The record features Louisiana musicians, and global stars like Lucinda Williams and The Rolling Stars, paying tribute to ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The Opelousas Museum unveiled a Zydeco exhibit on Friday, August 8, showcasing the vibrant culture and history of Zydeco music. The exhibit features the work of photographer ...

Millions of music fans will ask the same question in the coming months: "What in the world are the Rolling Stones doing on a tribute album to a Creole-speaking, accordion player from Opelousas, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WVUE) - To honor what would have been his 100th birthday, a tribute album honoring Louisiana zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier will be released Wednesday (June 25). The album was recorded ...

Zydeco musician Jeffery Broussard releases a new album, "Bayou Moonlight," blending traditional Creole music with New Orleans brass influences. Broussard, raised in a musical family, learned to play ...

In 1965, Mick Jagger first saw zydeco legend Clifton Chenier perform, which left a lasting impression on the then 22-year-old singer. Zydeco was different from the Chicago and Delta Blues that the ...

The Louisiana-born Chenier was a singer and accordion player who pioneered the zydeco genre, which brought together the influences of Creole music, Cajun music, R&B, and the blues. The Grammy-winning ...

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 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble came to Carson City in 2023, the zydeco music filled the air for a party on the Brewery Arts Center campus. It was the last stop of their tour and the band’s first ...

The Rolling Stones don’t contribute to tribute albums. They don’t release recordings billed as “The Rolling Stones featuring….” some other artist. And Mick Jagger doesn’t sing in Creole French. But ...