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Clifton Chenier

St. Landry Parish, United States · 1925-06-25 – 1987-12-12

Clifton Chenier is credited on 500 releases across 179 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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500

Credits

179

Albums

8

Decades active

36

In collections

Biography

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American/Creole zydeco accordionist, singer, and songwriter. He won a Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1983 for "I'm Here" and "Bogalusa Boogie" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989. Father of C.J. Chenier. Brother of Cleveland Chenier.
Born June 25, 1925 in Opelousas, LA, USA, died December 12, 1987 in Lafayette, LA, USA

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500 releases · 179 albums · active 1955–2023

  • Performance · 1,089
  • Other credits · 43
  • Production · 6

Studios: Studio In The Country · Gold Star Recording Studio · Owl Mountain · Sierra Sound Laboratories

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