Description
Release Date: 2025
Publisher: Independent
ISBN: 979-8-9991107-0-1
Softcover, 210 pages
Clifton Chenier was a breathtakingly innovative musical artist and, along with his Red Hot Louisiana Band, he created one of the world’s most exuberant and soulful forms of music. His legendary four-hour live shows and trailblazing tours invigorated the music and culture of his home state and brought his stunning creations to the world’s most important stages. “The King of Zydeco” is the first standalone biography of the originator of zydeco music. It builds on longtime journalist Todd Mouton’s 2015 book “Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop Music” to create the richest portrait ever of the monumental songwriter, bandleader and Grammy winner as it traces his indelible legacy from the can fields of Louisiana to Carnegie Hall.
