{"id":213434,"date":"2025-05-30T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=213434"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:12:02","slug":"song-premiere-taj-mahal-honors-the-father-of-zydeco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/song-premiere-taj-mahal-honors-the-father-of-zydeco","title":{"rendered":"Song Premiere: Taj Mahal Honors the Father of Zydeco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like many things in Cajun country, the plan was hatched<strong> <\/strong>over a meal. Fiddler and guitarist Joel Savoy, founder of the Louisiana-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valcourrecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valcour Records<\/a>, had invited music producer Steve Berlin to visit him to discuss a tribute album to the late, great zydeco accordionist Clifton Chenier. Born in 1925 in Opelousas, Louisiana, Chenier is widely considered the founding father of zydeco music, a rollicking blend of Creole-Caribbean sounds with elements of soul, blues, and rock. A mutual friend connected the two, but they had never met, and Savoy wanted to show Berlin how much Chenier meant to the region. \u201cSteve came to a crawfish boil at my parents\u2019 house, and we hit it off immediately,\u201d Savoy recalls. \u201cIt\u2019s been neat for us to be part of continuing Clifton\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-weddings big\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"title\">Get G&G Weddings<\/div><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/weddings-big.jpg\" alt=\"decorated wedding table\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"dek\">Sign up to be among the first to know about G&amp;G Weddings&mdash;a new digital offering launching November 1.<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"150868468\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"213434\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\" data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\">Sign Up<\/button><script>function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById(\"nlf-1\").submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n\n\n\n<p>The resulting album, <em>A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,<\/em> set for release in June in honor of Chenier\u2019s hundredth birthday, is a joyous romp through the swamp with an all-star roster of musicians covering his fiery originals. A testament to the influence of Chenier\u2019s music, the album features the likes of the Rolling Stones (Mick sings in French!), Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Charley Crockett, John Hiatt, and more.<strong> <\/strong>Unlike most tribute albums, where participating artists are left alone to record their cover, Savoy and Berlin assembled a house band of longtime zydeco musicians. They set up shop at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.docksidestudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dockside Studio<\/a> in Maurice, Louisiana, where most of the artists came to cut their versions of Chenier\u2019s songs. \u201cThis project had to involve the right legacy families down here,\u201d Savoy says. \u201cWe invited over the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me, the best accordion players in Clifton-style from South Louisiana, and chose songs and paired them with artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, <em>Garden &amp; Gun<\/em> is proud to premiere Taj Mahal\u2019s version of the classic \u201cHey \u2019Tite Fille,\u201d which became Chenier\u2019s first big hit in 1955. For Savoy, pairing Mahal with the track was a no-brainer. \u201cTaj is an avid Francophone,\u201d he says. \u201cHe\u2019s already familiar with Creole French, which a lot of the original zydeco music down here was sung in\u2014still is, actually. We went to Taj and said, \u2018Hey, do you want to be in a zydeco band for a day?\u2019\u201d Recorded with accordion player Keith Frank, the version hews remarkably close to the original, with Mahal\u2019s booming voice replacing Chenier\u2019s higher-pitched squeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PnKQTcd3.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a man with a colorful jacket\" class=\"wp-image-213442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PnKQTcd3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PnKQTcd3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PnKQTcd3-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taj Mahal.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"image-credit\" style=\"text-align:right;\">photo: William Coupon<\/figcaption><div class=\"caption\">Taj Mahal.<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The notion of family is a crucial component of zydeco music, a sound passed down through generations, and all proceeds from the album will support a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/48096\/donations\/new?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scholarship fund<\/a> that provides financial assistance to students studying traditional<strong> <\/strong>zydeco accordion at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. \u201cThere are lots of young people coming up speaking French and playing this music,\u201d Savoy says. \u201cIt\u2019s so unique. We\u2019ve got our own music, our own food, and the only goal is to get people to dance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Taj Mahal\u2019s \u201cHey \u2019Tite Fille\u201d below. <em>A Tribute to the King of Zydeco<\/em> is out June 27 and available for <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/valcourrecords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-order here<\/a>. And if the album makes you crave more of Chenier\u2019s music, keep an eye out this fall for a box set from Smithsonian Folkways \/ Arhoolie Records that includes extensive unreleased material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taj Mahal and Keith Frank  - Hey &#039;Tite Fille  [Official Audio]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tkz7aEj2LuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-8528952\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-8211135\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-8893341\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blues great is one of many heavyweights appearing on the new album <em>A Tribute to the King of Zydeco.<\/em> Listen to his version of Clifton Chenier\u2019s classic \u201cHey \u2019Tite Fille.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":213435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-05-30T12:15:08Z","apple_news_api_id":"8cdb9842-b7d2-43cf-80da-8fd885553740","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-05-30T12:15:08Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AjNuYQrfSQ8-A2o_YhVU3QA","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1781,30395],"tags":[292,204,29724,30280],"authors":[1859],"issue":[],"recipe-type":[],"class_list":["post-213434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases-music","tag-louisiana","tag-music","tag-new-release","tag-whats-new","authors-matt-hendrickson"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Song Premiere: Taj Mahal Honors the Father of Zydeco &#8211; Garden &amp; Gun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The blues great is one of many heavyweights appearing on the new album A Tribute to the King of Zydeco. 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