Clifton Chenier American zydeco accordionist and musician
Clifton Chenier is a 62 years old American zydeco accordionist and musician from St. Landry Parish. Clifton Chenier was born on June 25, 1925 (died on December 12, 1987, he was 62 years old) in St. Landry Parish.
About
No, he died on 12/12/1987, 36 years ago. He was 62 years old when he died. Cause of death: renal insufficiency. He died in Lafayette
Works
Clifton Chenier Albums (35)
There are 35 albums of Clifton Chenier.
His last album The R&B Years 1954-1960 released 3 years 4 months ago. When The R&B Years 1954-1960 released, he was 95 years old. This album contains 24 tracks
His first album Zodico Blues & Boogie released 69 years ago, he was 29 years old when this album released. There were 20 songs in this album.
The R&B Years 1954-1960
Zydeco King
Everybody Calls Me Crazy
The King of the Accordion (Remastered)
View all Clifton Chenier albums.
Awards (3)
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1982 , awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 , awarded Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 ,
Education
He graduated from Texas Southern University
What was Clifton's zodiac sign?Clifton Chenier zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Clifton Chenier
| Place of death | Lafayette |
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| Genre | Rhythm and blues, Swamp blues, Zydeco, Cajun music, Creole music |
| Instrument | Accordion, Human voice |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Record | Charly Records |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Genre | Cajun Music |
| Work period (start) | 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Cause of death | Renal Insufficiency |
| Date of death | 1987-12-12T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Clifton |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Time period | 20th Century |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/63849 |
