking up accordion as a curious teenager, Chenier soon brought into this sound the rhythm and blues that dominated radios and jukeboxes, crafting a new style that would be called zydeco. In the 1950s, he recorded for Elko, Specialty, and Chess, and joined national package show tours with stars like Little Richard and Etta James. A decade later, Chenier was quietly settled in Houston, the big stages seemingly behind him. But one rainy Saturday night at a Houston neighborhood bar, Chenier's cousin Lightning Hopkins introduced him to Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records, where zydeco and Clifton Chenier would find a new home and champion. King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco is a 4 CD/6 LP retrospective box set assembled in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Chenier's birth. The set features a chronology of Chenier's landmark work with Arhoolie and other labels, alongside a healthy dose of previously unissued gems. The 160-page book includes photos, posters, and other graphic artifacts from the Strachwitz Collection and deeply researched liner note essays by Grammy award-winning writer Adam Machado, public folklorist and radio host Nick Spitzer and longtime Louisiana journalist Herman Fusilier, along with a moving personal remembrance by Clifton's son, Zydeco musician C.J. Chenier. The set is the first release on Arhoolie since the label became a part of Smithsonian Folkways. With music and storytelling and abundant visual imagery, this set demonstrates Clifton Chenier's life as a transformative artist - from his earliest days practicing in the barn back home, to his reign as the undisputed King of Zydeco.

      Tracklist:

      1. Louisiana Stomp
      2. Clifton's Blues
      3. Boppin' the Rock
      4. Ay-Tete Fee
      5. Rockin' Accordion
      6. Baby What You Want Me to Do
      7. That's Alright
      8. Ay, Ai, Ai
      9. Why Did You Go Last Night
      10. Zydeco Et Pas Sale
      11. Louisiana Blues
      12. Lafayette Waltz
      13. Hot Rod
      14. Louisiana Shuffle
      15. French Zydeco
      16. Bon Ton Roulet
      17. Jole Blonde
      18. If I Ever Get Lucky
      19. Black Gal
      20. Keep on Scratching
      21. Black Snake Blues
      22. Let's Talk It Over
      23. Walking to Louisiana
      24. Johnny Can't Dance
      25. Grand Mamou
      26. Gone a la Maison
      27. Live from PHR Studio, Clifton Chenier!
      28. Mr. Charlie
      29. Hey Madeleine
      30. 634-5789 (That's My Number)
      31. Drifting Blues / Breaux Bridge Waltz
      32. Shake, Rattle and Roll
      33. Rock House
      34. Breaux Bridge Waltz
      35. Ma Negresse Est Gone
      36. Fannie Mae
      37. Going Home Tomorrow
      38. J'ai Conet, C'est Pas Me Femme (I Know, You're Not My Woman)
      39. Since I Met You Baby
      40. Cher Catin
      41. You're My Mule
      42. I'm on the Wonder
      43. You're Fussin' Too Much
      44. All Your Love
      45. Zydeco Cha Cha
      46. Ti Na Na (Little Na Na)
      47. Someone Told Me It Was All Over
      48. You Can't Sit Down
      49. Oh! My Lucille
      50. Take Off Your Dress
      51. M'appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy)
      52. Je Suis en Racolteur (I'm a Farmer)
      53. Je Marche Le Plancher (I Walk the Floor)
      54. Tu Le Ton Son Ton (Every Now and Then)
      55. Down the Road I Go
      56. Calinda
      57. Zydeco
      58. What I'd Say
      59. Dust My Broom
      60. My Mama Told Me
      61. Night Time Is the Right Time
      62. I'm a Hog for You
      63. Grand Prix
      64. You Got Me Crying
      65. Tit Mam's Zydeco
      66. Party Down (At the Blue Angel Club)
      67. I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)

      UPC: 096290060015
      Label: Arhoolie Records
      Release Date: 2.6.26
      Format: Vinyl

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