Clifton Chenier has been played on NTS in shows including Country Hayride, featured first on 3 June 2021. Songs played include Louisiana Blues, Ma Mama Ma Dit (My Mama Told Me) and I'm Coming Home.

Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987) was an American Zydeco accordion player and singer.

Chenier, a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues influences. He won a Grammy Award in 1983. In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow and in 1989 he was…