Clifton Chenier came out of the French-Creole culture of Southwest Louisiana and put Zydeco music on the world's map of musical delights. Today Clifton is still considered the undisputed King of Zydeco which is a marvelous mixture of Afro-American rhythms and singing drenched with Cajun waltzes and two-steps with the accordion out front leading the celebration.

The Blues are an important and essential element of the original Zydeco and Clifton Chenier was one of the very best blues singers with an expressive strong voice and an inventive, jazzy, improvising accordion style.