Clifton Chenier - Black Snake Blues (1986 Edition) (1986) [Hi-Res]

By the time Clifton Chenier’s third album, Black Snake Blues, was released in 1967, the zydeco originator was already beginning to cultivate an audience that extended far beyond his home bases in Louisiana and the Texas Gulf Coast. It was his first album to be recorded in California, once again with producer and Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz. It was also the first full album to feature the core quartet of Chenier, his brother Cleveland on frottoir (rubboard), Robert St. Judy on drums, and Joe Morris on bass, with an appearance by frequent collaborator Felix James Benoit on guitar on “I Got A Little Girl.” Songs like “Black Snake Blues,” which draws on motifs popularized by Victoria Spivey and Blind Lemon Jefferson, and “Walking to Louisiana,” which riffs on a Fats Domino hit, showcase Chenier’s unique ability to update traditional blues and classic R&B for contemporary audiences while making them all his own.

This 1986 vinyl re-release adds tracks "Key to the Highway" and "Pepper in My Shoe," and presents tracks in a different order than the original, released in 1967.

Tracklist:
1-1 Clifton Chenier - Black Snake Blues [4:23]
1-2 Clifton Chenier - Let's Talk It Over [3:01]
1-3 Clifton Chenier - Walking to Louisiana [3:33]
1-4 Clifton Chenier - Key to the Highway [2:50]
1-5 Clifton Chenier - Things Ain't Like They Used to Be [4:23]
1-6 Clifton Chenier - I Got a Little Girl [3:01]
1-7 Clifton Chenier - Monifique [4:29]
1-8 Clifton Chenier - Johnny Can't Dance [2:27]
1-9 Clifton Chenier - I Lost My Baby (In French) [3:25]
1-10 Clifton Chenier - Pepper in My Shoe [3:26]
1-11 Clifton Chenier - Can't Go Home No More [3:11]
1-12 Clifton Chenier - Wrap It Up Zydeco [3:10]