C. J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

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His vocals and accordion continue to drip with top-line Louisiana hot sauce, keeping the good times rolling with energized adaptations of blues and Creole R&B classics.

—DownBeat

Multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Clayton Joseph Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music known as zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award on national television. Having been raised in this unique American culture, with its distinctive language, cuisine, and music, Chenier delivers soulful vocals alongside jaw-droppingly masterful accordion-driven rock, zydeco, and blues.

On the road, Clifton showed C. J. how to front a world-class touring band and run the family business. When Clifton died in 1987, C. J. adopted his father’s Red Hot Louisiana Band and recorded his debut album. Chenier has played with John Mayall, Gin Blossoms, Ray Parker Jr., Joe Sample, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth, and Buckwheat Zydeco, and he has also performed at numerous music festivals around the world and is a consistent crowd pleaser at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.