To celebrate the box set, a tribute concert takes place in November at Wolf Trap National Park, a pavilion-style venue near ...

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 ...

Cynthia Simien is also an agent and booking manager who has long worked with her husband to promote Louisiana music worldwide ...

The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

Among those who helped shape the genre was Clifton Chenier, whose musical journey began in the city during the 1940s. Chenier and his brother first embraced the infectious rhythms of Zydeco while ...

If you haven’t gone down the zydeco rabbit hole, I suggest listening to Beau Jocque, Chubby Carrier, Clifton Chenier and, of course, Buckwheat Zydeco. Lucky for us, the Chocolate Church Arts ...

Among his work as a producer is the “Tribute to the Blues” concert in 1978 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, which featured Clifton Chenier, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, David ...

J.D. Martin, from Lafayette, Louisiana, placed 2nd, and Jeff Hill from Arkansas placed 1st. New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates Clifton Chenier, zydeco king “This place is incredible. The plaza ...

Items on display include a Civil War submarine, a 48-foot wooden shrimp trawler, a two-row sugar cane harvester and Clifton Chenier's Grammy Award, among many others. There are also exhibits ...

Ten middle school teachers from across Louisiana spent three days learning about Louisiana Creoles and visiting various ...