Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band - Live At Tipitina's (June 7, 1980)

Size: 91.2 MB
Time: 39:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues Zydeco
Art: Front

01. Calinda (Live) (4:23)
02. Louisiana Two Step (Live) (4:25)
03. Everybody Calls Me Crazy (Live) (5:48)
04. What'd I Say (Live) (5:23)
05. I'm A Hog For You Baby (Live) (3:58)
06. Party Down (At The Blue Angel Club) (Live) (4:49)
07. Three O'Clock Blues (Live) (6:10)
08. Feelin' Happy (Live) (4:15)

The most recent release from the fantastic Tipitina's Record Club is this unique capturing of the legendary Clifton Chenier who played zydeco, R&B, and Cajun music in a distinct fashion; keeping dance floors throughout the south good and sweaty. This vinyl release is from a warm night in 1980 as his Red Hot Louisiana Band display their dynamic range.

One of the interesting things about this capturing is the band Chenier plays with. His core partners of his son CJ on alto sax and Cleveland his older brother on Frottoir, had been playing with Clifton for years. They are here with longtime collaborators Robert St Julien on drums and Jumpin' Joe Morris on bass but this show also has featured the killer Sonny Landreth on guitar along with Jerry Conrad on B3.

This impressive collection of musicians dive right in with the upbeat Cajun blues of the strolling "Calinda". Clifton sings in French as he commands the stage, vamping and moving with ease while the sax work and organ pair beautifully; a reoccurring theme throughout this show. The accordion great gets his full on zydeco pumping for "Louisiana Two Step" before the blues pour out on the cooking "Everybody Calls Me Crazy" which finds emotive singing from Clifton.

The bands first true cover pops up next with their take on Ray Charles' classic "What I'd Say" and they do not disappoint. The revved up take uses energetic singing, a smoking tempo, and hip shaking goodness all around as the full band hit their stride.

Side two starts with Clifton's take on the Coasters "I'm A Hog For You Baby" as the Cajun blues gets some zydeco touches before "Party Down (At The Blue Angel Club)" once again goes full bore with zydeco letting Clifton, CJ, and Cleveland dominate the stage. While Landreth had impressive moments, he steals the spotlight on the hardcore "Three O'Clock Blues" as his lead slide runs and dynamite guitar playing shines bright, while Conrad's B3 work is also majestic.

The album wraps up with Clifton's version of "Feelin' Happy" which pays tribute lyrically to Blind Lemon Jefferson and Big Joe Turner, pulling the blues into the swamps as the group gets down in 50's R&B style to close the night.

Almost as impressive as the music is the detailed linear notes from Todd Mouton, author of the book Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, And Swamp Pop Music. The notes give historic context to the performance, as well as dive into this musical world with vigor.

Another excellent release from Tipitina's Record Club, Clifton Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band's Live at Tipitina's is recommended to those who are longtime fans of the artist and those who are brand new to his zydeco sounds as well.

Live At Tipitina's (June 7, 1980) MP3
Live At Tipitina's (June 7, 1980) FLAC

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VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1957

