Roscoe Chenier

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Baby Please Don't Leave 00:00 Tools
Reconsider Baby 00:00 Tools
Bad Luck 00:00 Tools
Lucky To Be Living 00:00 Tools
A Mothers Love 00:00 Tools
Time Is Hard 00:00 Tools
Rainin' in My Heart 00:00 Tools
Sugar Mama 00:00 Tools
Blues Around My Bed 00:00 Tools
Tell Me How Long 00:00 Tools
Stick to You Baby 00:00 Tools
A Mother's Love 00:00 Tools
Love Is Like A Hammer 00:00 Tools
Kiss And Say Goodbye 00:00 Tools
Next Time You See Me 00:00 Tools
Will The Circle Be Unbroken 00:00 Tools
You Don't Miss Your Water 00:00 Tools
Netherlands Blues 00:00 Tools
Come on Home 00:00 Tools
Geneva 00:00 Tools
Waiting For My Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
Juanita 00:00 Tools
Wild Cherry 00:00 Tools
Find Me a New Love 00:00 Tools
Secret Of Love 00:00 Tools
Black Night 00:00 Tools
Funny How Time Slips Away 00:00 Tools
Rooster Blues 00:00 Tools
My Baby's Leaving 00:00 Tools
Tomcat Blues 00:00 Tools
You Left Me Here To Cry 00:00 Tools
Troubles in My Life 00:00 Tools
Walkin' With Frankie 00:00 Tools
Good Hearted Man 00:00 Tools
Ain´t Got No Home 00:00 Tools
5:19 Blues (Please Be on That 5:19) 00:00 Tools
Louisiana Shuffle 00:00 Tools
Genieve 00:00 Tools
Playing the Blues 00:00 Tools
Winter Time Blues 00:00 Tools
Home Wrecker 00:00 Tools
She Blows My Mind 00:00 Tools
Just Because 00:00 Tools
You Don't Understand 00:00 Tools
Whiskey Drinking Woman 00:00 Tools
Casino Woman 00:00 Tools
Since I Found You 00:00 Tools
Walking the Dog 00:00 Tools
Ain't Got No Home 00:00 Tools
Send Me Some Lovin' 00:00 Tools
Loaded 00:00 Tools
Let Me Talk To You 00:00 Tools
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Guitarist/singer Roscoe Chenier was born November 6, 1941 in the hamlet of Notleyville, just east of Opelousas. Though his family of sharecroppers was poor in material posses-sions, it was musically rich in talent. Related to both zydeco demigod, Clifton Chenier, and bluesman Morris 'Big' Chenier, his father Arthur 'Bud' Chenier was his main inspiration. Bud, a cajun accordionist, accompanied by his first cousin and fiddler John Stevens, the father of Duke Stevens, was widly popular, as he often would entertain at weekend house parties. "As a youngster, I'd just soak up the music", Roscoe said. His vocal gift manifested itself early, as he was invited in 1958 to join one of the hottest traveling bands in the territory; C.D and the Blue Runners, which featured three Gradnier brothers on harmonica, drums and bass and Lonesome Sundown on leadguitar. Roscoe remained with C.D. for over a dozen years, until 1970 and despite the British Inva-sion, still managed to find enough work to keep the blues alive. Things in the black com- munity changed and it was difficult earning a living, especially when the gigs were paying $6 per man per night. And, Roscoe began a succession for day jobs as a truck driver in order to make ends meet. In the 70's Roscoe led a rather peripatetic existence as a bluesman, drifting from band to band, finding gigs catch as catch can. for a year and a half, he served with Good Rockin' Thomas and thereafter a hitch with Good Rockin' Bob. Often he was a "hired gun" for artists like Lonesome Sundown and Clarence Randle. The final chapter of this itinerant period of Roscoe's life was a three year stretch with local horn man Duke Stevens, who like Charles Tyler, also had a hit on Lee Lavergne's Lanor label in the 60's "I've been your fool." By 1980, Roscoe finally was his own man, leading his own band, shaped in his image. Du- ring the years he had some great players in his band and allthough some of them "retired" Roscoe always managed to attract capable replacements. Since that date, it's been a long hard struggle to remain financially independent. And he's tried various means, including recording, to jump start his career. Roscoe Chenier and his band appeared at the Blues Estafette in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2001. He also performed at the very prestigous North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague. Since then Roscoe is coming to tour Europe regularly and he performed on several major blues festivals. Roscoe’s latest two releases are on Black and Records; “Roscoe Style” (1998) and “Waiting For My Tomorrow” (2006). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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