Clifton Chenier | zh

Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 he was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame. He was known as the 'King of Zydeco', and also billed as the 'King of the South'. Chenier began his recording...

Clifton, a 5-piece metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, came together in April 2003. Being influenced by the sounds of Iron Monkey, At the Gates, Pantera, and In Flames just to name a few. .

There are several artists using this name: 1) Tony Clifton began his career as a singer and stand-up comedian in the late 1970s. Despite his obnoxious personality and inept singing, he has appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and continues to perform occasionally today. 2) Tony Clifton, a Swedish band, have been playing together since their high school days. Hailing from the east coast island of Gotland, they released a 5 track self titled EP in 2006 on indie label Bricktop Recordings; the label is run by American producer/drummer/songwriter Brady Blade. 2008 will see Tony Clifton release their debut...

Clayton Joseph Chenier is the son of the King of Zydeco, the late Clifton Chenier, but, growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, where he was born in 1957, he had only occasional contact with his father, who lived with his wife in Lafayette. As a teenager, C.J. Thompson, as he was known then, going by his mother's last name, had little interest in zydeco. He was, however, a talented musician who played saxophone and keyboard, so that in 1978 when his father needed a sax player to fill in on a long road tour, he called on his son. C.J....