Size: 563 MB
Time: 3:57:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Little Jesse - Geechi (2:07)
02 T-Bone Walker - Two Bones And A Pick (2:52)
03 Irving Ashby - Big Guitar (2:37)
04 Little Walter - Shake Dancer (2:45)
05 Googie Rene - Side-Track (2:45)
06 Roy Gaines - Night Beat (3:05)
07 The Nite Riders - Tank Town (2:40)
08 Magic Sam - Magic Rocker (2:30)
09 Harold & Dimples - Mystery (2:47)
10 Duke Jenkins Orchestra - The Duke Walks (2:56)
11 Chuck Berry - Deep Feeling (2:19)
12 Louis Carpenter's All Stars - Cha Cha Boogie (2:51)
13 Elmore James - Elmore's Contribution To Jazz (2:18)
14 Crawford Brothers - Midnight Happenins (2:33)
15 Bill Doggett - Leaps And Bounds, Pts. 1 & 2 (5:29)
16 Piano Red - Wild Fire (2:23)
17 Jimmy Nolen - Jimmy's Jive (3:09)
18 Red Prysock - Satellite (2:41)
19 Bill Jennings-Willis Jackson - Wishbone (2:38)
20 Rene Hall's Orchestra - Flippin' (2:30)
21 Al Smith - Road House (2:35)
22 Little Willie Littlefield - Easy Go (3:07)
23 Doc Bagby - Muscle Tough (2:26)
24 Abe Moore - Bingo (2:16)
25 Bob Reed - Malibu (2:05)
26 Martini & His Orchestra - One O'Clock Jump (1:58)
27 Johnnie Pate - Muskeeta (2:22)
28 Johnny Otis - Wa Wa, Pt. 1 (1:52)
29 Johnny Otis - Wa Wa, Pt. 2 (3:04)
30 J.J. Jones - Darkness (1:58)

CD 2:
01 Johnny Heartsman & The Gaylarks - Johnny's Thunderbird (2:35)
02 Cliff Driver & His Drivers - Changing Times (2:28)
03 Jimmie Tolliver - Rolling (3:15)
04 Eddie Chamblee - Back Up (2:31)
05 R Bland - Good News (2:05)
06 Joe Houston & his Combo - Shuckin' (2:36)
07 Jody Williams - Lucky Lou (3:49)
08 Jon Thomas - Hard Head, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:09)
09 Paul Gayten - Tough Enough (2:00)
10 The Trilyters - Two-O-Five Jump (2:07)
11 Guitar Slim - Guitar Slim Boogie (3:01)
12 The Tazman - Easy Pickin' (2:19)
13 Kid King's Combo - Hob Nob (2:19)
14 Lafayette Thomas - Cockroach Run (2:38)
15 Plas Johnson - Downstairs (2:03)
16 Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams - Give It Up (2:37)
17 Buddy Johnson - Minglin' (3:01)
18 Harold 'Pop Pop' Rollins - Wow, Pt. 1 (2:29)
19 Harold 'Pop Pop' Rollins - Wow, Pt. 2 (2:43)
20 Louis Jordan - The Slop (2:30)
21 Noble 'Thin Man' Watts - Midnite Flight (2:50)
22 Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Speak Low (2:41)
23 Jimmy Reed - Ends & Odds (2:24)
24 Clifton Chenier - Sloppy (3:05)
25 Sammy Franklin's Orchestra - Chicken Scratch, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:13)
26 Johnny Otis & The Jayos - The Blooper (2:09)
27 Fats Domino - Twistin' The Spots (1:44)
28 Ike Turner - Rock-A-Bucket (2:23)
29 Preston Brown - Walk On (2:15)
30 Preston Brown - Walk Off (2:37)

CD 3:
01 Gus Jenkins - Pay Day Shuffle, Pt. 1 (2:25)
02 Gus Jenkins - Pay Day Shuffle, Pt. 2 (2:59)
03 Rene Hall's Orchestra With Willie Joe - Twitchy (2:25)
04 Jack Constanzo - Cat Walk (2:12)
05 Johnny Heartsman - Johnny's Blue Mood (2:29)
06 Louis Jordan - The Jam (2:32)
07 Choker Campbell & His Orchestra - Frankie And Johnnie (3:08)
08 Little Jesse - Huggin' (2:38)
09 Bill Hendricks Orchestra - Spinnin' Rock Boogie (2:16)
10 Lafayette Leake - Slow Leake (3:00)
11 Roland Mitchell - Irma Special (2:43)
12 Johnny Otis - Wiggle Walk (2:37)
13 Jesse Stone - Tall And Short (1:55)
14 Crawford Brothers - Midnight Mover Groover (2:06)
15 Wild Jimmy Spruill - Honky Tonk Hucklebuck (2:35)
16 Floyd Dixon - Two Piano Blues (2:51)
17 Irving Ashby - Motatin' (2:00)
18 Googie Rene - Sunrise (2:17)
19 Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers - X-Cello Rock (2:15)
20 Chris Columbo - Oh Yeah, Pt. 1 (2:24)
21 Chris Columbo - Oh Yeah, Pt. 2 (2:38)
22 Sticks Evans & The House Rockers - Zulu's Court (2:29)
23 Duke Jenkins - Something Else (2:42)
24 Chico Chism & Jerry & Garland - Romp & Stomp (2:14)
25 Gus Jenkins - Road Runner (2:49)
26 Big Jay McNeely - Havana Hop (5:04)
27 The Big Beats - Big Boy (2:30)
28 Lonesome Sundown - Lonesome Whistler (2:41)
29 Roy Gaines - Gainesville (3:01)
30 J.J. Jones - Sock Dance (2:12)

