# C. J. Chenier

> C. J. Chenier is an American zydeco musician. He is the son of zydeco musician Clifton Chenier. In 1987, Chenier followed in his father's footsteps and led his father's band as an accordion performer and singer of zydeco, a blend of cajun and creole music. With five previous albums to his credit, by 1994, Chenier began to record for Chicago-based Alligator Records.

*American musician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1957-09-28
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistid=38

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/333234)
- [سى. جيه. تشينير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%89._%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87._%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [C. J. Chenier](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Chenier)
- [C. J. Chenier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Chenier)
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- [Си Джей Шенье](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B5)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5133038-c9d7-4fa2-8ec4-a44199571e25)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2930445)

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