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Clifton Chenier - Sings the Blues (1980) [Reissue 1992]

Posted By: gribovar
Clifton Chenier - Sings the Blues (1980) [Reissue 1992]

Clifton Chenier - Sings the Blues (1980) [Reissue 1992]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 460 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 167 MB | Covers - 58 MB
Genre: Blues, Zydeco | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Arhoolie (CD 351)

Thanks to the Arhoolie label, fans of zydeco legend Clifton Chenier have another chance to hear Clifton Sings the Blues. Recorded in Houston on April 1, 1969 (tracks 1-12), Chenier's accordion and vocal prowess were more relaxed on these tracks than most zydeco fans would expect. The set features sturdy assistance from Cleveland Chenier, Clifton's brother, on rub-board, drummer Robert Peter, bassist Joe Morris, and guitarist Cleveland Keyes, and Chenier's love of laid-back Texas blues is evident on tracks like "Ain't No Need of Cryin' (Every Day Is the Same)," "Brown Skinned Woman," and "Trouble in Mind." While the pace of these tunes flows between slow to midtempo shuffles, the three exceptions, "Rosemary," "Me and My Chauffeur Blues," and "Paper in My Shoe," are first rate uptempo dance tracks.

Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band - I'm Here! (1982)

Posted By: gribovar
Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band - I'm Here! (1982)

Clifton Chenier - I'm Here! (1982)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 224 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 82 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Blues, Zydeco | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Alligator Records (ALCD 4729)

A relatively standard release from Clifton Chenier, the then reigning king of zydeco. The music bumps and grooves in all the ways it's supposed to. One of the songs dates the album a bit ("Zydeco Disco"), but aside from that one, the rest of the album is pretty much straightforward zydeco and blues. In spots it delves a little into jazz, but only in spots. In and of itself, delving into jazz wouldn't be such a bad thing, but this band's form of the genre tends to be a bit sloppy. When it comes to zydeco, there's no stopping them, but elsewhere they're more stoppable.

Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology (1993)

Posted By: gribovar
Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology (1993)

Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 765 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 303 MB | Covers - 166 MB
Genre: Blues, Zydeco | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rhino Records (R2 71194)

Clifton Chenier was to zydeco what Elvis Presley was to rockabilly, only more so - the genre's founding father and tireless ambassador. Rhino has done an admirable job of collecting the accordionist's important work for this two-disc, 40-track set, harking back to a wonderfully chaotic "Louisiana Stomp" that he waxed in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1954 for J.R. Fullbright's tiny Elko label. Whether you're in the market for one zydeco collection to summarize the entire genre or ready to delve deeply into the legacy of the idiom's pioneer, this is precisely where to begin.

Clifton Chenier - Frenchin' The Boogie (1976) {1993 Verve France} **[RE-UP]**

Posted By: TestTickles
Clifton Chenier - Frenchin' The Boogie (1976) {1993 Verve France} **[RE-UP]**

Clifton Chenier - Frenchin' The Boogie (1976) {1993 Verve France}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | no scans | 226 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 88 mb
Genre: blues, boogie, zydeco

Frenchin' The Boogie is the 1976 album by zydeco genius Clifton Chenier. This CD was released in France in 1993 by Verve.