This set brings together the finest R&B instrumentals recorded in 1957, putting the spotlight both on long-forgotten records by established artists and fabulous obscurities by long-forgotten ones! It's a cracking compilation from start to finish: Mid-West electric blues, Southern swamp rock, spicy New Orleans rhythms, sophisticated West-Coast productions and East Coast city blues, dominated by guitarists and saxophonists but interspersed with a few organists, accordionists, pianists and harmonicists .

Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1957 Part 1
Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1957 Part 2

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Clifton Chenier - Live At St. Mark's

Size: 142,0 MB
Time: 60:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues Zydeco
Art: Front & Back

01. Zydeco Cha Cha (4:21)
02. Bad Luck And Trouble (5:27)
03. Cher Catin (Zydeco) (3:46)
04. New Ma Negress (6:05)
05. J'ai Conet, C'est Pas Ma Femme (6:12)
06. Rock House (5:31)
07. I'm A Hog For You (5:27)
08. Mama Told Papa (4:20)
09. Tu Le Ton Son Ton (Every Now And Then) (4:13)
10. You're My Mule (4:43)
11. Tighten Up Zydeco (4:28)
12. Going Home Blues & Mess Around (6:17)

Live at St. Mark's captures a rollicking concert performed in Richmond, California. Chenier leads the band through a blend of zydeco and blues, singing with gusto and spice all along. Furthermore, he plays to the audience, telling jokes and stories, which give the album a special, intimate feel. With all the wonderful music and joy that Live at St. Marks radiates, there's little question that it is one of Chenier's finest live albums. ~Thom Owens

Live At St. Mark's

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Various - Classic Delta & Deep South Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:34
Size: 154.7 MB
Styles: Acoustic delta blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[2:37] 1. Big Bill Broonzy - C.C. Rider
[2:26] 2. Roosevelt Sykes - Woman In Elaine, Arkansas
[3:01] 3. Son House - Death Letter Blues
[2:46] 4. K.C. Douglas - Your Crying Won't Make Me Stay
[3:33] 5. Bukka White - Columbus, Mississippi Blues
[1:57] 6. Cat-Iron - I'm Goin’ To Walk Your Log
[3:20] 7. Clifton Chenier - Why Did You Go Last Night
[3:54] 8. Sam Chatmon - I Stand And Wonder
[3:59] 9. Johnny Young - Sleeping With The Devil
[2:47] 10. Shortstuff Macon - Short Stuff's Corinna
[2:01] 11. Big Joe Williams - Married Woman Blues
[3:01] 12. Little Brother Montgomery - Up The Country Blues
[4:48] 13. John Littlejohn - Dream
[3:40] 14. Doctor Ross - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
[3:31] 15. David Honeyboy Edwards - Catfish Blues
[3:41] 16. Memphis Slim - M & O Blues
[4:19] 17. Scott Dunbar - Forty-Four
[5:03] 18. Son House - Sun Goin' Down
[4:03] 19. Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - Frisco Line
[2:58] 20. Big Bill Broonzy - Diggin' My Potatoes

Mississippi, particularly the Delta, lays claim to being the land where the blues began. Forged in the crucible of poverty and racial oppression, blues flourished there as nowhere else, evolving into what most critics consider the deepest or most intense strain of the blues tradition. During the Great Migration, music changed consistently, adapting to its new surroundings like St. Louis and Chicago, while retaining its connection to its down home Delta roots. This collection celebrates the diversity and dissemination of the blues’ most powerful and influential voices.

