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zydeco artists

10 published zydeco artists, led by Clifton Chenier, Boozoo Chavis and Queen Ida.

At a glance

10 published zydeco artists; 21 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 9 tier 3
10
Release groups
54
Studio albums
28
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
21
Timeline events
46
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
33 years
Full biographies
5
Biography words
9,726

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s1
1980s2
7 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most zydeco artists. United States leads with 10.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with zydeco. The most shared is Cajun music, with 1 artists in both.

Covers from zydeco

21 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Clifton Chenier has the most release groups (35); Clifton Chenier the longest career (67 years); Clifton Chenier the most awards (8).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Clifton Chenier35
Boozoo Chavis15
Queen Ida4

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Clifton Chenier67
Boozoo Chavis16
Queen Ida16

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Clifton Chenier8
Terrance Simien1

Most famous zydeco artists

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