CLIFTON CHENIER
BORN: June 25, 1925
DIED: December 12,
1987
BIRTHPLACE: Opelousas
STYLE: Zydeco
INSTRUMENT: Chromatic accordion
DATES OF CAREER: 1950s-1980s
IMPORTANT RECORDINGS
Blues/Louisiana Stomp, 1954, Elko
Records
Ay-Tete-Fille, 1955, Speciality Records
Louisiana
Blues & Zydeco, 1964, Arhoolie
I'm Here!, 1982,
Alligator Records
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
Grammy, 1983, for album I'm
Here!
White House performance, 1984
International performances
throughout career
MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Electrified old-time la-la,
added rhythm & blues,
and created a new style called "zydeco"
which
became locally, nationally, and internationally
celebrated.
WEBB PIERCE
BORN: August 8, 1921
DIED: February 24,
1991
BIRTHPLACE: West Monroe
STYLE: Country
INSTRUMENT: Guitar
DATES OF CAREER: 1930s-1980s
IMPORTANT RECORDINGS:
Wondering, 1951, Decca
Records
That Heart Belongs to Me, 1952, Decca
There Stands
the Glass, 1953, Decca
More and More, 1954,
Decca
Slowly, 1954, Decca (first recording ever to feature a
pedal-steel guitar)
In the Jailhouse Now, 1955,
Decca
Honky Tonk Song, 1957, Decca
Tupelo County Jail,
1958, Decca
Caught in the Webb, 2001, Audium (tribute album
after his death)
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
Louisiana Hayride,
1950-1952
Country Music Hall of Fame, 2001
Number One Singles:
13
Top Ten Songs: 54
MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Became nationally recognized in the
commercial country world.