Classic Delta & Deep South Blues mc
Classic Delta & Deep South Blues zippy

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Clifton Chenier - King Of Zydeco: The Rhythm And Blues Years 1954-1960

Size: 72,2+72,8 MB
Time: 30:29+30:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, Zydeco
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Louisiana Stomp (2:52)
02. Clifton's Blues (3:09)
03. Tell Me (2:14)
04. Country Bred (2:36)
05. Rockin' Hop (2:06)
06. Eh ! Petite Fille (2:40)
07. Boppin' The Rock (2:20)
08. Think It Over (2:26)
09. The Things I Did For You (2:49)
10. All Night Long (2:20)
11. Yesterday (2:52)
12. Squeeze-Box Boogie (2:00)

CD 2:
01. The Cat's Dreamin' (2:08)
02. Baby Please (2:27)
03. Where Can My Baby Be (2:39)
04. The Big Wheel (2:52)
05. My Soul (2:51)
06. Bayou Drive (2:53)
07. It Happened So Fast (2:23)
08. Goodbye Baby (3:11)
09. Hey Ma Ma (2:04)
10. Worried Life Blues (2:14)
11. Night And Day My Love (2:46)
12. Rockin' Accordian (2:14)

A marvellous black American singer and accordionist, Clifton Chenier succeeded in forging a style all his own, Zydeco, and for a long time he was considered its sole representative.
Born in the 30s, the music came from mixed Creole and Cajun cultures in French-speaking Louisiana; when Chenier took hold of the genre it was marginal and mocked by mainstream America, but in just a few years, with a series of hit albums, the man they called the “King of Zydeco” turned the music into an accomplished form of expression that everyone appreciated.
This anthology from Jean Buzelin follows the history of this King’s coronation between 1954 and 1960.
After the titles already featured in the album “Zydeco,1929-1972” (FA5616), Frémeaux & Associés is proud to highlight the work and genius of this legendary artist. ~Patrick FRÉMEAUX

King Of Zydeco

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Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Stomp: 1954-1960 Recordings (Remastered)

Size: 181,2 MB
Time: 74:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Louisiana Blues
Art: Full

01. Ay-Tete Fee (2:41)
02. Country Bred (2:26)
03. Tell Me (2:15)
04. Rockin' The Bop (2:42)
05. Louisiana Stomp (2:54)
06. Clifton Blues (3:12)
07. Rockin' Hop (1:59)
08. Whereever You Go I'll Go (3:15)
09. Boppin' The Rock (2:23)
10. The Things I Did For You (2:52)
11. Think It Over (2:27)
12. Squeeze Box Boogie (1:58)
13. Tha Cats Dreamin' (2:08)
14. All Night Long (2:42)
15. Yesterday (I Lost My Best Fr.. (2:50)
16. Opelousas Hop (2:19)
17. I'm On My Way (2:49)
18. Chenier's Boogie (1:42)
19. Clifton's Dreamin' (2:52)
20. Zodico Stomp (2:12)
21. The Big Wheel (2:48)
22. Bayou Drive (2:55)
23. My Soul (2:55)
24. It Happened So Fast (2:25)
25. Goodbye Baby (3:14)
26. Worried Life Blues (2:13)
27. Hey, Ma Ma (2:03)
28. Night And Day My Love (2:42)
29. Rockin' Accordion (2:18)

Personnel:
Clifton Chenier, lead vocals and accordion, plus:
Phillip Walker, Cornelius Green (guitar), Louis Candy (bass),
James K. Jones (piano), Wilton Semien (drums),
Cleveland Chenier (washboard), Lionel Prevost (tenor saxophone), among others.

