Louisiana Blues and Zydeco
Clifton Chenier

This is the 1990 edition of the classic 1960s release. An alternate 2005 version (CD 9053) with slightly different tracks is also available here.
Zydeco music, which melds French, Native American, and blues traditions, is popular among the many French-speaking Black Creoles living along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf coast. That its appeal reaches well beyond the region is partly because of Clifton Chenier, who is often credited with introducing the music to audiences outside of his native southwestern Louisiana. This collection features some early recordings by Chenier; he plays accordion and sings in French Creole patois and English.
Track Listing
101
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Zydeco Sont Pas Sale | Clifton Chenier | 3:17 | |
102
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Lafayette Waltz | Clifton Chenier | 4:30 | |
103
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Louisana Two Step | Clifton Chenier | 3:42 | |
104
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Clifton's Waltz | Clifton Chenier | 4:01 | |
105
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Louisiana Blues | Clifton Chenier | 5:04 | |
106
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Why Did You Go Last Night | Clifton Chenier | 3:18 | |
107
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Eh, 'Tite Fille | Clifton Chenier | 2:42 | |
108
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Banana Man | Clifton Chenier | 4:51 | |
109
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Hot Rod | Clifton Chenier | 2:51 | |
110
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It's Hard | Clifton Chenier | 3:24 | |
111
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I Can Look Down At Your Woman | Clifton Chenier | 3:33 | |
112
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I Can't Stand | Clifton Chenier | 2:47 | |
113
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Monifique | Clifton Chenier | 4:32 | |
114
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Johnny Can't Dance | Clifton Chenier | 2:27 | |
115
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I Lost My Baby | Clifton Chenier | 3:24 | |
116
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Pepper In My Shoe | Clifton Chenier | 3:27 | |
117
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Can't Go Home No More | Clifton Chenier | 3:11 | |
118
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Wrap It Up Zydeco | Clifton Chenier | 3:10 |