Clifton Chenier was the undisputed King of Zydeco music. By mixing Cajun and French two-steps and waltzes with blues, R&B and rock and roll, he created the infectious sound of modern zydeco. Chenier was famous for his flashy onstage gear of cape and crown (and natty gold tooth), but it was his creation of joyful, exuberant and highly danceable zydeco music that made him a legend.
The most comprehensive way to get to know the late "King of Zydeco," this beautifully packaged and annotated two-CD set contains cuts spanning accordionist Chenier's entire career as the best known performer and chief innovator of the Gulf Coast's most danceable, infectious music. Beginning with a rare early cut he recorded at a radio station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this set's 40 tracks cover his years on Specialty, Zynn, Arhoolie, Maison de Soul, and several other smaller labels, veering back and forth between hard rockin' R&B influenced material and more traditional two-steps and waltzes. Most of the great Chenier-penned classics like "Zydeco Cha Cha," "Hot Rod," "Hot Tamale Baby" and "Johnny Can't Dance" are here. Overall, an excellent picture of Chenier's towering talents.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
01 Eh, Petite Fille 02 Louisiana Stomp 03 All Night Long 04 The Cat's Dreamin' 05 My Soul 06 Standing On The Corner 07 The Big Wheel 08 Baby Please 09 Bayou Drive (Sloppy) 10 Night And Day My Love 11 If I Ever Get Lucky 12 It Happened So Fast 13 Hey Ma Ma 14 Ay Ai Ai 15 Bon Ton Roulet 16 Hot Rod 17 I Am Coming Home 18 Johnny Can't Dance 19 Tu Le Ton Son Ton (Once In A While) 20 Zydeco Cha Cha
CD 2:
01 Josephine Par Se Ma Femme 02 I'm On The Wonder 03 I'm A Hog For You 04 Tighten-Up Zydeco 05 One Step At A Time 06 Zydeco Sont Pas Sale (Snapbeans Ain't Salty) 07 Cotton-Picker Blues 08 The Hucklebuck 09 Easy, Easy Baby 10 Ride Em Cowboy 11 Sa M' Appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy) 12 Bogalusa Boogie 13 My Babe 14 Choo Choo Ch-Boogie 15 Road Runner 16 Shake It, Don't Break It 17 I'm The Zydeco Man 18 Love Me Or Leave Me 19 What'd I Say 20 Hot Tamale Baby
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: FhG
MPEG-1 layer 3
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