This collector’s edition contains 29 tracks, including a wide selection of those fabulous tunes and hard-to-find sides Clifton Chenier recorded with his band for labels such as Elko, Specialty, Imperial, Argo, Zynn, and Chess Records’ subsidiary label Checker, between 1954 and 1960. Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled on one CD. An outstanding overview of Clifton Chenier, these early recordings form the building blocks of his incomparable musical legacy.

Louisiana Stomp

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Rod Bernard & Clifton Chenier - Boogie In Black & White

Size: 99,7 MB
Time: 29:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1976/2014
Styles: Blues, Cajun, Zydeco
Art: Front

01. My Babe (3:10)
02. True Fine Mama (3:07)
03. High Heel Sneakers (3:22)
04. Please Don't Leave Me (2:50)
05. Baby What You Want Me To Do (2:49)
06. Baby Where Did You Go Last Night (2:47)
07. Kansas City (2:35)
08. Shake Rattle & Roll (3:16)
09. My Jolie Blonde (2:54)
10. Rockin' Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu (2:07)

A reissue of a 1976 album, this is an unlikely collaboration between two legends of South Louisiana music.

At the time, Rod Bernard’s swamp pop hit records (“This Should Go on Forever,” “Colinda”) had long been considered oldies and he was pursuing a career as a TV station ad rep. Chenier was then the “King of Zydeco” and at the peak of his popularity. He and his Red Hot Louisiana Band ruled the Creole dance halls and Chenier was an in-demand attraction for concert promoters worldwide.

Recorded at Floyd Soileau’s old Ville Platte studio, Boogie in Black & White is for the most part an enjoyable—even if not terribly creative—run through of blues and rock and roll standards: “My Babe,” “Kansas City,’ “High Heel Sneakers,” “Baby, What You Want Me to Do?”—you get the idea. There are no originals in the compact 10-song package.

Bernard handles all the vocals and he sounds confident and energetic. Chenier concentrated on leading the band with his rocking accordion and, as always, his style is instantly recognizable. A definite plus here is the inclusion of saxophone legend John Hart, who was then Chenier’s first lieutenant. Hart produces several splendid solos throughout. Another plus here are informative sleeve notes by Bernard’s son, Shane.

Not a definite must-have release—that would be The Essential Rod Bernard and Chenier’s Bogalusa Boogie—but a rollicking time capsule from an important era of Louisiana music. ~Jeff Hannusch

Boogie In Black & White

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Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues & Zydeco

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1965
Styles: Zydeco
Time: 68:08
Size: 156,9 MB
Art: Full

(3:16) 1. Zydeco et Pas Sale
(4:35) 2. Lafayette Waltz
(3:49) 3. Louisiana Two-Step
(4:16) 4. Clifton's Waltz
(5:01) 5. Louisiana Blues
(3:27) 6. Hot Rod
(4:49) 7. Banana Man
(2:42) 8. Ay-Tete-Fee
(3:23) 9. It's Hard
(2:43) 10. I Can't Stand
(3:32) 11. I Can Look Down at Your Woman
(3:09) 12. Accordion Boogie
(3:08) 13. Banana Man
(3:07) 14. Ay, Ai Ai
(3:28) 15. Clifton's Blues (Where Can My Baby Be)
(3:29) 16. Let's Rock a While
(3:19) 17. Elmore's Blues
(3:11) 18. Clifton's Two Step
(3:38) 19. Zydeco et Pas Sale

