C.J. Chenier News

 
Chenier's love leads to Grammy nomination
The Daily Advertiser
CJ Chenier has gigs stretching from Colorado to New York City to Denmark. He's been featured on CNN, VH1 and Entertainment Weekly. All his travels and notoriety come from playing zydeco, music that when he first heard it, was a square peg in a round ...

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2012 Grammy nom CJ Chenier is the prince of zydeco
Beaumont Enterprise
By Julie Chang JXChang@BeaumontEnterprise.com (409) 880-0747 CJ Chenier performs with his Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the first JazzFest after Hurrican Katrina. Pete Churton/The Enterprise Photo: Pete ...


 
Louisiana at the Grammys
OffBeat Magazine
Cajun music artist Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are up against zydeco artist CJ Chenier, Jimmy Sturr (who used to compete in the Best Polka category), George Kahumoku, Jr., who used to compete in the Best Hawaiian Music category) and New Orleans' ...

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Local musicians Grammy Awards bound
The INDsider
CJ Chenier's Can't Sit Down is also nominated in the same category. For that matter, another Louisiana group, The Rebirth Brass Band's Rebirth of New Orleans is nominated, too. And in the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media category, ...


 
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Grammy Nominees to Headline Mardi Gras Party in RI
GoLocalProv
Grammy-nominated CJ Chenier will take the stage at Rhode Island's own Mardi Gras celebration this month. Get ready to let the good times roll this month and meet a few Grammy winners while you're at it. Rhode Island's annual Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras ...

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Eurweb.com
Jill Scott Scheduled to Perform at New Orleans Jazz Fest
Eurweb.com
... Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Irma Thomas Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, Bobby Rush, Dav Koz, Israel Houghton and New Breed, Cheikh Lo of Senegal, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas,Dianne Reeves, CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band,and many more.

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Mamou Playboys in 'best place' for Grammy win
The Daily Advertiser
The Mamou Playboys compete in the new Best Regional Roots Album category, which also includes releases by zydeco veteran CJ Chenier, Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans, Hawaiian artist George Kahumoku Jr. and polka star Jimmy Sturr.