C. J. Chenier Musical artist

C. J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Thompson, September 28, 1957, Port Arthur, Texas) is the Creole son of the Grammy Award winning "King of Zydeco", Louisiana musician, Clifton Chenier. In 1987, Chenier followed in his father's footsteps, and led his father's band as an accordion performer and singer of zydeco, a blend of cajun and creole music. With five previous albums to his credit, by 1994, Chenier began to record for Chicago-based Alligator Records.

Personal facts

C. J. Chenier
Birth dateSeptember 28, 1957
Birth place
Texas , Port Arthur Texas

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Musical artist

Career started1978
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Funk
Jazz
Rhythm and blues
Soul music
Swamp blues
Zydeco
Cajun music
instrument
Accordion
Saxophone
Human voice
record label
Alligator Records

C. J. Chenier on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://officialCJChenier.com
  2. http://www.OfficialCJChenier.com
  3. http://www.cjchenierandtheredhotlouisianaband.com
  4. https://twitter.com/cjchenier
  5. https://www.facebook.com/cjchenierzydeco
  6. https://www.myspace.com/cjchenier
  7. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZBKhCVvkD7y3-12S9t9CQ