More than 30 years of scorching performances helped Clifton Chenier keep the zydeco crown even after his death at 62 years old in 1987. Last year saw many events marking the 100th anniversary of ...

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — St. Martinville City Hall hosted a celebration Thursday of the life and work of 73-year-old Donna Angelle. Angelle has played zydeco music for over 40 years. She also ...

Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...

On a bright and humid afternoon in early May, Louisiana musicians gathered on the barn-like Fais Do-Do stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to celebrate royalty: Clifton Chenier, the ...

Home to 400 festivals, Louisiana hosts events that celebrate everything except divorces and pregnancy tests. Just wait a minute — that’ll change. Yet for every successful good time, there’s a First ...

Lake Charles native and musician Rusty Metoyer released his sixth album on Tuesday. "King of I-10," which Metoyer recorded and released with his band Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeco Krush, has 12-tracks ...

Though 2024 is half over, Dwayne Dopsie is already knocking out a banner year. On February 26, the zydeco accordionist received a call from producer Raphael Saadiq to be part of Beyoncé’s landmark ...