Clifton Chenier
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American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1925 births, 1987 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- I Went to the Dance — Self1989
- Austin City Limits — Self1975
- Hot Pepper — Himself1973
- Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane — Himself
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 49,586
- Total plays
- 399,339
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Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer. Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 he was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Landry Parish
- Place of death
- Lafayette
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Texas Southern University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Clifton Chenier 1977 32.jpg
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- date of death
- 1987-12-12
- date of birth
- 1925-06-25
- Commons category
- Clifton Chenier
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- time period
- 20th century
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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