To honor the legacy of Clifton Chenier - AKA The King of Zydeco - on what would have been his 100th birthday, we've gathered an all star cast of Louisiana musicians as well as artists from around the country to honor Clifton's influence and his uncanny ability to unite traditionalists, rock 'n' rollers and Louisiana with the rest of the world with the release of A Tribute To The King of ZydecoWe hope you enjoy our tribute to the undisputed King of Zydeco, recorded in Lafayette, Louisiana where even the "crawfish got soul!" A sampling of the artists featured in this tribute are The Rolling Stones, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Jimmie Vaughan, Taj Mahal, CJ Chenier, John Hiatt, John Cleary, Los Texmaniacs, Geno Delafose, Steve Riley, Marcia Ball and more.
Tracklist:
1 The Rolling Stones And Steve Riley – Zydeco Sont Pas Salés
2 Charley Crockett And Nathan Williams Sr.– Easy Easy Baby
3 Taj Mahal And Keith Frank– Hey 'Tite Fille
4 Lucinda Williams, Tommy McLain And Keith Frank– Release Me
5 Steve Earle And Anthony Dopsie– Just Like A Woman
6 Jon Cleary And Curley Taylor– I'm On The Wonder
7 Kam Franklin, A.J. Haynes, Roddie Romero– Why Did You Go Last Night?
8 David Hidalgo And CJ Chenier– Hot Rod
9 Shannon McNally, Molly Tuttle And Keith Frank– Tout Le Temps En Temps
10 Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny Nicholas And Steve Riley – My Soul
11 John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, Roddie Romero– You Used To Call Me
12 Ruben Ramos With Los Texmaniacs And Augie Meyers– Ay Ai Ai
13 Marcia Ball And Geno Delafose– I May Be Wrong
14 CJ Chenier And Sonny Landreth– I'm Coming Home
Label: Valcour Records
Released: 2025