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Roscoe Chenier

Roscoe Chenier

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  • Born: Nov. 06, 1941 in Notleyville, LA
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

Biography

A second cousin of the late zydeco/blues legend Clifton Chenier, Roscoe Chenier is an expressive blues/R&B singer and guitarist who isn't nearly as well known as his famous relative. Roscoe Chenier was born and raised in Louisiana, where he joined a band called Rockin' CD and the Blues Runners as a teen-ager in 1957. Chenier formed his own band in 1959, and in 1961, he recorded the 45-rpm single "Born for Bad Luck" and its B side "Annie Mae's Yo-Yo" for Reynaud. The single didn't do a lot nationally, although it was played on local jukeboxes in southern Louisiana and eventually became a collector's item. Chenier (whose influences range from B.B. King to Fats Domino) continued to play the Louisiana circuit into the 1990s, but not until 1993 would he record again--and not until 1993 would he actually record an album. That year, a 52-year-old Chenier recorded his self-titled debut album for Avenue Jazz. The CD was good enough to make one wish that Chenier wasn't so obscure, but when the 1990s were coming to a close, he had yet to come out with a second album or become better known outside of Louisiana.
— Alex Henderson , All Music Guide

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