C. J. Chenier
CJ ( Joseph Clayton ) Chenier ( born September 28, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American zydeco musician. He was referred to as " Crown Prince of Zydeco ", the crown belonged to his father, the late Clifton Chenier Zydecolegende. After his death, he took over his band, the " Red Hot Louisiana Band", and sat with her of his father's tradition, but also went out of the tradition.
Life
He spent his youth in Port Arthur, far away from his father, and it was long before he came into contact with the zydeco music. Chenier began playing the piano, but switched to saxophone. He received a scholarship and studied music at Texas Southern University. But his main interest was the rhythm and blues and modern jazz.
1978, his father invited him to play in the Red Hot Louisiana band saxophone. When his father became ill in 1985, he switched to the accordion and taking a more active role in the band. After the death of his father he took over his band. In addition, however, he became involved in other musical projects. He played on the album The Rhythm of the Saints and on the following "Born At The Right Time " tour.
In 1992, Chenier and 1996 on the common from the transmitter PBS program Austin City Limits at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 1995, the album Too Much Fun by the magazine Living Blues was nominated as best Zydecoalbum of the year, and in the major newspapers stood article about CJ Chenier, for example, in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Billboard and Blues Revue. Chenier won the 1997 Living Blues Award and a AFIM Indie Award for The Big Squeeze as the best Zydecoalbum. For performances at various festivals, there was also, such as the Chicago Blues Festival in front of 60,000 listeners. In 2004 he was a guest musician on James Cotton Baby, Do not You Tear My Clothes, and was published in 2006, the latest step album The Desperate Kingdom of Love.