Actor · Original Music Composer
Active 1974–present · Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Clifton Chenier was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, and blues influences. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983.