Sings the Blues

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

101	Ain't No Need of Cryin' (Every Day is the Same)	Clifton Chenier	04:12
102	Rosemary	Clifton Chenier	03:25
103	Brown Skinned Woman	Clifton Chenier	04:55
104	Done Got Over	Clifton Chenier	02:58
105	Gone A La Maison	Clifton Chenier	03:26
106	Be My Chauffeur	Clifton Chenier	03:20
107	My Little Angel	Clifton Chenier	04:11
108	Paper In My Shoe	Clifton Chenier	04:44
109	Blues After Hours	Clifton Chenier	03:34
110	Trouble In Mind	Clifton Chenier	03:59
111	In The Mood	Clifton Chenier	02:55
112	Worried Life Blues	Clifton Chenier	03:27
113	Grand Prix	Clifton Chenier	03:11
114	Hungry Man Blues	Clifton Chenier	04:35
115	Falksy Girl	Clifton Chenier	03:58
116	Easy, Easy Baby	Clifton Chenier	03:11
117	Tante Na Na	Clifton Chenier	03:46
118	Do Right Sometime	Clifton Chenier	03:43
119	Highway Blues	Clifton Chenier	03:20