Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams pays tribute.

Chenier, who died in 1987 of diabetes-related kidney disease, would have turned 100 on June 25. To commemorate that number — and help raise awareness of him and his music — Savoy and his co ...

Clifton Chenier, the “King of Zydeco,” is being honored with a celebration in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, including a tribute concert and fundraising efforts for a commemorative stamp… ...

The story I’d heard was that Mick Jagger bought his first Clifton Chenier record in the late 1960s, at a store in New York’s Greenwich Village. But when we talked this spring, Jagger told me ...

Clifton Chenier, known as the "King of Zydeco," was born 100 years ago this month, on June 25, 1925. Before the artist's death in 1987 he broke numerous barriers in Louisiana roots music, ...

Happy early Clifton Chenier Day! The 100th anniversary of the Grammy Hall of Famer’s birth near Opelousas isn’t official until June 25. However, a slew of music releases, tribute shows and ...

The New Orleans Jazz Museum will host a special celebration on June 25 in honor of what would have been Clifton Chenier’s 100th birthday. Known as the “King of Zydeco,” Chenier’s enduring influence ...

Dupuis first joined AMC Networks (then Rainbow Media) as director of corporate communications in 2007, before moving to the consumer PR team at AMC, where she worked on campaigns for “Mad Men ...

Clifton Chenier seen here performing in an undated photo. 'A Tribute to the King of Zydeco' features everyone from English rock stars to Dallas musicians paying homage to the late Louisiana singer ...