Biography by Craig Harris
The son of late zydeco music pioneer Clifton Chenier, C.J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Chenier) has been dubbed "the crown prince of zydeco." Since inheriting leadership of his father's group, the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Chenier has continued to pay tribute to his father's sound and to expand the zydeco tradition. Chenier's interests in zydeco were sparked in his early twenties. Although he studied piano in the third grade, switched to the saxophone a year later, and received a scholarship to study music at Texas Southern University, he was drawn to the funky sounds of R&B and modern jazz. Chenier played saxophone, keyboards, flute, and sang backup vocals in a Top 40 cover band, Hot Ice. In 1978, Chenier was invited to replace saxophonist "Blind" John Hart in his father's band. Although he had little experience with zydeco music, he accepted the invitation. Over the next decade, he apprenticed with his father, assuming his role as accordion player and bandleader following his father's death in 1987. Chenier has remained active in a variety of outside projects. In addition to playing on Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints, he participated in Simon's Born at the Right Time tour. Chenier was a guest performer on Gin Blossoms' New Miserable Experience. In 1997, Chenier was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award. Chenier's own albums include 1988's My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes from Arhoolie Records, 1990's Hot Rod. and 1992's I Ain't No Playboy, both from Slash Records, and 1995's Too Much Fun, 1996's Big Squeeze, and 2001's Step It Up from Alligator Records. The more meditative The Desperate Kingdom of Love, recorded a month or so after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region, was released in 2006 on World Village Records. Recorded live in a single session at Rock Romano's Red Shack Studio in Houston, Texas, the high-energy Can’t Sit Down appeared in 2011, also from World Village.
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Biografía de Craig Harris
Hijo del fallecido pionero de la música zydeco Clifton Chenier, C.J. Chenier (nacido Clayton Joseph Chenier) ha sido apodado "el príncipe heredero del zydeco". Desde que heredó el liderazgo del grupo de su padre, la Red Hot Louisiana Band, Chenier ha seguido rindiendo homenaje al sonido de su padre y ampliando la tradición del zydeco. El interés de Chenier por el zydeco se despertó a los veinte años. Aunque estudió piano en tercer curso, cambió al saxofón un año después y recibió una beca para estudiar música en la Texas Southern University, se sintió atraído por los sonidos funky del R&B y el jazz moderno. Chenier tocaba el saxofón, los teclados, la flauta y hacía coros en un grupo de versiones de los 40 Principales, Hot Ice. En 1978, Chenier fue invitado a sustituir al saxofonista "Blind" John Hart en la banda de su padre. Aunque tenía poca experiencia con la música zydeco, aceptó la invitación. Durante la década siguiente, fue aprendiz de su padre, asumiendo su papel de acordeonista y director de la banda tras la muerte de éste en 1987. Chenier se ha mantenido activo en diversos proyectos externos. Además de tocar en Rhythm of the Saints de Paul Simon, participó en la gira Born at the Right Time de Simon. Chenier actuó como artista invitado en el disco New Miserable Experience de Gin Blossoms. En 1997, Chenier fue nominado al premio W.C. Handy. Los álbumes de Chenier incluyen My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes (1988) de Arhoolie Records, Hot Rod (1990) y I Ain't No Playboy (1992), ambos de Slash Records, y Too Much Fun (1995), Big Squeeze (1996) y Step It Up (2001) de Alligator Records. El más meditativo The Desperate Kingdom of Love, grabado aproximadamente un mes después de que el huracán Katrina devastara la región de la costa del Golfo, se publicó en 2006 en World Village Records. Grabado en directo en una única sesión en el estudio Red Shack de Rock Romano en Houston (Texas), el enérgico Can't Sit Down apareció en 2011, también de World Village.
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