Louisiana Blues And Zydeco

Clifton Chenier | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arhoolie Records
• ASIN: B0000001GP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Zydeco Sont Pas Sale

2. Lafayette Waltz

3. Lousiana Two Step

4. Clifton's Waltz

5. Louisiana Blues

6. Why Did You Go Last Night

7. Eh, 'Tite Fille

8. Banana Man

9. Hot Rod

10. It's Hard

11. I Can Look Down At Your Woman

12. I Can't Stand

13. Monifique

14. Johnny Can't Dance

15. I Lost My Baby (In French)

16. Pepper In My Shoe

17. Can't Go Home No More

18. Wrap It Up Zydeco

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Opening with a series of waltzes and two-steps with brother Cleveland's clattering rubboard to the fore, this collection of 1964-67 efforts by the inventor of zydeco soon shifts to a bluesier feel. The program includes the rocking instrumental "Hot Rod" and several tracks with only percussion backing that emphasize Clifton's full-bodied accordion. (B.D.) -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chenier's happy, cool sound rocks!, May 22, 2007

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Mark F. Braun (Norridge, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (Rmx) (Audio CD)

like most dumb white guys, my first exposure to zydeco came through stuff like Paul simon's GRACELAND and the name Clifton Chenier stuck in my brain. A couple of decades later, our library has a few choice buckwheat Zydeco CDs on file and finally, here's the king of 'em all, Clifton Chenier, washboard, electric guitar and accordian: how cool is that? If I'da known how incredibly awesome an accordian can sound, i'da taken lessons.

You can't hate the accordian when its played right, and here, it is sterling.

This is killer blues and real zydeco: happy and sad mixing together like sweet and sour ribs. You CANNOT go wrong with this CD; put it on and feel better. HMOs should give it out to people; we all get the blues, but a well-worn bluesman celebrates our ability to appreciate that we can, really, feel lousey and love it. Great blues embraces our humanity and serves it up hot, like dancing in the street on the Day of the Dead. Chenier's sound is simple and magical stuff; and while you're unlikely to find it on the radio outside of Chicago's WXRT or satellite stations, here it is to buy and own for yourself, and support a genre that should never, ever end.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And this was only the beginning..., July 6, 2000

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Brian E. Defferding (Oshkosh, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana Blues And Zydeco (Audio CD)

Clifton Chenier is still an unsung hero not only in blues and zydeco, but in music in general. You can tell in these wonderful tracks here that he was an energetic force of nature with his accordian and that he could play this music all day and all night if he wanted to. "Hot Dog" is a great rockin' instrumental, I wish they kept that song going for another few minutes at least (I always play that song when I'm in my car and I find myself going 90 on the freeway). Clifton almost didn't need a backing band; these songs would still sound great even without the percussion or washboard. Overall, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.