CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band

“His vocals and accordion continue to drip with top-line Louisiana hot sauce” –Downbeat 

Clayton Joseph Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award. Raised in this indigenous American culture with its distinctive language, cuisine and music, C.J. delivers soulful vocals along with jaw-dropping masterful accordion-driven rock, Zydeco and blues.

After spending his childhood in the tough tenement housing projects of Port Arthur, Texas, C.J. joined his father’s band on his 21st birthday. His first gig was playing for the opening of the now world-renowned Antone’s in Austin, Texas. On the road his father showed him how to front a world-class touring band, teaching C.J., a multi-instrumentalist, how to run the family business and how to develop his lifelong passion for music into a career. When Clifton died in 1987 his son, C.J., adopted the Red Hot Louisiana Band and recorded his debut album for the great American independent label Arhoolie Records.

C.J. has also played with John Mayall, The Gin Blossoms, Ray Parker, Jr., Joe Sample, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth and Buckwheat Zydeco. He has appeared on The Jon Stewart Show and been featured on CNN.  He has performed at numerous music festivals around the world and is a consistent crowd-pleaser for The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Attending a C.J. Chenier show is a transformative experience. You may come in tired and beat up just from living in this world – but you will leave renewed and happy. And that is the promise C.J. makes, “You can’t come to my show and stay unhappy. You’re going to break a smile before too long. This is happy music.”

Recommended for Fans of Buckwheat Zydeco, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth and BeauSoleil.

Learn More: http://www.officialcjchenier.com/