The Rolling Stones They prepare to launch a new song that could surprise you: “Zydeco are not dirty”, A song with Creole French lyrics popularized by the pioneer of the Zydeco Clifton Chenier de Opelousas, Louisiana. Next to nothing.
He Zydeco, by the way, It is a musical genre and a dance style that originated in LouisianaUnited States, especially among the community creole French -speaking, including descendants of Africans, Antillians, Native Americans and Europeans.
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2RR335H London, UK. 6th Sep, 2023. The Rolling Stones are greeted by fans as they arrive at the Hackney Empire in London, UK to announce their new album Hackney Diamond. Credit: See Li/Picture Capital/Alamy Live News
The theme will appear on the album full of stars’Tribute to the King of Zydeco‘, which will be published on June 27 in celebration of what would be his 100th birthday. Louisiana Steve Riley’s accordionist also appears on Stones. Other songs have Steve Earle, Jimmie Vaughan, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt y Taj Mahal.
The truth is that the stones, passionate about blues, have always been very interested in both Chenier and music from Louisiana: “Clifton was a great influence for me “Mick Jagger declared Sincegines (via Ultimate Classic Rock). “We listened to him for the first time around 1965, when we went to the United States and bought his albums on the Arhoolie lab”.
When they confused The Rolling Stones with the Rolling Stone
According to the book ‘Kingdom of Zydeco’ by Michael Tisserand, it was the saxophonist Lafayette Landry who fixed the meeting between Clifton and the Stones. It was brief, since it took place in the intermediate of an artist’s performance. The funniest thing was that Landry told Chanier that Mick Jagger, from The Rolling Stones, wanted to meet him. Tisserand says that Chenier replied: “That magazine … made a good article about me“.
Today, sure that confusion would not take place.
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3AR9HX8 Clifton Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band – Self titled – Vintage vinyl record cover
The fact is that, quickly, Chenier returned to the stage and the meeting: “Suddenly, a group of people arrives with autograph papers“Landry recalls. “Jagger starts going back and passes by his side to get to Clifton.”
Again, the same would not happen today.
“Zydeco Sont Pas Sales” is the first new song of the Rolling Stones since they got an international success in the top 5 with ‘Hackney Diamonds’ in 2023. Before that, they released the independent single “Living in a Ghost Town” University of Louisiana in Lafayette.
