Top C.j. Chenier Albums
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Can't Sit Down
Can't Sit Down
[2011]
The Desperate Kingdom of Love
The Desperate Kingdom of Love
[2006]
Step It Up!
Step It Up!
[2001]
The Big Squeeze
The Big Squeeze
[1996]
My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes
My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes
[1992]
Related Information for C.j. Chenier
Clayton Joseph Chenier is the son of the King of Zydeco, the late Clifton Chenier, but, growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, where he was born in 1957, he had only occasional contact with his father, who lived with his wife in Lafayette. As a teenager, C.J. Thompson, as he was known then, going by his mother's last name, had little interest in zydeco.He was, however, a talented musician who played saxophone and keyboard, so that in 1978 when his father needed a sax player to fill in on a long road tour, he called on his son. C.J. Thompson quickly embraced the world of zydeco, his father's world, and went on to learn to play the accordion and also decided to have his last name legally changed to Chenier.As his health began to fail, Cl... read more
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