C.J. Chenier
Clayton Joseph Chenier is the son of the King of Zydeco, the late Clifton C… Read Full Bio ↴Clayton Joseph Chenier is the son of the King of Zydeco, the late Clifton Chenier, but, growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, where he was born in 1957, he had only occasional contact with his father, who lived with his wife in Lafayette. As a teenager, C.J. Thompson, as he was known then, going by his mother's last name, had little interest in zydeco.
He was, however, a talented musician who played saxophone and keyboard, so that in 1978 when his father needed a sax player to fill in on a long road tour, he called on his son. C.J. Thompson quickly embraced the world of zydeco, his father's world, and went on to learn to play the accordion and also decided to have his last name legally changed to Chenier.
As his health began to fail, Clifton Chenier let his son sit in for him, and when he died in 1987, C.J. Chenier became the leader of the Red Hot Louisiana Band. As he told Michael Tisserand, he does not try to imitate his father's playing directly: "I play it the way I play it. All he really told me was to do the best I could do with my own style." But, like his father, the only accordion he plays is the piano accordion, an instrument that allows him more freedom than the button accordions used by most zydeco bands today. He can express himself musically in many styles or combinations of styles–ballads, waltzes, blues, boogie, rock and roll, funk, jazz–it all comes together as C.J. Chenier's fingers race up and down the keyboard, what one reviewer describes as "red hot rhythms and soulful grooves." In addition to his own interpretations of songs from different genres and his father's songs, C.J. Chenier has also written a number of original songs.
Recent albums on Alligator Records are Step It Up! (2001), The Big Squeeze (1996) and Too Much Fun (1995). His first album, My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes, recorded in 1988 and released by Arhoolie on CD in 1992, includes the classic Clifton Chenier song "I'm Coming Home." C.J. Chenier also recorded two albums for the alternative rock label Slash: Hot Rod (1990) and I Ain't No Playboy (1992).
REF: http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/cjchenier.htm
He was, however, a talented musician who played saxophone and keyboard, so that in 1978 when his father needed a sax player to fill in on a long road tour, he called on his son. C.J. Thompson quickly embraced the world of zydeco, his father's world, and went on to learn to play the accordion and also decided to have his last name legally changed to Chenier.
As his health began to fail, Clifton Chenier let his son sit in for him, and when he died in 1987, C.J. Chenier became the leader of the Red Hot Louisiana Band. As he told Michael Tisserand, he does not try to imitate his father's playing directly: "I play it the way I play it. All he really told me was to do the best I could do with my own style." But, like his father, the only accordion he plays is the piano accordion, an instrument that allows him more freedom than the button accordions used by most zydeco bands today. He can express himself musically in many styles or combinations of styles–ballads, waltzes, blues, boogie, rock and roll, funk, jazz–it all comes together as C.J. Chenier's fingers race up and down the keyboard, what one reviewer describes as "red hot rhythms and soulful grooves." In addition to his own interpretations of songs from different genres and his father's songs, C.J. Chenier has also written a number of original songs.
Recent albums on Alligator Records are Step It Up! (2001), The Big Squeeze (1996) and Too Much Fun (1995). His first album, My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes, recorded in 1988 and released by Arhoolie on CD in 1992, includes the classic Clifton Chenier song "I'm Coming Home." C.J. Chenier also recorded two albums for the alternative rock label Slash: Hot Rod (1990) and I Ain't No Playboy (1992).
REF: http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/cjchenier.htm
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C.J. Chenier Lyrics
Baby Please Don my baby dont wear no shoes…
Baby Please Don't Go I love you Yeah Babe, I love you so I want you to…
Bad Luck Day after day, seems like I push against the clouds They…
Black snake blues Black, blue, black, woo Black, blue, black and woo Black, bl…
Blue Flame Blues Soon as I roll up I'm sliding thru on you Next…
Can't Sit Down From the beginning at birth is where it started With three…
Clap Hands Yombela, yombela Tyhini yombela Yombela, yombela Tyhini yomb…
Comfort you You're my front porch partner Sipping summer sun tea Deep br…
Don't You Just Know It I can't lose with the stuff I use (Don't you just…
Dusty Road She was worth all the trying Was I worth all the…
Every Day I Have to Cry Some Everyday I have to cry some Everyday I have to cry…
Finger lickin' chicken You aint shit, you ain't neva gone be shit HAhahahahhaha YE…
Give Me Some of That In the middle of the road On the side of the…
Got My Eyes on You I've got you on my mind, I'm feeling kind of…
I Everyday I have to cry some Everyday I have to cry…
I'm Coming Home I've always been a-roamin' round this world And I've never c…
I'm Not Guilty Yeah it always come back to me, uh Way too late…
Im Coming Home I've always been a-roamin' round this world And I've never c…
It I can't lose with the stuff I use (Don't you just…
It's About Time Let me hate my life in peace Fake buddhist fuck Pressed our…
It's Alright There's nothing anyone could say That would change the way I…
Johnny Can't Dance He boy, I've seen ya Think ya rockin' it on the…
Lion's Den I'm so cold My name was sold I thought I could escape…
Lost In the Shuffle Made it through Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Made it to Friday…
Louisiana Two Step Tell me! 話してみて 君の悩み きっと親身に なんてカウンター座り steadyとか言われた夢見て もしも趣味が…
Man Smart Woman Smarter Let us put man and woman together, See which one is…
My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes my baby dont wear no shoes…
Paper In My Shoe Do you ever get that feeling Like you don't know what…
Part Time Woman You don't hold me in the mornin' 'Cause you never…
Richest Man If I had a dollar For every time You broke my…
Road Dog This is a song dedicated to the open road It don't…
Rosemary If you see Rose Mary, tell her I'm coming home…
She Once she dressed in silks and lace, Owned a Rolls…
She's My Woman She's just a Woman, I wanna be your Man ガラスよりもはかない 恋は夢より虚ろ 可…
Teddy Bear People always checkin' me out, like they scared Don't be…
The Moon Is Rising I can see the red moon rising... full of fear. she beckons…
The Power of Love 주께 가오니 날 새롭게 하시고 주의 은혜를 부어 주소서 내 안에 발견한…
The Right to Walk Away The summer feels so cold Without your arms around me The nig…
Too Much Fun Baby you never have much fun And no one understands you…
Trouble In Mind I came from the mud now i'm next up All i…
Who's Creatin' Who? 넌 허리가 몇이니? 24요 힙은? 34요 Whao! 어렸을 때부터 난 눈이 좀…
You Used to Call Me Told you babe Ima call you Told you babe Ima call…
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