Roscoe Chenier

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Roscoe Chenier (born November 6, 1941 in Louisiana , † February 7, 2013 in Opelousas , Louisiana) was a singer and guitarist in the field of blues and rhythm and blues .

Live and act

Roscoe Chenier was a great cousin of Zydeco musician Clifton Chenier and grew up in Louisiana, where he played in a band called Rockin 'CD & the Blues Runners as a teenager in 1957 . In 1959 he founded his first band; In 1961 he recorded the single Born for Bad Luck / Annie Mae's Yo-Yo for the Reynaud label . Chenier, stylistically influenced by BB King and Fats Domino , performed mainly in the state of Louisiana until the 1990s; It was not until 1993 that further recordings were made when he made an album for Avenue Jazz . In Europe, Chenier became known through his appearances from 1992 to 2001 at the Blues Estafette in the Netherlands; In 1994 he made guest appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague and other blues festivals.

Discographic notes

  • Roscoe Chenier (1993)
  • Roscoe Style (2001)
  • Waiting for My Tomorrow (2006)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Chenier, Roscoe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues and R&B musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Louisiana , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 2013
Place of death Opelousas , Louisiana , USA