Clifton Chenier Net Worth is $14 Million Clifton Chenier Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow in 1989 was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame, in 2011, The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, and in 2014, a Grammy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.He was known as the 'King of Zydeco', and also billed as the 'King of the South'.
Full Name Clifton Chenier Date Of Birth June 25, 1925 Died 1987-12-12 Place Of Birth (Opelousas, Louisiana, United States) Profession Soundtrack, Composer Education Texas Southern University Nationality American Children C. J. Chenier Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Movies France, Incorporated Star Sign Cancer
# Fact 1 Buried in All Souls Cemetery in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. 2 Creole, native French speaker. 3 Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character Mafia III 2016 Video Game performer: "Ay-Tete-Fee" - uncredited / writer: "Ay-Tete-Fee" - uncredited Straw Dogs 2011 performer: "Release Me and Let Me Love Again" Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place 2011 Documentary performer: "Big Wheel" / writer: "Big Wheel" In the Electric Mist 2009 performer: "I'm A Hog For You", "I'm Coming Home To See My Mother" / writer: "I'm A Hog For You", "I'm Coming Home To See My Mother" The Yellow Handkerchief 2008 writer: "I'm Coming Home" Schultze Gets the Blues 2003 music: "Johnny ne peut pas danser Johnny Can't Dance" 24 2002 TV Series performer - 1 episode Coming Soon 1999 writer: "All Night Long" Segno di fuoco 1990 performer: "When You Going To Sing For Me" / writer: "When You Going To Sing For Me" Frank's Place 1987 TV Series performer - 1 episode The Big Easy 1986 writer: "YOU USED TO CALL ME"
Composer Title Year Status Character France société anonyme 1974
Self Title Year Status Character Dedans le sud de la Louisiane 1974 Documentary Himself Hot Pepper 1973 Documentary Himself
Known for movies In the Electric Mist (2009) as Soundtrack
Straw Dogs (2011) as Soundtrack
The Big Easy (1986) as Soundtrack
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011) as Soundtrack