The 2026 Grammy nominations for Best Regional Roots Music Album include Valcour RecordsӰר Clifton Chenier centennial collaboration, ӰרA Tribute to the King of Zydeco.Ӱר
Proceeds from the all-star album featuring The Rolling Stones sustain the new Clifton Chenier Memorial Scholarship at UL Lafayette for students studying zydeco accordion in the Dr. Tommmy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music. Now in its 15th year, the program remains one of a handful nationwide Ӱר and the only one in the state Ӱר dedicated to roots music.
ӰרThe Chenier scholarship is coming at the right time in terms of where we are and letting people know what weӰרre doing and why weӰרre special,Ӱר said Dr. Gwendolen von Einsiedel, the second holder of the Comeaux Endowed Chair and an associate professor in the School of Music and Performing Arts in an interview in La Louisiane. ӰרItӰרs beautiful, and we are so grateful.Ӱר
ӰרA Tribute to the King of ZydecoӰר is available for purchase on all major streaming services, locally, and online at . Learn how you can donate directly to the .
This yearӰרs Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 1, and broadcast live on CBS and on demand on Paramount+.
Read more about the album and Clifton ChenierӰרs legacy in the 2025 issue of La Louisiane.
Photo caption: The albumӰרs cover features Dickie LandryӰרs photo of Cleveland and Clifton Chenier. (Courtesy of Valcour Records)
