Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (Rmx)

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like most dumb white guys, my first exposure to zydeco came through stuff like Paul simon's GRACELAND and the name Clifton Chenier stuck in my brain. A couple of decades later, our library has a few choice buckwheat Zydeco CDs on file and finally, here's the king of 'em all, Clifton Chenier, washboard, electric guitar and accordian: how cool is that? If I'da known how incredibly awesome an accordian can sound, i'da taken lessons.

You can't hate the accordian when its played right, and here, it is sterling.

This is killer blues and real zydeco: happy and sad mixing together like sweet and sour ribs. You CANNOT go wrong with this CD; put it on and feel better. HMOs should give it out to people; we all get the blues, but a well-worn bluesman celebrates our ability to appreciate that we can, really, feel lousey and love it. Great blues embraces our humanity and serves it up hot, like dancing in the street on the Day of the Dead. Chenier's sound is simple and magical...Read more

Clifton Chenier is still an unsung hero not only in blues and zydeco, but in music in general. You can tell in these wonderful tracks here that he was an energetic force of nature with his accordian and that he could play this music all day and all night if he wanted to. "Hot Dog" is a great rockin' instrumental, I wish they kept that song going for another few minutes at least (I always play that song when I'm in my car and I find myself going 90 on the freeway). Clifton almost didn't need a backing band; these songs would still sound great even without the percussion or washboard. Overall, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.