This was the first full album by a zydeco artist to be released by Arhoolie. It became something of an advance scout as the Cajun accordion army began to spread its music outside of the Louisiana bayous, with Clifton Chenier winding up with a Grammy for his efforts, as well as performances all over the world. This album puts together a few different instrumental lineups for recording at Houston's Gold Star studios, a facility with an important place in Texas blues history. Nonetheless recording sound is a tad thin, as perhaps the engineers were frightened by some of the manic moves of a few of the instrumentalists. Although this style of music is known mostly for the accordion and rubboard antics as featured on the second side, the tracks on the first side also include some ferocious piano and electric guitar playing. Some tracks just really cook and should put any listener in a good mood. The instrumental "Hot Rod" has a great drum part and accordion improvising that sounds totally relaxed, followed by an under-recorded but nasty-sounding guitar solo. Too bad it fades out so quickly. Altogether, lots of variety, plenty of creative musical ideas, and some deeply soulful singing delivered by this great zydeco artist just as his career was starting to lift off. -- Allmusic.

Louisiana Blues & Zydeco
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco artwork

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Clifton Chenier - Clifton Chenier's Rockin' Accordion

Size: 164,6 MB
Time: 68:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues, Zydeco
Art: Front

01. Louisiana Stomp (2:54)
02. Clifton Blues (3:13)
03. Country Bred (2:28)
04. Rockin' The Bop (2:43)
05. Tell Me (2:17)
06. Rockin' Hop (2:01)
07. Ay Tete Fee (Eh Petite Fille) (2:42)
08. Boppin' The Rock (2:22)
09. The Things I Did For You (2:52)
10. Think It Over (2:29)
11. Wherever You Go I'll Go (3:18)
12. Clifton's Squeeze Box Boogie (1:58)
13. The Cat's Dreamin' (2:11)
14. All Night Long (2:42)
15. Yesterday (I Lost My Best Friend) (2:50)
16. Opelousas Hop (2:19)
17. I'm On My Way (2:49)
18. Chenier's Boogie (1:43)
19. Zodico Stomp (2:14)
20. Clifton's Dreamin' (2:54)
21. The Big Wheel (2:50)
22. It Happened So Fast (2:25)
23. Goodbye Baby (3:13)
24. Worried Life Blues (2:13)
25. Hey Ma Ma (2:02)
26. Night And Day My Love (2:42)
27. Rockin' Accordion (2:18)

Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, Clifton Chenier was the most rocking squeeze box player who ever lived and it is no exaggeration to call him the 'King of Zydeco'.

This collection draws together most of the recordings made during the first six years of his career.

Jukebox hits galore! Backed by washboard, drums, guitar and sometimes sax you won't believe the sound of these tracks. These are the authentic sounds of the bayous played, quite simply by the most popular zydeco artist of all time.

Clifton Chenier's Rockin' Accordion

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Various Artists - Bluesin' By The Bayou: I'm Not Jiving

Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:53
Size: 179,6 MB
Styles: Blues, Louisiana blues, zydeco
Scans: Full

1. Henry Gray - I'm A Lucky Man (2:14)
2. Juke Boy Bonner - I'm Not Jiving (2:39)
3. Lightnin' Slim - Miss Fannie Brown (2:53)
4. Slim Harpo - Things Gonna Change (2:25)
5. Boogie Jake - I Don't Know Why (2:20)
6. Lazy Lester - I Told My Little Woman (2:46)
7. Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man (2:19)
8. Boozoo Chavis - Oh Yeah She's Gone (2:14)
9. Clifton Chenier - Everbody Calls Me Crazy (2:39)
10. Blue Charlie Morris - Don't Bring No Friend (2:48)
11. Lonesome Sundown - No Use To Worry (2:55)
12. Jimmy Anderson - Baby Let's Burn (2:06)
13. Slim Harpo - Wild About My Baby (1:59)
14. Silas Hogan - (Roaches In My Kitchen) Trouble At Home Blues (2:28)
15. Elton Anderson - I Want To Talk To You (Baby) (2:35)
16. Lazy Lester - Patrol Wagon (2:43)
17. Ramblin' Hi Harris - Early One Morning (2:09)
18. Schoolboy Cleve - She's Gone (2:11)
19. Chris Kenner - Don't Let Her Pin That Charge On Me (2:53)
20. Clarence Garlow - I Feel Like Calling You (3:21)
21. Boozoo Chavis - Bye Bye Catin (2:37)
22. Clifton Chenier - Night And Day My Love (2:40)
23. Henry Clement - Late Hour Blues (3:03)
24. Henry Gray - Cold Chills (4:48)
25. Elton Anderson - Prove Me Guilty (2:51)
26. Johnny Sonnier - Sitting Here All Alone (3:21)
27. Vince Monroe (Mr Calhoun) - Prisoner's Song (4:28)
28. Jimmy Anderson - Frankie And Johnny (3:13)

