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Zydeco Champs

Various Artists
Zydeco Champs
More than any other record company, Arhoolie Records introduced zydeco music to America and eventually to the world. Beginning with recordings by Clifton Chenier, the undisputed King of Zydeco, Arhoolie added other talented Black Creole zydeco performers to its catalog including Amede Ardoin, his cousin and a National Heritage Fellow “Bois Sec” Ardion, National Heritage Fellow Canray Fontenot and Chenier’s son C.J.. This collection features some of the best examples of zydeco music recorded from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Track Listing

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Clifton Chenier
03:10
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102
Clifton Chenier
02:40
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103
C.J. Chenier
03:09
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104
Clifton Chenier
04:37
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105
John Delafose
02:15
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106
Amédé Ardoin
03:20
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107
Lawrence "Black" Ardoin
02:49
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108
Lawrence "Black" Ardoin
02:49
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109
Canray Fontenot and "Bois Sec" Ardoin
02:33
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110
Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot
02:37
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111
Paul McZiel and Wallace Gernger
02:50
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112
Clarence Garlow
04:31
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113
Ambrose Sam
02:43
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114
Sam Brothers 5
02:02
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115
Herbert "Good Rockin'" Sam
04:01
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116
Sam Brothers 5
02:19
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117
Preston Frank and Leo Thomas
03:03
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118
Leo Thomas and Preston Frank
02:25
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119
John Delafose
03:53
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120
C.J. Chenier
03:47
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121
Clifton Chenier
03:06
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122
Clifton Chenier
03:09