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Sings the Blues

Clifton Chenier
Clifton Sings the Blues CD artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 2004 CD edition
Clifton Sings the Blues CD artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 1992 CD edition
Clifton Sings the Blues vinyl LP artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 1987 vinyl LP edition
Recorded in 1969 and originally released in 1980 as King-Of-Zydeco on the Home Cooking imprint, Sings the Blues features Clifton Chenier and his band at the peak of their powers. Long hailed as the “King of Zydeco,” Clifton also sang the blues. Jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason once noted that Chenier was "... one of the most surprising musicians I have heard in some time, with a marvelously moving style of playing the accordion, blues accordion, that's right, blues accordion." This collection brings together two earlier albums and presents a mix of original and cover songs performed in Chenier’s zydeco-blues style. Songs of note include “Ain’t No Need of Crying (Every Day Is the Same),” “Rosemary,” “Blues After Hours,” Hungry Man Blues,” and his bluesy version of “In the Mood.”

Track Listing

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Clifton Chenier
04:12
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102
Clifton Chenier
03:25
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103
Clifton Chenier
04:55
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104
Clifton Chenier
02:58
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105
Clifton Chenier
03:26
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106
Clifton Chenier
03:20
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107
Clifton Chenier
04:11
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108
Clifton Chenier
04:44
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109
Clifton Chenier
03:34
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110
Clifton Chenier
03:59
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111
Clifton Chenier
02:55
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112
Clifton Chenier
03:27
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113
Clifton Chenier
03:11
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114
Clifton Chenier
04:35
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115
Clifton Chenier
03:58
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116
Clifton Chenier
03:11
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117
Clifton Chenier
03:46
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118
Clifton Chenier
03:43
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119
Clifton Chenier
03:20