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Artist: Clifton Chenier

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• Personnel: Clifton Chenier (vocals, accordion); Cleveland Keyes, Felix Benoit (guitar); Elmore Nixon (piano); Fulton Antoine, Joe Morris (bass); Bob Murphy, Madison Guidry, Robert St. Judy (drums); Cleveland Chenier (rubboard).
  
• Principally recorded in Houston, Texas in 1965.
  
• Re-mixed for the first time in Stereo!!!
  
• Personnel: Clifton Chenier (vocals, harmonica, accordion); Clifton Chenier; Fulton Antoine (bass guitar); Cleveland Keyes (guitar); Elmore Nixon (piano); Robert Peter St. Judy, Madison Guidry (drums); Cleveland Chenier (rub-board).
  
• Liner Note Author: Chris Strachwitz.
  
• Recording information: Bill Quinn's Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX (05/11/1965); Gold Star Recording Studios, Houston, TX (05/11/1965); Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA (05/11/1965).
  
• These dozen and a half songs span the couple years on either side of Chenier's big introduction into the blues world at the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival in California. Immediately embraced by this audience, the Bay area label Arhoolie began recording him regularly. What's reassuring is how the intense and honest power of his Texas recordings was maintained in these new environs. Working with his core band (most notably his brother Cleveland Chenier on rub-board), the were a well-seasoned unit made strong from playing endless dances throughout the Bayou region. The album's title is a succinct bit of truth in advertising--it is indeed a winning set of blues and zydeco. Besides being a wonder on the accordion, Chenier possess a voice equally at ease with bluesy balladry and boastful strutting.
  

Living Blues (pp.72-73) - "A landmark recording in the history of American vernacular music, LOUISIANA BLUES AND ZYDECO was such a success that it transformed the then-struggling Chenier into a genuine star..."

Producer:	Chris Strachwitz; Chris Strachwitz
Format:	CD
Country:	USA
UPC:	0096297905326
Studio/Live:	Studio
Release Date:	8 February, 2005