The Rolling Stones have new music out, their first since 2023's Hackney Diamonds. It's a cover of "Zydeco Sont Pas Sales," recorded originally by the zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, fittingly released ...

More than 30 years of scorching performances helped Clifton Chenier keep the zydeco crown even after his death at 62 years old in 1987. Last year saw many events marking the 100th anniversary of ...

The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being bolstered by the music community on his 100th birthday. To mark the occasion and ...

Music is a huge draw in St. Landry Parish, and nobody knows that better than Herman Fuselier. You may know him from the "Zydeco Stomp", his long running Zydeco Radio show on KRVS. Herman ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — A day filled with rhythm, dance, and deep cultural roots took over the Blackham Coliseum for the 38th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza—a staple event celebrating the rich Creole heritage ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 18, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...

Herman Fuselier, host of the KRVS radio show Zydeco Stomp and considered by many to be one of the world's foremost authorities on the musical genre, says he was surprised by the name of Baton Rouge's ...

Terrance Simien helped save zydeco. While coming of age in the Big Easy, Simien taught himself to play the accordion and formed a zydeco band, Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys, in 1981. “We ...