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60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco

Clifton Chenier
60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco
Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, described Clifton Chenier this way: “We're not jiving when we call Clifton Chenier the greatest accordion player ever to come out of the zydeco tradition—but even that grandiose statement misses the point. To a remarkable extent, Clifton Chenier invented the modern zydeco style; to this day there are a whole slew of Louisiana bands making decent money playing Clifton's songs in Clifton's style. He is one-of-a-kind—a genius musician, a unique, remarkable, human being.” This album includes 15 of Chenier’s best-sellers from the archives of Arhoolie Records.

Track Listing

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Clifton Chenier
03:14
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102
Clifton Chenier
05:01
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103
Clifton Chenier
03:43
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104
Clifton Chenier
02:41
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105
Clifton Chenier
03:45
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106
Clifton Chenier
03:14
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107
Clifton Chenier
05:16
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108
Clifton Chenier
03:41
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109
Clifton Chenier
04:28
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110
Clifton Chenier
03:22
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111
Clifton Chenier
03:03
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112
Clifton Chenier
04:20
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113
Clifton Chenier
04:41
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114
Clifton Chenier
04:21
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115
Clifton Chenier
03:07