One off-shoot of blues music is Cajun or Zydeco that developed out of Louisiana. Cajun/Zydeco combined blues with French Creole music. Clifton Chenier, known as the “King of Zydeco”, brought this style of music into popularity in the 1950s:
The mix of French and blues is more prevalent on this song:
Another great Zydeco artist to explore is Beau Jocque.
Jeff
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