Participants are encouraged to come dressed in red and prepared to perform some “super whimsical” dance moves at Pacific ...

Once seen as a regional dance-music curiosity, zydeco has turned into an international art form. For proof, look no further ...

Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams ...

Clifton Chenier, the “King of Zydeco,” is being honored with a celebration in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, including a tribute concert and fundraising efforts for a commemorative ...

The New Orleans Jazz Museum will celebrate the 100th birthday of Clifton Chenier with tickets benefitting a scholarship fund.

Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, Smithsonian Folkways will release a box set on Arhoolie ...

This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.

Cynthia Simien is also an agent and booking manager who has long worked with her husband to promote Louisiana music worldwide ...

To celebrate the box set, a tribute concert takes place in November at Wolf Trap National Park, a pavilion-style venue near ...

Joseph Clifton Smith, now 54, was sentenced to death for a decades-old murder — a decision that continues to be challenged in court. In 1997, Smith beat Durk Van Dam to death with a hammer and a ...