@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged CliftonChenier This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 2 posts . See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

Rather than use the traditional button accordion typical in #Cajun and #Creole music, #CliftonChenier played a piano accordion, which can play in any key. While playing music, he worked in various trades including agriculture and truck driving for oil refineries. #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on November 03, 2018.

#CliftonChenier (1925–87), considered the “King of #Zydeco,” invented and popularized the musical genre to audiences nationwide as well as in Europe. https://t.co/hlMKxJv4Qn #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on November 03, 2018.