Raw blues gems trawled from the swamps of South Louisiana, plus a touch of zydeco. Ten tracks are previously unreleased or alternate takes, while the other 18 are extremely rare.

Baton Rouge was arguably the blues centre of Louisiana and just about all of the artists featured in this compilation spent part of their lives there. Long-time favourites Lightnin’ Slim, Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo and Silas Hogan certainly honed their skills in its clubs and bars, although they travelled some 70 miles west to record at J.D. Miller’s studio in Crowley. Everything here emanated from Miller’s studio or from his close rival Eddie Shuler’s facility in Lake Charles, except series newcomer Chris Kenner’s track, which was cut in New Orleans. Other artists new to the series are Henry Gray, Juke Boy Bonner, Elton Anderson, Ramblin’ Hi Harris and Schoolboy Cleve.

All of which means we have another feast of classic blues, led by guitar, piano or harmonica, plus a little zydeco from Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis, whose tracks sit comfortably alongside the work of Lonesome Sundown, Jimmy Anderson and our other artists. During the 50s and 60s zydeco was the blues of the French-speaking black population of Louisiana, with the accordion replacing the harmonica as instrument of choice. Today the music is enjoying huge popularity, with thousands of aficionados from across the globe flooding to festivals in Lafayette, Breaux Bridge and other small towns across southwest Louisiana.

Bluesin' By The Bayou: I'm Not Jiving mc
Bluesin' By The Bayou: I'm Not Jiving zippy

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Clifton Chenier - Zodico Blues & Boogie

Size: 115,0 MB
Time: 49:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1955/1990
Styles: Cajun, Zydeco
Art: Front

01. Boppin' The Rock (2:23)
02. Ay-Te Te Fee (2:43)
03. The Cat's Dreamin' (2:10)
04. Squeeze Box Boogie (1:59)
05. The Things I Did For You (2:52)
06. Think It Over (2:28)
07. Zodico Stomp (2:14)
08. Yesterday (I Lost My Best Friend) (2:51)
09. Chenier's Boogie (1:47)
10. I'm On My Way (Back Home To You) (2:48)
11. All Night Long (2:37)
12. Opelousas Hop (2:19)
13. I'm On My Way (Back Home To You) (3:28)
14. Wherever You Go I'll Go (3:30)
15. Opelousas Hop (1:45)
16. Clifton's Dreamin' (2:56)
17. Chenier's Boogie (2:02)
18. Wherever You Go I'll Go (1:55)
19. Ay-Te Te Fee (1:54)
20. All Night Long (2:41)

Clifton Chenier's mid-'50s singles for Specialty were among his rawest and simplest; they were short ditties with rippling accordion and gritty vocals on top and driving rhythms and surging instrumental accompaniment underneath. That's the formula displayed on this 20-cut presentation of Chenier's early work, where he was often backed by guitarists Phillip Walker or Cornelius Green (Lonesome Sundown), with his brother Cleveland handling rubboard duties. This is Chenier in his stylistic infancy, building and nurturing what ultimately became a signature sound. ~Review by Ron Wynn

Thanks to Marc.
Zodico Blues & Boogie

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